what we did each day on our tour

I want everyone to know that this tour changed my life. My testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith and the restoration of the Gospel was greatly strengthened. To see how the Saints were asked to give up nearly every thing in every place they lived malkes me want to live the law of consecration to a greater degree. Finally, mom and I want to serve a mission soon, if the Lord wants us to.
included is what we did each day.


Day 1: Today we will start our fantastic church history tour by flying to Rochester New York where we will overnight.

Day 2: Full day visiting all of the Church History sites in Palmyra. Including: The Joseph Smith Sr. home, the Sacred Grove, the Hill Cumorah, the Grandin Printing Complex (where the first Books of Mormon were printed) and the Peter Whitmer farm in Fayette (where the Church was organized). This evening you will enjoy the famous Hill Cumorah Pageant.

Day 3: This morning we will start our drive to Kirtland, Ohio. On our way to Kirtland enjoy the majestic Niagara Falls. There will be plenty of free time to enjoy the Falls and maybe even take a ride on the "Maid of the Mist" boat that takes you to the base of the Falls. We will spend the night in Kirtland.

Day 4: Today we have a full day visiting all of the important sites around Kirtland including: The Kirtland Temple, the Newel K. Whitney Store (School of the Prophets), the Morley Farm, the New LDS Visitor Center and more.

Day 5: This morning WE FLY to Independence, Missouri Area. The Saints went by wagon train. Other tours go by bus, but we are going by airplane. This afternoon we will visit Independence including the Independence Visitor Center and Temple Mount. There will also be time to visit the headquarters of the Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the afternoon and evening of Day 5 and the morning of Day 6 we will visit: Independence, Far West, Liberty Jail, Adam-ondi-Ahman and more.

Day 6: We finish experiencing all of the sites started on Day 5. We then travel to Nauvoo, where we will have time to do an overview of the city before getting settled into your hotel.

Day 7: Today we have a full day in Nauvoo. You will have time for a Temple session in the new Nauvoo Temple, if available. You will have time to see many of the restored buildings of (Old Nauvoo) and Church History sites. You will also have time to walk the Trail of Hope, where the saints crossed the Mississippi to head west.

Day 8: Today we visit the Carthage Jail were the Prophet and his brother were martyred. This afternoon we travel to the airport for your flight home.
It was GREAT!