This was Caleb's first ride on any airplane. He did great, he slept on both flights! We were living on fumes from only 3 hours of sleep the night before, so we were very grateful.
The first sight-seeing adventure we went on was to the Carthage Jail. The sister missionaries took us on a great tour and told lots of stories I had never heard before. If only I can remember them all though.
On Friday we attended the Nauvoo temple with Ben's parents! It was awesome!! The spirit was so strong and everything about the temple inside and out was majestic!
One night we attended the Nauvoo Pagent. It was just a reinactment of what occured while the saints lived in Nauvoo. The actors were great and made me have a new appreciate for all the sacrifices they made. The actors made it so realistic!! we even participated in some pre-show games. We stunk at the stilts!! Ben rocked in the potato sack races!!
At the Visitor's Center they have a Memorial for Women. There is somethinf like 18 different statues dedicated to women. So "The Women" took a lovely picture.
The Jospeh, Hyrum and Emma Smith memorials.
At the end of our Nauvoo visit, we did Hinckley suggested and took a walk down The Trail of Hope or trail of tears on Parley Street (The path the saints took as they left Nauvoo) and read the journal entries of those early Saints on the signs posted along the way. It was sad to turn back and look at the beautiful white Temple, standing on the hill, and imagine how those Saints must have felt. I tear up just rethinking it in my mind.
I have also posted a slide with more pictures (at bottom of page). Our visit was so much fun and I am glad we went. I would love to go back again and spend more time in that beautiful and sacred city!!!
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
