Johnson Farm
John Johnson, Sr. moved his family from Vermont to Hiram Township in 1818, where they established the John Johnson Farm. After reading the Book of Mormon, John and his wife Elsa traveled to Kirtland to meet with Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, Jr. The Johnsons invited Smith to live with them, and Smith made the Johnson Farm his residence and the temporary headquarters of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) in September 1831.
Several other apostles and notables of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints resided or were frequent guests at the Johnson Farm. Among these were John Johnson's sons, Luke and Lyman; as well as Sidney Rigdon and Orson Hyde. Section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants was received at the Johnson Farm on February 16, 1832. The LDS Church holds that several other revelations were received at the Johnson Farm, and that Smith worked on translating the Bible here.
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