Part One
After breakfast we went to the Kirtland Temple. It is owned by the Church of Christ. We went on a special tour from basement to Bell tower. The man leading the tour has lived near the Temple all his life, and he told a lot of interesting stories. The Temple is very run down, but it was one of the most spiritual experiences I have ever had. I can not describe the feeling that overcame me, as I stood where Joseph Smith sat and saw Jesus, Heavenly Father, Moses, Elias, Elijah, and Joseph's brother Alvin. We got to go up to the tower where the bell is. We went in every room in the Temple, and we went down in the basement to the dirt floor, and got to see the original brick foundation. While there, Dave picked up a rock that had fallen from the foundation, and he gave it to me. It is neat to think about who might have mixed that rock into the foundation.... We also went in a crawl space between the first and second floors, and saw the underneath of the beams, and seats, etc. It must have been so beautiful when it was first built. We were not allowed to take pictures except outside, and up in the Bell Tower.
Part Two
We spent a few hours touring Kirtland Village. The Newel K. Whitney store was very special. A lot of revelations happened upstairs in that store. We also visited the Isaac Morley Farm, the cemetery where there is a memorial built for the Smith family, the Sawmill which provided lumber for building the Temple, the Red School house, and one of the homes that Joseph and Emma lived in for awhile. We also saw the Ashery where Potash was produced.
Part Three
We drove to the town of Niagara Falls, and we went on "The Maid Of The Mist". It took us right up to the Falls. It is one of the most magnificent sights I have ever seen. Everyone on the boat was soaking wet from the spray off the Falls. You could see a double rainbow most of the time. The sound is very loud. After that, we drove to our hotel in the town of Rochester.
After breakfast we went to the Kirtland Temple. It is owned by the Church of Christ. We went on a special tour from basement to Bell tower. The man leading the tour has lived near the Temple all his life, and he told a lot of interesting stories. The Temple is very run down, but it was one of the most spiritual experiences I have ever had. I can not describe the feeling that overcame me, as I stood where Joseph Smith sat and saw Jesus, Heavenly Father, Moses, Elias, Elijah, and Joseph's brother Alvin. We got to go up to the tower where the bell is. We went in every room in the Temple, and we went down in the basement to the dirt floor, and got to see the original brick foundation. While there, Dave picked up a rock that had fallen from the foundation, and he gave it to me. It is neat to think about who might have mixed that rock into the foundation.... We also went in a crawl space between the first and second floors, and saw the underneath of the beams, and seats, etc. It must have been so beautiful when it was first built. We were not allowed to take pictures except outside, and up in the Bell Tower.
Part Two
We spent a few hours touring Kirtland Village. The Newel K. Whitney store was very special. A lot of revelations happened upstairs in that store. We also visited the Isaac Morley Farm, the cemetery where there is a memorial built for the Smith family, the Sawmill which provided lumber for building the Temple, the Red School house, and one of the homes that Joseph and Emma lived in for awhile. We also saw the Ashery where Potash was produced.
Part Three
We drove to the town of Niagara Falls, and we went on "The Maid Of The Mist". It took us right up to the Falls. It is one of the most magnificent sights I have ever seen. Everyone on the boat was soaking wet from the spray off the Falls. You could see a double rainbow most of the time. The sound is very loud. After that, we drove to our hotel in the town of Rochester.
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