CiTy BeAuTiFuL...Post #2

These pictures are no where near in order. This program loading these is a pain to use so it may take too long to put them in order. :O) So here are random pictures from the trip.


Jeff and the kids in front of the Mississippi River. This was at the end of Parley Street and one of MY personal favorite places to be.

This is the bedroom at the top of the Carthage Jail. This is the room where many were killed. Hyrum was shot through the door and died near where we stood. Joseph Smith was also shot along with John Taylor in this very room. John Taylor survived, along with another person or two. Joseph and Hyrum, brothers, both died here.

Sorry for the randomness, this was the Rendezvous musical. The sister playing this part was SO FUNNY. I am still laughing at seeing her climb the column. LOL!

This is a bronze statue of Hyrum and Joseph with the jail in the back ground.

This is across from the Nauvoo Temple. We had 9 children in our party. Not all of them were here.

This is the picture of the door in Carthage Jail. This is presumed to be the hole that the ball was shot through that killed Hyrum Smith on that fateful day. It really brings the story to life and feeling the spirit that is IN that jail, really brings it home to you. Below are the grave stones of Joseph and Lucy Smith in Old Nauvoo.

In this room, the Spirit was so strong. It truly testified to Matthew. He was so sad, so touched by what had happened in this room. I felt sad for him because it was actually painful to him, but it was an experience he really needed to have. I am so proud that he had it, so glad that he felt it.

Some grave sites of Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Smith and some of their children in Old Nauvoo.

This is one of the buildings we went to. It is the Printing Press. Matthew was copying a newspaper using an original press of that time.

One of the funnest things we did was the night before we left. We went to see the musical Rendezvous. It was performed at the Cultural Hall in Old Nauvoo and it was performed by the Sr. Missionaries there. It was SO CUTE!

Nauvoo Temple in the day.

Matthew and Bethanie made a rope at the Family Living Center. This place was neat because there were 7 units to visit, and each one taught us how the Pioneers made

Here is Bethanie and me in the Seventies Hall. What a neat place!

There were lots of homes to visit in Nauvoo. Several were of the Prophets. Brigham Young, Joseph Smith (office), John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff and so many others. Some of the belongings were original and several of the buildings were original. Other places I loved going to was the Blacksmith Shop, the Brickyard, the Family Living Center. It was all so much fun. With just two days to travel and two days to see everything, there just was not enough time to do it all. :O(

The Christus at the Visitor Center in Nauvoo (this is where the garden of women statues are, directly behind the Christus).

The Temple at night. We really loved being at the temple so close. We rarely get to go to the Temple because of distance, and especially with our children. They loved being there and could feel the Spirit.

The trip was short but sweet. We had fun and are now home trying to recover from packing it all in in four short days. :O) I was sad to leave Nauvoo, partly because I knew the trip home was looming. I still hate traveling with the kids (in the car). I could do without it. But there were lots of memories made. I can hardly wait for Bethanie to take the souvenirs to school and share it with her class.