We loved Nauvoo and this is one of the beautiful sites that greeted us when we came into the city. The Temple of the Lord sitting on the hill. It faces West so that it and the SLC temple are like book ends protecting this nation.
To the West of the temple is a bronze statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. It was inspiring
While on the wagon ride I took this picture of the Temple which sits on the hill as a sentinal.
Nauvoo's old homes are magificantly restored, but this is new and made to look like the period house. There are quite a few like this, but they house missionaries. Most are couples that are called to serve in the temple there or as site guides. This apartment is where my friend Gloria lives.
One of the temple missionaries is my old friend Gloria. When I worked in Washington DC Gloria lived as my roommate. She was from Kentucky and a young Catholic girl. She left as a firm Latter-Day Saint. She and her husband are serving a 6 month Temple Mission. It was great to visit her after many years. We relived old times and caught up on new.
On Tuesday we went on the Carriage, Wagon, and Oxen rides. We went to the Blacksmith Shop and listened to the fellow tell of how the shop was used. He was Elder Daley and referred to the time when he was an upholsterer. I asked where he was from and found he was from Albion Idaho. We had lived there when he had been in the bishopric. This is he and his wifes 3rd mission in Nauvoo. They remembered us and had babysat the twins for us once so we could take Eva to the fair in Burley. It was wonderful seeing them again.
Sister June Daley works in the sewing building making the traditional costumes.
We loved the Carriage ride. Art loved the horses alot.
We went on the Oxen ride and Art some some folks from his Provo Ward. These animals weigh about 2500 pounds a piece and will stand with out being tied up. They became the preferred wagon puller for the Saints. They were less skiddish, ate a greater variety of food, etc.
We spent some time down at the end of the Trail of Hope and saw a huge barge being pushed up the river with a tugboat. It had at least 8 smaller barges hooked together. We weren't sure how big the barges were but I saw one the next day when I walked to the quarry where they got the stone for the temple.
This is one of the individual barges that was being filled with grain.
We went into the visitor center and what was new for us was the First Vision Statue in the lobby. It was beautiful and made me appreciate my testimony of the church.
We toured the monuments dedicated to the woman of the world. Made me proud to know that God loves s his women as much as his men. This statute is a women in prayer.
Wednesday morning we went to Carthage. It was comforting to see the farmiliar statue of Jospeh and Hyrum. It was inspiring to again see the place where the Prophet was killed with his brother and to feel the spirit that accompanies that spot. To see the actuall bullet hole in the door sent chills down me.
We ended the tour below the window where the Prophet fell. My testimony was increased.
These are maginficant windows in the top floor of the Temple. They are star
To the West of the temple is a bronze statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. It was inspiring
While on the wagon ride I took this picture of the Temple which sits on the hill as a sentinal.
Nauvoo's old homes are magificantly restored, but this is new and made to look like the period house. There are quite a few like this, but they house missionaries. Most are couples that are called to serve in the temple there or as site guides. This apartment is where my friend Gloria lives.
One of the temple missionaries is my old friend Gloria. When I worked in Washington DC Gloria lived as my roommate. She was from Kentucky and a young Catholic girl. She left as a firm Latter-Day Saint. She and her husband are serving a 6 month Temple Mission. It was great to visit her after many years. We relived old times and caught up on new.On Tuesday we went on the Carriage, Wagon, and Oxen rides. We went to the Blacksmith Shop and listened to the fellow tell of how the shop was used. He was Elder Daley and referred to the time when he was an upholsterer. I asked where he was from and found he was from Albion Idaho. We had lived there when he had been in the bishopric. This is he and his wifes 3rd mission in Nauvoo. They remembered us and had babysat the twins for us once so we could take Eva to the fair in Burley. It was wonderful seeing them again.
Sister June Daley works in the sewing building making the traditional costumes.
We loved the Carriage ride. Art loved the horses alot.
We went on the Oxen ride and Art some some folks from his Provo Ward. These animals weigh about 2500 pounds a piece and will stand with out being tied up. They became the preferred wagon puller for the Saints. They were less skiddish, ate a greater variety of food, etc.
We spent some time down at the end of the Trail of Hope and saw a huge barge being pushed up the river with a tugboat. It had at least 8 smaller barges hooked together. We weren't sure how big the barges were but I saw one the next day when I walked to the quarry where they got the stone for the temple.
This is one of the individual barges that was being filled with grain.
We went into the visitor center and what was new for us was the First Vision Statue in the lobby. It was beautiful and made me appreciate my testimony of the church.
We toured the monuments dedicated to the woman of the world. Made me proud to know that God loves s his women as much as his men. This statute is a women in prayer.
Wednesday morning we went to Carthage. It was comforting to see the farmiliar statue of Jospeh and Hyrum. It was inspiring to again see the place where the Prophet was killed with his brother and to feel the spirit that accompanies that spot. To see the actuall bullet hole in the door sent chills down me.
We ended the tour below the window where the Prophet fell. My testimony was increased.
Before ending our mini-vacation, we attended the Temple. It was beautiful on the inside. The spiral staircase, the large baptismal font. It was all so wonderul.
These are maginficant windows in the top floor of the Temple. They are star
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