I love Palmyra and think it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It's also the place where the most important event in this dispensation happened. The Smith log home is where Joseph lived as a young boy.
The back door looking out to the Sacred Grove.
This is upstairs where all the children slept. It was in this room that the angel Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith to tell him about the Gold Plates.
The Smith Log Home.
The Frame home that Alvin built for the family.
It was in this room that Joseph Smith brought the gold plates.
He then hid them under these bricks by the fireplace.
This is Alvin's tree. It was planted right after Alvin died. This is a Black Locust tree and the Gardener said he has never seen a locust live this long or get this big.
The Smith family farm is beautiful!
The sacred grove has an unbelievable spirit in it. Mike and I walked around for about hour. We were the only people in the grove at the time. We said a prayer together in the grove and it was a really neat experience.
We took so many pictures. It was so beautiful in there.
I love that we have built a Temple in Palmyra. I know that Joseph Smith would be so happy to have a temple right across the street from the Sacred Grove and where he grew up.
The Hill Cumorah.
Mike was pretty sure this is where the plates had been buried. He loves church history and did his research.
The Moroni statue at the top of the hill.
The E.B Grandin printing press. This is where the Book of Mormom was first published and printed.
It was a pretty messy project back in those days!
They let me fold and put together my very own Book of Mormon.
Alvins' grave.
This is Martin Harris's Farm. It must have been so hard to mortgage such a beautiful piece of land. He must of had a lot of a faith!
We really enjoyed staying here and spending our Sabbath Day seeing the sites around Palmyra!
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