“The mansion in which they lived [had] every​ convenient appendage necessary on an extensive and well cultivated farm.” — Lucy Mack Smith¹

In December 1827, Joseph and Emma moved to Emma's childhood home and farm in Harmony, Pennsylvania.² At first, they lived inside the house (which Lucy Mack called a "mansion") with Emma's parents,³ but the couple eventually built their own home within the farm's boundaries on a plot the Hale family had given them.⁴ While living there, Joseph started translating the Book of Mormon and accomplished most of the process.⁵ Many other important peices of the Restoration happened near the Hale farm, including the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood, Joseph and Oliver Cowdery's baptisms,⁶ and the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood.⁷

1. Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845, Book 7, 11, josephsmithpapers.org

2. Saints, Volume 1, Chapter 5, 45-46

3. "Emma’s Susquehanna: Growing Up in the Isaac and Elizabeth Hale Home," churchofjesuschrist.org

4. Saints, Volume 1, Chapter 5, 49

5. Saints, Volume 1, Chapter 5, 46-51

6. Saints, Volume 1, Chapter 7, 66-68

7. Saints, Volume 1, Chapter 8, 85