<h4 class="label">Temple Locale</h4>
<p>Situated on an elevated ridge just beyond the <a href="https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/subsection/historic-sites/new-york/palmyra/joseph-smith-family-farm-site-and-sacred-grove?lang=eng" target="_blank">Sacred Grove</a> where God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith in the spring of 1820, the Palmyra New York Temple—a House of the Lord—stands as a testimony to that singular event. Rich in Church history, the Palmyra landscape is dotted with historic sites including the <a href="https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/subsection/historic-sites/new-york/manchester/hill-cumorah?lang=eng" target="_blank">Hill Cumorah Visitors' Center</a> where Joseph Smith retrieved the ancient gold plates, which were translated into the <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/title-page?lang=eng" target="_blank">Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ</a>.</p>
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<h4 class="label">Temple Facts</h4>
<p>The Palmyra New York Temple was the first temple built in the state of New York.</p>
<p>The Palmyra New York Temple was the 100th announced temple of the Church.</p>
<p>The site of the Palmyra New York Temple is on the east end of the original 100-acre <a href="https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/subsection/historic-sites/new-york/palmyra/joseph-smith-historic-farm-site?lang=eng" target="_blank">Smith Family Farm</a>—owned by the Church.</p>
<p>The Palmyra New York Temple is one of three temples built in locations of historic significance for the early Church. (The other two temples are the <a href="/winter-quarters-nebraska-temple/" onmouseover="showTip('winter-quarters-nebraska-temple')" onmouseout="unTip()">Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple</a> and the <a href="/nauvoo-illinois-temple/" onmouseover="showTip('nauvoo-illinois-temple')" onmouseout="unTip()">Nauvoo Illinois Temple</a>.)</p>
<p>Church leaders commissioned Utah artist Tom Holdman to create the Sacred Grove-themed stained-glass windows throughout the Palmyra New York Temple including a stained glass mural of the First Vision, which hangs in the hallway.</p>
<p>The windows in the waiting area of the Palmyra New York Temple were etched with a tree design but left transparent at the request of President Gordon B. Hinckley to provide a view of the Sacred Grove. An administration office was relocated during construction to fulfill this request.</p>
<p>The Palmyra New York Temple was dedicated on April 6, 2000, exactly 170 years after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formally organized in Fayette, New York, (about 30 miles from Palmyra) on April 6, 1830.</p>
<p>The dedicatory services of the Palmyra New York Temple were broadcast over the Church's encrypted satellite system to stake centers and Church facilities throughout North America.</p>