Part 2 begins with Joseph's elopement with Emma Hale. Emma joins Joseph in the recovery of the plates from the Hill Cumorah, and amidst their poverty and the loss of their firstborn infant, the concentrated process of Book of Mormon translation consumes them. The timely conversion of Oliver Cowdery is followed by the loss of the initial manuscript pages by Martin Harris. Then new light follows discouragement with the shared Visitations of John the Baptist and, in the nearby wilderness, of Peter, James, and John. It concludes with events surrounding the organization of the Church, the baptism of Joseph Sr. and Mother Smith, and the beginnings of temple awareness.