Day #25 Johnson Farm

We drove out to the Johnson Farm in Hiram, Ohio. It is a beautiful home on a large, operating farm that the church leases to a local farmer. Joseph and Emma Smith lived there for a year. The Johnson's gave up their bedroom to the Smiths and they moved upstairs into their children's bedroom. This is the home where Joseph and Sidney Rigdon had the vision of the Father and Son in receiving D&C 76. About 15 other revelations were received in this home, as recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants.

The front door of the home was a "cross and Bible" door. The top cross and lower part (an open Bible) signified they were Christians and let people know who were traveling and needed lodging that they were welcome to stop for a meal or a place to sleep. I loved seeing all the old rooms and kitchens, many of which were original or very closely restored to the original. This home has been lived in continuously since the Johnsons lived there in the 1830s so it was in great shape and most was original.