The Smith Family Log House
(Photo taken by Bruce Satterfield)

This is the reconstruction of the log house the Smith family built when they first moved to the farm outside of Palmyra. The reconstruction is true to log houses built at that time. Further, the reconstruction was built over the exact same spot of the original log house. The Smith family was living in the log house at the time of Joseph Smith's first vision in the spring of 1820 and Moroni's first visit in September of 1823. The sacred grove is located behind the log house. Moroni made his appearance to Joseph Smith in the upper floor of the log house.

The Smith family lived in the log house from late 1818 until the spring of 1825 when the moved to the frame house.  They moved back into the log house after they lost the farm in the spring 1829 and continued there until late 1830.