In the mid-1990s the church restored the Grandin building, while remodeling and adding to some neighboring structures to create a visitors' center.

The E. B. Grandin Building, along with a neighboring structure, was purchased by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in October 1978 from Paul Cherry.

During Palmyra's Canal Days celebration, computers with access to FamilySearch databases were set up in the building to allow visitors to research their genealogy.

Ink smudges were also discovered on the walls of the third floor, and are believed to date to the period when the building was occupied by Grandin.

On March 26, 1998, the anniversary of when the Book of Mormon went on sale, Gordon B. Hinckley president of the LDS Church, dedicated the restored building and adjoining visitors' center.

But prior to signing an agreement with Marshall, Smith once again appealed to Grandin, telling him the publication would occur anyway.

[11] Martin Harris, a well-to-do farmer and early believer in Smith's revelations, mortgaged his farm for the required $3,000 security payment,[11] effectively ending his marriage.

[12] On June 26, 1829, the twenty-three-year-old Grandin announced in the Wayne Sentinel that he intended to publish the Book of Mormon, once the translation was complete.

[13] Oliver Cowdery prepared a copy of the book's manuscript, and Grandin bought 500 pounds of small pica type for use in the publication.

The chief compositor, John H. Gilbert, found that the manuscript was "closely written and legible, but not a punctuation mark from beginning to end."

[14] The original press used by Grandin to print the Book of Mormon, is currently located in the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.