Our day in Palmyra started at the Hill Cumorah. The Christus statue is in a beautiful circular room with a wall of windows. It was a very peaceful room and we were able to hear a nice testimony of the sister missionary there. We watched a movie there (and I can't wait to purchase it!) and it was the perfect way to start. It outlined Joseph Smith's life and the starting of the church. The kids enjoyed watching the film and they were able to ask questions when they needed to because we had the room to ourselves!
Outside of the visitors center we drove up the hill to the monument there. The drive through the trees was beautiful.
While we were reading the plaques, I saw a few butterflies and couldn't resist taking a picture.
This is inside of the home Joseph grew up in. The home is a replica but they were able to find the foundation and build it like it would have been.
The Palmyra temple is built just across the street from the home and the Sacred Grove.
The golden plates were hidden under these fireplace bricks at one time.
This was a replica of the cooper shop that the Smith's would have had. It was so interesting to see the tools they had to make the barrels and buckets.
The kids in the Sacred Grove. It was such a peaceful, beautiful place to be.
The home where Joseph grew up was very close to the grove. For some reason I had always pictured it further away.
We drove up to the temple. I LOVE the stained glass windows.
Each side was a different picture of the trees.
The next stop was the Grandin Publishing building where the first copies of the Book of Mormon were published. The kids really liked learning about how it was done. This is the original building.
The girls were seeing how the pages were sewn together.
After seeing the sites we headed over to Chill and Grill for ice cream. These were the kiddie sizes.
We had a really good day and I know I loved seeing the places I've learned about in church. I hope the kids will remember it.
Outside of the visitors center we drove up the hill to the monument there. The drive through the trees was beautiful.
While we were reading the plaques, I saw a few butterflies and couldn't resist taking a picture.
This is inside of the home Joseph grew up in. The home is a replica but they were able to find the foundation and build it like it would have been.
The Palmyra temple is built just across the street from the home and the Sacred Grove.
The golden plates were hidden under these fireplace bricks at one time.
This was a replica of the cooper shop that the Smith's would have had. It was so interesting to see the tools they had to make the barrels and buckets.
The kids in the Sacred Grove. It was such a peaceful, beautiful place to be.
The home where Joseph grew up was very close to the grove. For some reason I had always pictured it further away.
We drove up to the temple. I LOVE the stained glass windows.
Each side was a different picture of the trees.
The next stop was the Grandin Publishing building where the first copies of the Book of Mormon were published. The kids really liked learning about how it was done. This is the original building.
The girls were seeing how the pages were sewn together.
After seeing the sites we headed over to Chill and Grill for ice cream. These were the kiddie sizes.
We had a really good day and I know I loved seeing the places I've learned about in church. I hope the kids will remember it.
1 comments:
very nice. those are very large kid sized ice creams. loved the butterfly pic!
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