Hill Cumorah Rededication

The Hill Cumorah Historic Site in Palmyra, New York, will be rededicated on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 1 p.m. EDT. Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside at the dedication and offer the dedicatory prayer. On-site participation is by invitation and requires a ticket.

The rededication can be viewed live on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 1 p.m. EDT, at BroadcastsChurchofJesusChrist.org and for two weeks after.

The Hill Cumorah is among 30 historic sites operated by the Church of Jesus Christ across the United States. These sites highlight the heritage of the Church and help visitors understand significant events in Church history.

For Latter-day Saints, the Hill Cumorah is sacred because of its connection to the Book of Mormon, a volume of scripture containing history and teachings of Christian people in the ancient Americas. Latter-day Saints study the Book of Mormon as a companion to the Holy Bible.

The Church of Jesus Christ has welcomed visitors to the hill since 1928, when they completed the purchase of the property. A monument featuring a statue of the angel Moroni was dedicated on the hill in 1935. From 1935 until 2019, the hill was the site of a pageant celebrating the Book of Mormon and the Church’s history. The pageant attracted tens of thousands of visitors each year.

The hill is now being reforested to help visitors focus more on its historical and spiritual significance. That long-term project began in 2021. The area is being reforested with thousands of native tree seeds, which will one day be a mature forest that more closely resembles what Joseph Smith would have seen in the early 1800s. The visitors’ center, built in 2002, was recently renovated.