After the Hill Cumorah, we drove the short 3 miles over to the Smith Family Farm and Sacred Grove. We went into the visitors center and met up with a wonderful Sister missionary who took us on a little tour of the area. The first place we went into is what's called the Smith Log Home. This is what the family built upon arriving in Palmyra. It was the home where the Angel Moroni appeared to Joseph while he slept upstairs with his siblings. Its also the house where they were living when Joseph has the First Vision.
Tee found himself a little time period stool that we could not keep him off of....Jett on the staircase up to the bedroom
On the walk over to the Smith Frame House, you can catch a glimpse of the Palmyra Temple.
This tree is black locust. Back then, it was tradition to plant a tree in honor of someone when they died. Lucy Mack Smith planted this tree when Alvin died. They usually only live to about 100 years old. This one is over 200 years old and still looks beautiful.
After our tour of the farm houses, we went over to the Sacred Grove. Josie kept calling it the Secret Garden. And as we got closer to walking in, Avery began to panic that we would "get lost in the forest". But the trails are well marked and the shade was welcome relief from the sun.
It was a great experience for us to visit Palmyra. I'm not sure how much of it the kids will remember, or what exactly they will take away from it, but I certainly felt a greater appreciation for what happened there and what is means to me today.
2 comments:
erika...you're adorable...all those kids--oh my....so cute!! I can't wait to come see you in UT!!
Just reading about your visits to the NY places in church history brings back such strong feelings and impressions when I was able to visit LONG ago. Thanks for awakening those memories and inspirations I had then. Good luck with the rest of the trip!
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