Hiram Page (1800-1852) was born in Vermont but moved to New York when he was young. He married Catherine Whitmer and they had six children together. Before joining the church, Hiram Page worked as a physician, and he continued his medical practice after his baptism.1 He was one of the eight witnesses who was given the opportunity to see and handle the golden plates.2 He was ordained a teacher in the Aaronic priesthood in June 1830.3
One notable event in his life was when he claimed to have received revelations through a stone, reminiscent of Joseph Smith's seer stone. Hiram wrote these pages of revelations and shared them with his family and other members of the church. However, quite significantly, Joseph Smith responded to this by receiving what is now recorded as section 28 of the Doctrine and Covenants. In this section, Joseph confirmed that Hiram was deceived and that the revelations were not from God. Hiram humbly accepted this correction and it was reported that the stone used to receive these false revelations was ground up and the writings were burned.4 However, due to disagreements with church leadership, he eventually left the church in Independence, Missouri.5
