From: AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARY E. LIGHTNER I was born in the town of Lima, Livingston County, state of New York, April 9, 1818. My father, John D. Rollins, came from one of the New England States; I think it was Vermont. My mother, Keziah Keturah Van Benthuysen, was born in...
Joseph’s heart was full of joy for many days after the First Vision. When Joseph told us that he had seen the Father and His Son Jesus Christ and he had conversed with them, we rejoiced with Joseph and praised the Lord for His goodness. We looked forward to the...
In 1829 when Joseph Smith was living in Harmony, Pennsylvania, and was in the middle of translating the Book of Mormon, he began to have difficulty with some of the residents of that area. He made arrangements to leave Harmony and live with the Whitmer family in Fayette, New York...
In June of 1830 Joseph, his wife, Oliver Cowdery and John & David Whitmer went to Colesville to visit Mr. Knight. Several people were baptized the morning after the Sabbath meetings. Joseph said, “we had appointed a meeting for this evening, for the purpose of attending to the confirmation of...
