Sunday, October 31, 2010

More Nauvoo

One wonderful thing that worked out in Nauvoo was that we were able to meet up with Misty Lindgren, my (Ryan) cousin's wife and her children. They moved to Nauvoo about three years ago. She gave us an insiders tour of many places and even babysat Sam while we went to the Temple. It was great to get to know her better.

Notable places we went to in or around Nauvoo were:

Joseph Smith's residence:
The jail where Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were murdered:
The graves of Joseph his Brother, and his Wife Emma:
The restored building where the Relief Society was organized and Temple ordinance were revealed:
The Nauvoo Temple:
The bakery (I included this because I like how Sam looks like a thug):

Before we drove out of town, we stopped off at the banks of the Mississippi, the area of the frozen river the pioneers crossed in 1846 as the fled for the West. Nauvoo was a historically fascinating and spiritually moving place. We loved our two days there.

2 comments:

Wendy said...

What a great travel log. So cool you got to see so many sites. Sammy was a trooper!

Laura said...

Sounds like you guys had a great trip! But do you mean to tell me you didn't go to Kirtland?! (Where more than half of the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants were recieved? :) OCM!!!!