About six months ago we planned a trip to go to Palmyra and the Hill Cumorah Pageant. Saturday the day finally arrived that we were leaving. We planned on leaving at about 9am which meant we ended up leaving 11am. We then set off on the three hour drive to Palmyra.
Finally we arrived in Palmyra (just in time....before my kids went really crazy sitting in the car). We started off by going to the Hill Cumorah Visitor Center. This was great because it gave us all the information about the sites in Palmyra. We were also able to visit with some missionaries, watch a video, look at exhibits, etc.
We then hiked to the top of the Hill Cumorah. This was a little bit of a hike, considering we have two little boys and it is way hot and HUMID!! It was so neat to know you are standing where the plates were once buried.
After the Hill Cumorah we drove over to the Joseph Smith Farm. Here we were able to see both the Smith Log Home and the Smith Frame Home.
This picture was taken at the Joseph Smith Farm. There is a separation in the trees that allow you to see the Palmyra temple. It was so pretty. (Jace was so tired and was obviously not going to have anything to do with posing for a picture).
After looking around at the Smith Farm. We walked over to the Sacred Grove. The grove borders the farm. It was such a special place. Even Casen thought it was really neat to know that Heavenly Father and Jesus appeared to Joseph Smith in the Sacred Grove....where we now were sitting.
This is a picture of my boys sitting on a bench right before entering the Sacred Grove. They needed a little rest along the way.
2 comments:
That is really neat that Casen was able to understand about Heavenly Father and Jesus coming to the Sacred grove. When we took Gracie there last summer all she could think about was finding the monkey that she was sure she had seen!
I totally dont remember seeing the temple through the trees. That is a great family picture!
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