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Showing posts with label Mormon History Sites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mormon History Sites. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Searching for Mormon Grove

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I've felt very strongly that I need to teach my children the stories of their ancestors as a way to develop their character and resil...
Thursday, November 26, 2015

Autumn visit to Nauvoo

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We had a good visit to Nauvoo this fall.  We made a point to visit several of the buildings that we didn't see on our January visit.  ...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Winter Quarters Visitor Center and Pioneer Cemetery

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While we were in Omaha, we also visited the Winter Quarters visitor center.  There's a lot of information at the center!  We learned a...

The Kanesville Tabernacle

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While we were in Omaha, we drove across the river to Council Bluffs to visit the Kanesville Tabernacle.  The tour was pretty cool.  The or...
Sunday, July 26, 2015

The Temple Site at Far West

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We grouped Far West onto our trip to Adam-ondi-ahman, since they're about 30 miles away from each other.  Far West was definitely more...

Weekend trip to Adam-ondi-ahman

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In mid-May we took an overnight trip to Adam-ondi-ahman.  Friday after work, we drove up to the Holmes Bend Access near Gallatin, Missour...
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Saturday, July 25, 2015

The Independence Visitor Center, Temple Lot, and Community of Christ Temple

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Independence Temple Lot portion owned by the Community of Christ (Temple Lot) In May we went over to Independence to visit some church h...
Friday, April 17, 2015

The Mormon Battalion Monument at Fort Leavenworth

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When we lived in Southern Arizona we saw a few monuments to the Mormon Battalion scattered across Cochise County.  We put Fort Leavenworth...
Monday, March 2, 2015

A quiet moment at Carthage Jail

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We went to Carthage on a late Sunday afternoon.  It's about 30 miles from Nauvoo, and we thought it would be a good last stop for the ...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

Winter Vist to Nauvoo Illinois

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Nauvoo Temple In mid-January we had a long weekend for Presidents Day.  We deliberated and discussed about what we wanted to do for it...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Liberty Jail Mormon History Site

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Since we now live in the Kansas City area, we thought we'd take an afternoon to drive out to Liberty, Missouri to see the Liberty Jail...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Goodbye Sierra Vista, or the Best of Southeast Arizona

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The Monday before Thanksgiving, my boss called up and offered me a promotion. The only catch was that it meant leaving Sierra Vista. We ha...
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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Shut out of the Slaughter Ranch

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After visiting Chiricahua National Monument, we planned on swinging down through Douglas and going to the Slaughter Ranch / San Bernardino...
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Petroglyphs in Downtown Mesa

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Petroglyph Calendar at the Mesa Temple Our final stop on our Northern Arizona Road Trip was at the  Mesa Temple of the Church of Jesus C...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Iosepa- The Hawaiian Ghost Town in Skull Valley

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We visited  Iosepa on Saturday.  It's nothing more than a few houses and a cemetary today.  For 30 years though it was a thriving Hawaii...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Fort Pearce

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We spent an easy day in the St. George area checking out a few new to us sites.  The first stop was at Fort Pearce.  The fort is in ruins n...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Mountain Meadows

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We took a trip down to Southern Utah the end of last week.  Boy was it good to get away!  It seems like it's been forever since I've...