A Week Worth Blogging About

We had a funfilled adventure in upstate New York. It started with all the Church historical sites in Palmyra and ended at Niagara Falls. We had 4 funpacked days. I am so grateful to have seen all the sites where the restoration of the Church began. It strengthened my testimony so much more. I loved every bit of it and learned so much. Thank You Mike and Shirlene for sponsoring our trip, it was an unforgettable one!

Ian's favorite part of Niagara was the rainbows.
The Horseshoe falls of Niagara.
Getting ready to board the boat. Thank heavens for the ponchos.
Atop the Hill Cumorah.

Colton kicking it on Alvin Smith's grave.

Peter Whitmer's house where the organization of the Church took place.
Desk where some of the translation of the plates happened.


E.B. Grandin press where the first 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon were printed.


The log home which the Smith family lived in.
This would be the room that Joseph Smith had his first visit by the Angel Moroni.

This, besides the Sacred Groves, was one of my favorite sites.

This is the home Alvin Smith began building for his family. He dies before it was finished. Joseph Smith at one point kept the plates hidden in this house.
It was really special, as soon as we started walking through the Sacred Groves Ian kept shushing us. He almost knew it was a place to be reverent.
Two cute boys loving being outdoors.