Priesthood Restoration Site | |
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Location | Oakland Township, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 41°57′04″N 75°38′19″W / 41.9512°N 75.6387°W |
Area | 157 acres (64 ha) |
Elevation | 955 feet (291 m) |
Years of significance | 1827–1830 |
Governing body | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
The Priesthood Restoration Site, formally known as the Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Site, is a historic site located in Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The site comprises property once owned by Joseph Smith, and is the spot where Latter Day Saints believe the resurrected John the Baptist conferred the Aaronic priesthood upon Smith and Oliver Cowdery in 1829.
In the 1940s, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) began purchasing the properties in the area which had formerly belonged to Smith and his father-in-law, Isaac Hale. A monument commemorating the priesthood restoration was added by the church in June 1960. In September 2015, following an extensive development project, a church-operated visitors' center and meetinghouse, monuments, and the reconstructed homes of Smith and the Hale family were dedicated.