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Don’t Miss Face to Face Broadcast with President Eyring and Elder Holland this Week By The LDS Newsroom  · February 26, 2017 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE Mormon youth will ask two apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints questions during a live Face to Face event in Palmyra, New York, where Church founder  Joseph Smith  experienced what is commonly referred to as the  First Vision .  President Henry B. Eyring , first counselor in the  First Presidency , and  Elder Jeffrey R. Holland  of the  Quorum of the Twelve Apostles  will participate in the worldwide broadcast Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. MST. “We hope you’ll prepare for the event by reading the account of the Prophet Joseph’s First Vision and also of trying yourself to ask God in faith for answers,” said President Eyring in a  video invitation . “I promise you a wonderful exp...

This article I found goes with the entry # 211 about the Palmyra Temple.  Church History is so interesting, and I love to learn about what has happened, both to my own ancestors, and to the Prophet Joseph Smith and the early leaders.   Things I Didn't Know in Church History about Palmyra, New York! JOHN L. LUND - MARCH 09, 2010 Thinkstock. Here are a few interesting facts in church history that few people know. When you take that next tour or trip to Palmyra, hopefully these facts will help enhance your experience at the Sacred Grove, the Hill Cumorah, the Grandin Printing Press and the Joseph Smith Farm. Why did Joseph Smith's father choose to live in Palmyra?  Obviously, the Lord guided his pathway so that young Joseph could be near the Hill Cumorah where Moroni had buried the plates of gold upon which were written the abridgment of the Book of Mormon. However, for the Smith family it was a move of desperation. The following I have added, and can ...