Well, so it's been a long time since our last post. Life has been really crazy and hectic around here with so many projects, our callings, and so on.
We finally had the opportunity to breathe a moment and relax back in Palmyra, New York with a detour trip to Kirtland. We flew in August 30th to Rochester, NY. My father and stepmom are serving a facilities management mission in Palmyra and got special permission to take us to Kirtland for a couple of days to see all of the sites there and the surrounding areas. We left the next morning for Ohio.
We first went to the temple (we were advised to do that first and so glad we did) and then we went on the Church's historical sites tour. Such a difference in the Spirit apart from a fee we had to pay to take a tour of the temple...still interesting to see where things took place over 170 years ago.
The most impressive place that I felt was the room above the Newel K. Whitney Store. It was one of the places where Christ appeared and where Joseph received the revelation on the Word of Wisdom.
The next day we went to the John Johnson Farm about 30 minutes away and glad we went. It was on his front steps that Joseph taught the next morning after being tarred and feathered. We went to an Amish restaurant for lunch - that was fun.
I will try to post more from our visit to Palmyra later.
