While we were there I thought a lot about what the Smith children would have done for fun on the farm. It was easy because Lily was demonstrating for me. There was a little family of foxes (or foxen as Brian Reagan would say), lots of pretty flowers, and a little stream.
Claire had a lot of fun too!
Next we visited the Sacred Grove. It was so beautiful and quiet. I could really feel the spirit there. Here are a few pictures that I liked from the Sacred Grove.
Then we went and walked around the Palmyra Tempe grounds. The temple has beautiful stained glass windows depicting the Sacred Grove and the Tree of Life. Our girls missed this because the were sleeping in the car. I guess playing at the farm tired them out.
At this point our camera battery died. Good thing we had a back up battery....but it was dead too. What a shame! We visited the Peter Whitmer farm and saw the log cabin where the church was organized. It was amazing! Imagining all the first Saints there that day (I think there were about 40 people that attended)...it would have been PACKED! Then it was so neat because the day the church was organized was the same day that Joseph Smith was able to baptize his father. The visitor's center had some beautiful art depicting it and how moving that must have been.
After the Peter Whitmer farm, we continued on our journey. We drove to Harmony, PA. There isn't much there, but Jeff jogged down a dirt road to see the spot on the Susquehanna River where the priesthood was restored. He said it was really neat and he was able to help a couple of missionaries find their way too. I stayed in the car to feed Claire and let Lily continue sleeping.
Then we drove through Scranton, PA. We didn't stop, but I would love to go there and take a tour of sites from The Office.
Finally, we arrived at our apartment in Somerset, New Jersey at about 7:45pm. Phew! What a road trip!
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