Rich and I had the opportunity to do a Church History tour to the Nauvoo area. Our visit to Nauvoo started in the Ellis Sanders House Bed and Breakfast. The hosts were wonderful and it proved to be a great experience. We attended the temple and were able to see Joseph Smith's sword and some other church artifacts that are in the temple. We went jogging around the town and the weather was beautiful. Not too hot and not too cold. We then went to Carthage, Liberty and Independence. We went through the Truman Presidential Library and were able to get the last two tickets to go through the Harry and Bess Truman home. While we were in Liberty we also toured the Jesse James Bank museum, the home of the first successful daylight bank robbery in the United States. We loved this Nauvoo trip. The weather was beautiful. It was during an "off" time and there were no crowds. We learned to listen to the Garmin and were able to find our way. We did not have enough time to see any of the Mark Twain exhibits in Hannibal - next time.
Reflections of Nauvoo. I can't imagine being a Latter Day Saint in those times. Life was hard. I can't imagine always being cold, never enough food, and having to cross that river under terrible circumstances. Their faith was unmatched. This trip made me want to study harder and increase my faithfulness.
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