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Joseph Smith’s Home Teacher

To watch on Youtube click here: https://youtu.be/cq1hR3KOfVw To listen on Spotify click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Joseph-Smiths-Home-Teacher--Kirtland-Ohio-Stories-e2j1n7n Home Teachings is one of the many Church revelations and practices that began in Kirtland, Ohio. This is a fun story of a young seventeen year old boy name William Cahoon, assigned to Home Teach the Prophet Joseph Smith, and his […]

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John Johnson Home Videos

The BYU history department made these pretty awesome videos of the John Johnson farm. Going over all the main points of why the John Johnson farm is so important to the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints More Blog Posts: Saints to gather in Kirtland, Ohio Kirtland Era and Future Prophets […]

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Importance of the John Johnson Farm

The John Johnson Farm in Hiram, Ohio served as Church Headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Joseph and Emma Smith lived in this home with the Johnson family for a year during the Kirtland Era. Sixteen revelations were received in the John Johnson home, here is a link of where the […]

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Kirtland Era and Future Prophets

The Kirtland Era of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has some of the most influential experiences of all of Church History. Church headquarters was only in Kirtland Ohio for seven years, and that seven years was packed with experiences that changed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints forever. In Kirtland […]

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Revelations in Kirtland Ohio

To listen on Spotify click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Kirtland-Ohio-Revelations-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-e2keql8 To watch on Youtube click here:https://youtu.be/Engnjjb-rAo The prophet Joseph Smith grew and developed in his abilities as a prophet of God he was unschooled and it effected his confidence. Kirtland Ohio was a powerful time for the Prophets learning and growth. He grew in his abilities and his […]

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Joseph Attacked by a Kirtland Mob

To watch on Youtube click here: https://youtu.be/IZRkiOT4LQ8 To listen on Spotify click here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/krystine-stephenson/episodes/Joseph-Smiths-Twins--mob-in-Kirtland-e2jn33g The time The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint spent in Kirtland was full of beautiful heavenly manifestations, along with some of the worst evil and apostasy the early Church encountered. One night Joseph stayed up late to take care […]

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Emma Smith Homeless in Kirtland

Emma Smith married Joseph Smith when she was twenty-two years old. Emma grew up in a home where she was well cared for. Emma's parents made sure she was was educated and intelligent. In Doctrine and Covenants the Lord called her and “Elect Lady.” When she married the Joseph Smith she could not have known […]

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Isaac Morley Land Video by BYU

Kirtland, Ohio was a indispensable time for newly restored Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. So many blessings and revelations happened during this Kirtland period and the Isaac Morley Farm was headquarters for the Church. Isaac Morley and his family were prepared by God to help the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, […]

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Get to know Newel K. Whitney

Newel K. Whitney was born 1795 in Windham County Vermont the son of Samuel Whitney and Susanna Kimball. He was only 19 when he started his profession of merchandising in Plattsburgh, New York. He also helped fight against the British forces and fought to save Plattsburgh. Fortunately, it was not much of a fight because […]

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Life of Martin Harris

Most people have heard of Martin Harris in The History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon and the man who lost the 116 pages of translation of The Book of Mormon. There is so much more to Martin Harris, he was […]

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