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The Tomlinson Inn was constructed in 1809 and once served as an important stagecoach stop on a three-day route from Canandaigua to Buffalo, NY. In April 1830, the Church?s first missionary Samuel Smith (Joseph Smith?s brother), stopped for the night at the Tomlinson Inn. While having dinner he met Phineas Young. Samuel presented Phineas with a copy of the Book of Mormon and explained, ?There is a book, sir, I wish you to read.? That single conversation in the dining room of the Tomlinson Inn initiated a chain reaction of events that led to the conversion of several future leaders of the church. |
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