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Fayette

… that the Church was in fact organized on April 6, 1830, at Fayette, New York, “in the home of Peter Whitmer, Sen.” (D&C … not alone in missing the significance of that meeting in Fayette. Others even became confused about the place the … is no reason to doubt that the Church was organized in Fayette, New York, on April 6, 1830, in accordance with …

Fayette and the Establishment of the Church

… There is no place more foundational in Mormon history than Fayette, New York, in the context of the Church’s establishment. Smith’s connection to Fayette was originally dependent upon his relationship with … hundred miles to Harmony, Pennsylvania, to move them to Fayette. [2] Once they began traveling back to Fayette, an …

Fayette: The Place the Church was Organized

… that the Church was in fact organized on April 6, 1830, at Fayette, New York, “in the home of Peter Whitmer, Sen.” (D&C … not alone in missing the significance of that meeting in Fayette. Others even became confused about the place the … is no reason to doubt that the Church was organized in Fayette, New York, on April 6, 1830, in accordance with …

Introduction: Sacred Space and Fayette, New York

… of 1820. Photograph by Ray L. Huntington. Pilgrimage and Fayette In many ways, these pilgrimages to LDS historical … anniversary on 6 April 1930 in Salt Lake City—not in Fayette, New York. Without any festivities at the site, they … Whitmer’s previous farmhouse. The occasional visitors to Fayette rarely found a welcoming committee upon their …

Making History

… where Smith received D&C 21 and established the Church in Fayette. The location may have never been an issue, because Latter-day Saints have happily embraced Fayette as the actual location since the nineteenth century. … globe, like a temple or reenactment story or road show; Fayette’s value was in its immovable geography and in those …

What Did Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery Say about the Location?

… Though Fayette held very little significance to Campbellites who … consistently claimed that the Church was organized in Fayette, in spite of the fact that most of the earlier … minutes that the Church “was organized in the township of Fayette, Seneca county, New-York, on the 6th of April, A. D. …

Searching the Archives for the Location

… were established within the first month (Manchester, Fayette, and Colesville). In fact, he would have been in both Manchester and Fayette on the same day in at least one instance. He also … since Smith went back and forth between Manchester and Fayette to establish the Church in both places, it would be …

Review of "Sacred Space: Exploring the Birthplace of Mormonism"

… , I was expecting to read a straightforward history of Fayette, New York, the story of the founding of Mormonism in Fayette, and the efforts of the LDS Church to purchase and … historians, as well as LDS General Authorities, claim that Fayette is the correct location of the founding of the …

Early Print Tradition and the Location Where the Church Was Established

… caring about whether it was established in Manchester or Fayette. In fact, a serious study about the location never … the Church built a cabin that represented the Whitmers’ Fayette log house in 1980, historians looking at these … in Manchester; soon after, a branch was established in Fayette, and the June following, another in Colesville, New …

Foreword

… and the cradle of the Restoration in nearby Palmyra and Fayette. The trio next traveled to Kirtland, Ohio, and on to … missionary purpose. The three men’s visit to the farms of Fayette, New York, was especially meaningful to them in their … the Birthplace of Mormonism , the New York township of Fayette (not Manchester) was the location of the formal …