Visitors to the Morley Farm Trail walk on a short uphill trail to the place where a small schoolhouse once stood, wherein Joseph Smith prophesied and received 13 revelations now found in the Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The former location of the home Issac and Lucy Morley built a home for Joseph and Emma Smith on their farm, where the Prophet and his wife lived briefly in 1831.

The reproduction ashery and sawmill were built on their original locations and opened to the public in 2003. Missionaries lead guided tours through the two buildings. Together they show the united efforts of the early Saints living in Kirtland to consecrate their time, talents, labor, and worldly means to build up the temple, care for the poor, and preach the... Read More about Newel K. Whitney Ashery

Built in 1824, Newel K. and Elizabeth Ann Whitney welcomed Joseph and Emma Smith to live with them here in February 1831. During this time, Joseph Smith received several important revelations for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Newly renovated and restored in 2023, Joseph and Emma Smith lived here from 1833 until they moved away from Kirtland in January 1838.

The Johnson Inn is a rebuilt replica of the structure first built in 1813 by Peter French. The inn purchased by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1833, and served as a temporary printing office, housed the Egyptian mummies purchased by Joseph Smith, Jr., among other historical moments in the Church's history.

The Newel K. Whitney Store served as the home of Joseph and Emma Smith between September 1832 and February 1834. The store served as the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during that time.

Dedicated in 1836, and faithfully restored and maintained by Community of Christ since 1880, the Kirtland Temple is now owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a significant spiritual and historic site, the temple is open to the public for tours.

Historic Kirtland, in Kirtland, Ohio, includes a visitors’ center and six historic structures open for guided tours: a schoolhouse, a sawmill, an ashery, the Newel K. Whitney and Company store, Newel and Ann Whitney’s home, and the Johnson Inn, which now houses historical exhibits. They tell about experiences of early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints... Read More about Historic Kirtland Visitors' Center