The room where the golden plates were translated by Joseph Smith in a replica of the Peter Whitmer Sr. home. On April 6, 1830 Peter Smith and five others formally organized the restored Church of Jesus Christ here. The first and second general conferences of the Church were also held at the Whitmer home. The Mormon.org web site describes the site as follows:

Peter Whitmer farm is the location where Mormonism was organized. The mormon.org site describes the location as follows:

...on 6 April 1830, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formally organized with six members.

Members of the Whitmer family did much to further the budding Church. They took in the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. and his wife Emma for a period of time and allowed Joseph and Oliver Cowdery to work on the translation of the Book of Mormon in their home. Joseph also received revelations comprising 20 sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, and some of the first priesthood ordinances were performed in or near this home.