We drove to Palmyra, New York. The first stop was the Joseph Smith Sr. farm. We saw the log cabin where Joseph and his 7 siblings grew up, and where the angel Moroni visited Joseph. The house is pretty small. It is hard to imagine a large family living there. From the back door, you can see the woods where the Sacred Grove is. Down the road near the apple orchard, is the Threshing barn, and the frame house that Alvin built, which the family lived in for a little while after Alvin died. The weather was perfect, and as we strolled in the Sacred Grove it was very peaceful. We took some time to reflect on all that has happened there. I sat down on a bench with the sun streaming through the trees, and I listened to my favorite hymn: Joseph's First Prayer. It brought tears to my eyes. Then we drove back into town and toured the Grandin printing press where the fist copies of the Book of Mormon were printed. The missionaries at all the places we stopped and toured were very helpful, and answered all our questions. We met some that were from Utah, and some even had family in St. George. Next we went to the cemetery where Alvin Smith is buried. We spent a little time walking around the beautiful Palmyra Temple. Next, we drove to The Hill Cumorah. That is a very steep hill. They were setting up for The Hill Cumorah pageant (which we missed by a few days). After that, we drove to the town of Waterloo, and toured the Visitor Center, and the Peter Whitmore Home, where Joseph Smith finished translating the Golden plates. On our way back to Rochester, we stopped and ate at a nice restaurant on Lake Ontario. It was a nice way to end our vacation.
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