Contents
Chapter
1. Introduction
Statement and Justification of the Problem
Method of Procedure and Sources Used
Delimitation and Scope of the Study
Consideration of Terms
2. The Smith Family in New England and New York
3. Wayne and Ontario Counties, New York
The Village of Palmyra
The Smith Family in Palmyra
The Smith’s Move to the Town of Farmington
The Revival of 1820
Reverend George Lane
The Visitation of Moroni
The Hill Cumorah
Alvin Smith and the New Frame Home
Joseph Smith Acquires the “Golden Plates”
Publication of The Book of Mormon
LDS Missionary Movement and The Book of Mormon
Baptisms in Wayne and Ontario Counties
Loss of the Manchester Property
The Joseph Smith, Sr., Family Moves to Seneca County
4. Susquehanna County Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County and the Formation of Harmony and Oakland Townships
The Isaac Hale and Nathaniel Lewis Families on the Susquehanna
Methodism in Harmony Township
Joseph Smith and Josiah Stowell in Harmony Township
Joseph Smith, Jr., and Emma Hale—New York and Return
The Isaac Hale Property and Home
The Joseph Smith, Jr., Home on the Susquehanna
Martin Harris and the Transcript of Characters
Translation of The Book of Mormon Begins
Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood
Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood
Subsequent Periods of Residence in Harmony, Pennsylvania
5. Chenango and Broome Counties, New York
From Susquehanna to Chenango County
The Stowells of Chenango County
Joseph Smith at South Bainbridge
The Knights of Colesville, Broome County
The Marriage of Joseph Smith, Jr., and Emma Hale
Growth and Development of the Colesville Branch
Conversion and Baptisms in the Colesville Branch
6. Seneca County, New York
The Town of Fayette, Seneca County, New York
The Peter Whitmer, Sr., Family in New York
The Whitmer Family is Introduced to the Work of the Restoration
The Completion of the Translation of The Book of Mormon
Three Witnesses are Called
Organization of the Church
Incorporation of “The Church of Christ”
Baptisms in Seneca County
The Joseph Smith, Sr., Family Locates in Seneca County
Three General Conferences of the LDS Church Held at Fayette
7. New York to Ohio
Mission to the Lamanites
Sidney Rigdon and Edward Partridge Visit the New York Saints
The Colesville Branch Removes to Ohio and Missouri
The Fayette Saints Travel to Ohio
8. Conclusions
Solutions Obtained from the Study
Suggestions for Further Study
Appendices
A. Statement of Benjamin Cole Latham
B. Drs. Nathan Smith And Cyrus Perkins
C. Land Records, The Joseph Smith, Sr., Farm, Manchester New York
D. A Short Sketch of the Life of Solomon Chamberlin
E. Letter of Josiah Stowell to Joseph Smith
F. Land Records, the Peter Whitmer, Sr., Farm, Fayette, New York
G. Letter of John A. Rumsey to David Whitmer
H. Incorporation of “the Church of Christ”
I. Letter of Joseph Smith to Hyrum Smith
