Pioneers
Though it didn’t exist at the time, this is city the pioneers headed towards.
Salt Lake City
I was published this year in Palmyra New York and our nickname is derived from my title
1830
I was born in this state
Vermont
I took 40 years to build but now stand as a icon to the world and a celebration of the dedication of the early saints and will stand the test of time
Salt Lake Temple
I stand atop almost every Temple though when I first appeared I was horizontal
Angel Moroni
This Common chant would be shouted by many a pioneer, and is still used today in a popular Hymn
Come Come Ye Saints
I visited Joseph Smith and told him about the gold plates buried in a nearby hill (Cumorah)
Angel Moroni
I used these tools to translate the Book of Mormon
Urim and Thummim
The longest and most settled time of peace (1839-1846) before the pioneers headed west was in what city and State?
Though I was the first temple built we only held church meetings and a school here, no temple ordinances were performed.
Kirtland Temple
At this historical event three 18 year old boys helped save countless saints before later succumbing to death by helping them overcome what problem. This act brought President Brigham Young to weep like a child.
Crossing the Icy Sweetwater River
On this day the Church was Organized in Fayette Township New York
April 6th 1830
______ appeared to Oliver Cowdery and Joseph Smith in the Kirtland Temple as did Moses, Elias, and Elijah
Jesus Christ
Joseph Smith spent 5 months here awaiting trial and received three revelations that are currently in the D&C, including D&C 121 which begins with: O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covert thy hiding place?
Liberty Jail, Missouri
The first temple where the first Baptisms for the Dead were performed
Nauvoo Temple
In response to a revelation Joseph Smith received about settling the property dispute in Jackson County, this group was organized to march to Missouri
I conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in Harmony Pennsylvania.
John the Baptist
Joseph Smith's Parents
Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith
The Newel K. Whitney General Store where Joseph Smith lived for a time and established the School of the Prophets, and can still be visited today is in this city and state.
Kirtland, Ohio
I was the first temple dedicated in the State of Utah
St. George
The average pioneer travelled this many miles a day
15
Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed in this year just 14 years after the church was organized.
1844
I gave the first of these blessings to my Parents, three of my brothers and Oliver Cowdery
Patriarchal Blessing
This small settlement outside of Far West was the site of violence where the women fled and the men defended from the blacksmith shop and the following miraculous healing of Alma Smith
Hawn's Mill, Missourri
How many temples had sites dedicated but were never completed.
3