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President Gordon B Hinckley declared, “So long as this Church lasts, . . . [and] its history is written and known, the John Johnson home will have a prominent place in that history". For the Prophet Joseph Smith, September 1831 to September 1832 was a remarkable year of revelations in the John and Alice Johnson Home in Hiram, Ohio. In the ten months that he and Emma actually lived there, the Prophet received sixteen sections of the Doctrine and Covenants and part of another, including the revelation of the three degrees of glory, the preface and appendix to the Book of Commandments, and the foundational instructions for building the restored Church of Jesus Christ. He likewise completed over half of the more than 3,400 inspired revisions in the Bible translation and experienced the horrific tarring and feathering. Voice of the Lord offers much more than just the history of the short time Joseph and Emma spent in the Johnson home. We invite you to deepen your understanding of the significant role this sacred site played in the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ. This increased knowledge will strengthen your witness of the Doctrine and Covenants - truthfulness and renew your testimony of the Savior's divinity and majesty.
Damon L. Bahr is an Associate Professor at Brigham Young University. He took a year's leave of absence from BYU to serve a mission in Kirtland, Ohio with his wife, Kim. Having spent several years studying the Kirtland, Ohio period in Church history including the Johnson Home year, it was their privilege to spend most of their mission helping provide tours for over 1,300 people of the Historic Johnson Home and it was during that time that his love for the Johnson Home and what happened there deepened and provided an impetus for this book. Damon earned Bachelors' and Doctorate degrees at BYU and a Master's from Utah State University. Thomas P Aardema is a Region Director of Seminaries and Institutes He serves as the Bishop of the Hiram Ohio Ward. He has a BA, MBA, and PhD. He and his wife Emilee are the parents of 5 boys.
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