/ Places of the D&C / Fayette, New York
Fayette, New York
1829-1831
Photo Credit: John W. Welch, 2003
Significant Events at a Glance
- Translation of the Book of Mormon Completed
- Three Witnesses Are Shown the Golden Plates
- Mary Whitmer Is Shown the Golden Plates
- The Church is Organized
- Many Members Baptized in Seneca Lake
D&C Sections Received Here
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Significant Events at a Glance
- Translation of the Book of Mormon Completed
- Three Witnesses Are Shown the Golden Plates
- Mary Whitmer Is Shown the Golden Plates
- The Church is Organized
- Many Members Baptized in Seneca Lake
D&C Sections Received Here
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Whitmer Farm
Key Points of Interest
- In June 1829 Joseph Smith, Jr. and Oliver Cowdery came to the Whitmer farm to finish translating The Book of Mormon
- Later that month David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery, and Martin Harris were shown the golden plates by the angel Moroni
- An angel also visited Mary Whitmer here to show her the plates
- On 6 April 1830, about 56 people were present in the Whitmer home at the official organization of The Church of Christ, later to be called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- The first general conference of the church was held in the Whitmer home on 9 June 1830
- The log home on the property now is not a true reconstruction but serves as a reminder of the church's beginnings
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Log Home on Whitmer Farm
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2006
Log Home and Yard on Whitmer Farm
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2003
Log Home and Trees on Whitmer Farm
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2006
Whitmer Farm Fence
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2017
Log Home on Whitmer Farm from a Distance
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2009
Log Home Main Room on Whitmer Farm
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2008
Main Room Table and Shelves
Photo Credit: Christina Broberg, 2012
Main Room Looking Right
Photo Credit: John W. Welch, 2003
Upstairs Room Used for Translation
Photo Credit: Allison Fowles, 2018
Spencer W. Kimball Dedicates Log Home
Photo Credit: Church History Library
Whitmer Farm Flag and Sign
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2020
Chapel near Whitmer Farm
Photo Credit: Kenneth Mays, 2019
Take a 360° Tour Through the Whitmer Home
Seneca Lake
Key Points of Interest
- Before and after the organization of the church in the Whitmer Home many people were baptized in nearby Seneca Lake
- The list of those baptized in the lake includes members of the Smith family (Hyrum, William, Don Carlos, and Catherine), Hiram Page, David Whitmer and Peter Whitmer, Jr., as well as many others.
