Kirtland, Ohio
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Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,937 at the 2020 census. Kirtland is known for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement from 1831 to 18
Kirtland Temple
The N. K. Whitney Store
Joseph Smith
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Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of
Kirtland, Ohio
…B. Prusha's 1982 history of Kirtland. From 1831 to 1832 and again from 1833 to 1838, Kirtland was the headquarters for the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Smith moved the church to Kirtland in 1831, shortly after its formal organization in April 1830 in Fayette, New York. In Kirtland, Latter Day Saints built…
Portrait attributed to William Warner Major, c. 1842
Night-time treasure digs were a common practice in New England, as shown in "The Money Diggers" (1832) by artist John Quidor.
Joseph's older brother Alvin died in 1823.
Smith dictated most of the Book of Mormon by looking into a seer stone placed in a stovepipe hat.