Our weekend in Kirtland

We had such a fun and busy Labor Day weekend in Kirtland with Grandpa and Grandma! We spent two very full days--Saturday and Sunday--seeing all we could see and trying to digest the wonderful time it was in Church history! My favorite part was hearing over and over Grandma and Grandpa's testimony of "the work". They are great missionaries! On Saturday, we watched a movie about Kirtland at the visitor's center, then drove out to the Johnson farm. This is where the prophet Joseph Smith lived when he was tarred and feathered. It's a long way from Kirtland, it took us almost an hour to get there. It's a beautiful old home, just the size we need with lots of bed room for guests. Then we drove through Amish country and saw all the horses and buggies driving down the road, as well as some really beautiful quilts and some cute children's toys. All very expensive. We shopped at the Amish stores and had a lovely time. Then we went to Nelsen Ledges (I think that was what it was called). A fun hiking and exploring place. We ended the evening with a trip to Lake Erie.

Sunday, we got a personal tour of the historical sites in Nauvoo. The school of the prophets in the Newell K. Whitney store was by far the best. Not much to see, but, oh so much to feel.

Grandpa and Grandma had a change of plans for Monday morning and needed to work, so we left after visiting the Kirtland Temple so Marquie could take lots of pictures. It really takes 6.5 hours to get there from here, or to get here from there. That included 2 stops and all of Pennsylvania being under construction. Along with the mega tolls, of course.

Here are some of the beautiful pictures mostly Marquie took. We highly recommend a trip to Kirtland while Grandpa and Grandma are there!