Faith, Family, Community, and Industry

Faith, Family, Community, and Industry. . , This map highlights some places nearby that were especially significant to Joseph and Emma Smith in 1837. These were places of faith, family, community, and industry., Of the buildings listed on this map, only the house of the Lord and the home of Joseph and Emma Smith exist today as they did in 1837., ❶ Church Farm , Frederick G. Williams deeded a farm on this land to the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1834. In doing so, he actually donated the farm to the Church of Jesus Christ. The Smith family worked the land to help themselves but also to help others in need. They took care of a large apple orchard, kept cattle, and planted and harvested wheat, oats, and hay. The outline above shows a portion of the 144-acre farm., ❷ Kirtland Safety , Society Office Church leaders established a village bank called the Kirtland Safety Society in November 1836, hoping to improve the local economy and build up the Church. The bank failed less than a year later, in the midst of local opposition and a nationwide financial panic., ❸ House of the Lord , The Prophet Joseph Smith dedicated the Kirtland Temple-the house of the Lord-on March 27, 1836, as a place for the Lord to manifest Himself to His people and endow them with power from on high. Jesus Christ appeared in the temple on April 3, accepting the house as His own., ❹ Schoolhouse and Printing Office , The schoolhouse was built in late 1834, and a printing office was established on its second floor in December of that same year. Joseph Smith and other Church leaders often gathered there. In this printing office, the Church published the first edition of the Doctrine and Covenants, the first Latter-day Saint hymnal, and the second edition of the Book of Mormon., ❺ Cemetery , This cemetery was established in 1828 or earlier. Several early Latter-day Saints and two members of the Smith family-Mary Duty Smith (Joseph Smith's grandmother) and Jerusha Barden Smith (the first wife of Joseph's brother Hyrum)-are buried there. It is now called the Kirtland North Cemetery., ❻ Joseph Smith's Variety Store , Joseph established the store in 1836, probably to support his family and to help pay off debts the Church had incurred to build the temple., ❼ Joseph and Emma Smith Home , Of all the homes where Joseph and Emma Smith lived together, they lived here the longest. They moved into the newly constructed home in 1833 and left in January 1838. In this home, they cared for each other and their children. Here Joseph also sought and received revelations to guide the restored Church of Jesus Christ., ❽ Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith Home , In 1836 and 1837, the Prophet Joseph oversaw the construction of a home for his parents, Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. He and Emma welcomed Joseph Sr. and Lucy into their own home until the new home was completed.