Places to Know

Adam-ondi-Ahman is a place in the state of Missouri. Jesus visited Adam there long ago.

America is the land where the Book of Mormon people lived long ago.

Arizona is a state in the western United States. Brigham Young sent Saints to build towns in Arizona.

California is a state in the western United States. Brigham Young sent Saints to build towns in California.

Carthage is a town in Illinois. Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed in the Carthage Jail.

The celestial kingdom of heaven is where Heavenly Father and Jesus live. Righteous Saints will live there after they are resurrected.

Colorado is a state in the western United States.

Council Bluffs is a town on the plains of the United States. It is located in Iowa.

Egypt is a land where Abraham and Moses lived long ago.

Far West was a town in the state of Missouri. The Saints lived in Far West for a while.

Fayette is a town in the state of New York. Joseph Smith organized the Church in Fayette.

The Garden of Gethsemane is near Jerusalem. Jesus suffered and bled for us in the Garden of Gethsemane.

The Great Salt Lake Valley is in the western United States.

Harmony is a town in Pennsylvania where Joseph Smith lived.

Haun’s Mill was a town in Missouri. A mob killed many Saints in Haun’s Mill.

Heaven is the place where Heavenly Father and Jesus live. We lived in heaven before we came to earth.

The Hill Cumorah was near Joseph Smith’s home in New York. The gold plates were buried in the Hill Cumorah.

Idaho is a state in the western United States. Brigham Young sent Saints to build towns in Idaho.

Illinois is a state in the midwestern United States. Nauvoo and Carthage are towns in Illinois.

Independence is a city in Jackson County, Missouri. Jesus said the city of Zion would be built near Independence.

Jackson County is in Missouri. The mobs made the Saints leave Jackson County.

Jerusalem is a city in Israel. Jesus will go to Jerusalem when he comes back to the earth.

Kirtland is a town in Ohio. The early Saints lived in Kirtland for several years and built a temple there.

Liberty is a town in Missouri. Joseph Smith was in the Liberty Jail for several months.

Part of the Mississippi River is near the city of Nauvoo. The Saints crossed the Mississippi River when they left Nauvoo.

Missouri is a state in the midwestern United States. Independence is a city in Missouri.

Nauvoo is a city in Illinois. The Saints lived in Nauvoo and built a temple there.

New York is a state in the eastern United States. The Hill Cumorah is in New York. Palmyra and Fayette are towns in New York.

Ohio is a state in the midwestern United States. Kirtland is a town in Ohio.

The Pacific Ocean is on the western side of the United States. The Mormon Battalion marched to the Pacific Ocean.

Palmyra is the town in New York where Joseph Smith’s family lived for many years.

Pennsylvania is a state in the eastern United States. Emma Smith’s family lived in Pennsylvania.

Pueblo is a city in Colorado. The men in the Mormon Battalion left their families in Pueblo.

Quincy is a town in Illinois.

The Rocky Mountains are in the western part of the United States. The pioneers crossed the Rocky Mountains and went into the Great Salt Lake Valley.

The pioneers built Salt Lake City. It is in the Great Salt Lake Valley.

People who are not good on earth will live in the telestial kingdom of heaven after they are resurrected.

People who are good but do not obey all God’s commandments on earth will live in the terrestrial kingdom of heaven after they are resurrected.

The United States is a land in North America. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was restored in the United States.

Utah is a state in the western United States. Salt Lake City is in Utah.

Vermont is a state in the eastern United States. Joseph Smith was born in Vermont.

Winter Quarters was a town on the plains of the United States.

Wyoming is a state in the western United States. Brigham Young sent Saints to build towns in Wyoming.

Zion was a city that Enoch built. Someday there will be another city named Zion. It will be in Jackson County, Missouri.