Trip to Harmony and the Surrounding Church Sites

All the senior missionaries were invited to take a trip to Harmony, Pennsylvania to view the Church sites in that area.  Harmony, now called Oakland, is where Joseph and Emma lived for a time and where Joseph translated much of the Book of Mormon from the gold plates.

The Church is beginning to rebuild the cabins along the Susquehanna River where Joseph and Emma lived and where Isaac and Elizabeth Hale lived.  Here are some pictures we took on our trip

The Susquehanna River where we held a meeting led by 3 CES teachers who detailed lots of interesting information to us in a pouring rain storm.

Even the umbrellas were of little help.

Joseph and Emma’s first baby died after only a few hours and is buried near the Susquehanna River in an old cemetery.

Original side.

Restored side.

Emma’s parents, Isaac and Elizabeth Hale were also buried in this cemetery.

Isaac’s tombstone, both sides

Elizabeth’s tombstone, both sides