Peter Whitmer Farm

Joseph Smith Jr., by revelation, organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a small log cabin on the Peter Whitmer Farm on April 6, 1830 with six members, in accordance with New York State Law. The first and second general Conferences were also held at the Peter Whitmer Farm. It was in this home that Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery completed the translation of the Book of Mormon.

In the nearby woods an angel showed the gold plates to Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris and David Whitmer, They wrote their testimony of the plates and were known as the three witnesses. From these plates came the translated Book of Mormon.

Rebuilt in 1980, the Peter Whitmer Farm sits in Fayette, now present-day Waterloo, New York.

Guides give tours daily of the Peter Whitmer Farm.

Peter Whitmer Farm
1451 Aunkst Road
Waterloo, New York 13165
Call 1-315-597-5851 for more information