Palmyra Inn & Suites Church History Tour Day 1 Time Event Estimated Time at Site 8:00 AM Breakfast at Hotel 1 Hour 9:00 AM Sacred Grove/ Joseph Smith Farm (1) 2 hours 11:00 AM Must See: Palmyra Temple 11:30 AM Alvin Smith Grave Site 30 Minute Self‐Guided Tour 12:00 PM Martin Harris Farm (2) 15‐30 Minute Self‐Guided Tour 12:30 PM Lunch Muddy Waters Café (3) 1‐1.5 hours 2:00 PM Grandin Press / Book of Mormon Publication (4) 1.5 Hours Guided Tour 3:30 PM Latter Day Harvest Bookstore (5) 30 Min 4:00 PM Phelps General Store (6) 30 min Self‐Guided 4:30 PM Palmyra Historical Museum (6) 1 Hour Self‐Guided 5:30 PM Hill Cumorah (7) 2 Hours Guided Tour 7:30 PM Travel to Yellow Mills Diner 15 minutes 7:45 PM Eat at Yellow Mills Diner (8) 1 Hour 8:45 PM Travel back to Palmyra Inn 15 minutes 955 Canandaigua Rd Palmyra NY 14522 Any questions call us at (315) 597‐8888 See below for fun things to do at Palmyra Inn! Summary of Events Breakfast at the Palmyra Inn Enjoy our complementary continental breakfast including: bagels, waffles, hard boiled eggs, cereal, yogurt, muffins, pastries, and fruit. Sacred Grove/ Joseph Smith Farm (1) 843 Stafford Rd, Palmyra, NY 14522 (315) 597‐5851 In the spring of 1820, Joseph Smith, Jr. entered this remnant of an ancient forest to kneel in prayer. The vision he beheld of God the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ, initiated the restoration to the earth of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Nine years later, in late June of 1829, Joseph Smith Jr. gathered a small group of his family and friends to a secluded spot in these woods and showed them the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated. He allowed each of the eight participants to hold the ancient record, turn its pages and examine its characters. They prepared a written testimony, which was published in the Book of Mormon. The Sacred Grove is open for self‐guided tours all year. Visitors are requested to stay on marked paths and leave all the grove's resources in the grove, such as leaves, twigs, rocks, etc. We appreciate your efforts in helping maintain its delicate environmental balance and its natural and pristine state. Alvin Smith Grave Site Swift Cemetery in Palmyra N/A Alvin Smith, brother of the Prophet Joseph Smith, died on 19 November 1823. He was buried in the Swift Cemetery in Palmyra, New York. Because of wear and aging, Alvin's headstone has been encased in the back of a newer headstone. Martin Harris Farm _ (2) 2095 Maple Ave., Palmyra, NY 14522 N/A In 1813, at the age of 30, Martin Harris acquired 320 acres of his father's farm just north of Palmyra, where he prospered and was active in community affairs. When Joseph Smith, Jr. translated the record that became the Book of Mormon, Harris was one of his first scribes and helped pay expenses. He also mortgaged part of his farm to pay for the book's publication, and he was one of the witnesses who bore testimony of the divinity of the book. An 1850 Erie Canal lake‐stone home is now located on the site of the original Martin Harris home. Muddy Waters Café (3) 100 Division St, Palmyra, NY 14522 (315) 502‐4197 Located on the historic waters of the Erie Canal at the Port of Palmyra just past lock 29. They have a wide variety of Panini, wrapini, salads, breakfast sandwiches, specialty sandwiches, desserts and coffee! Grandin Press/ Book of Mormon Publication (4) 217 East Main Street Palmyra, New York 14522 (315) 597‐5982 E.B. Grandin published 5,000 copies of the first edition of the Book of Mormon in Palmyra, New York in 1830 for $3,000. Translated by Joseph Smith Jr. through the power of God, this book contains the ancient account of the people in the Americas. In 1998 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints restored the E.B. Grandin Printing Press to its original 1830 state. Latter Day Harvest Bookstore (5) 213 E Main St, Palmyra, NY 14522 It is located in downtown Palmyra next to the Grandin Building where the Book of Mormon was first printed. (315) 597‐9630 Phelps General Store (6) 132 Market St, Palmyra, NY 14522 (315) 597‐6981 The museum "where time stands still," has served the needs of Palmyrans and Erie "Canawlers" as a boarding house, tavern, bakery, and general store since its construction in 1826. Upstairs you’ll visit the elegant Phelps’ family home with post‐Civil War furnishings and Victorian splendor, unspoiled by electricity or indoor plumbing, where Sibyl Phelps resided until her passing in 1976! The haunting presence of the Phelps’ 108 year legacy remains to this day. Palmyra Historical Museum (6) 132 Market St, Palmyra, NY 14522 (315) 597‐6981 Did you know Winston Churchill's grandparents come from Palmyra, New York? How about Ira Lackey, the whaler and owner of the "Morning Star," the first boat to send missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints to the South Pacific? Or even Pliny Sexton, a famous abolitionist? Find all this out and more in the Historic Palmyra Museum. Formerly a store, boarding house, and private residence, the Historic Palmyra Museum now holds the secret past of Palmyra including the founders of the town and the populace who lived here. The Palmyra Museum includes an exhibit dedicated to Joseph Smith, showing actual business documents signed by him, Hyrum, and Lemuel Durfee, who hired the Smith brothers on his farm Hill Cumorah (7) 653 New York 21, Palmyra, NY 14522 (315) 597‐5851 On the 22 of September 1823 Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints, went to the Hill Cumorah for the first time after being told about an ancient record by an angel (Moroni) the night before in his family's small home. The angel showed him the record but would not allow Joseph to take it until he was spiritually ready. The angel Moroni told him to come back to the very spot where the record lay in the Hill Cumorah Hill in NY Cumorah the same day the next year. He ended up visiting the hill 4 more times for five years total before the angel Moroni thought Joseph was ready to receive the record. He officially received the record 22 of September 1827 and started translation soon afterward. Joseph Smith translated this record and today we know it as the Book of Mormon. The Hill Cumorah stands today with a statue of the Hill Cumorah in New York. Heavenly Messenger, Moroni on the top commemorating the ancient record that was buried, and preserved for the benefit of the people of our day. A Visitors Center is also located on the site. Yellow Mills Diner (8) 2534 State Highway 31, Palmyra, NY 14522 (315) 597‐4613 One of Palmyra’s favorite restaurants. This family style diner features a wide selection of home cooked meals. Just like your mama used to make! Reasonable prices for great food. Be sure to try one of their homemade pies… delicious! Palmyra Inn & Suites 955 Canandaigua Rd Palmyra, NY 14522 Any questions contact us at (315) 597‐8888