We drove into Nauvoo on Wednesday afternoon. It is truly a beautiful place. We have enjoyed an abundance of the Spirit as we have visited a few of the sites here, in spite of the cold. The temperature is hovering in the high thirties, with a strong wind. 
We froze today even though we dressed in many layers. The picture above is the new statue that the church erected in front of the temple called "The Loveliest Place". It depicts Joseph and Hyrum as they passed the temple on the way to Carthage, stating that this was the loveliest place and the loveliest people, and they would never see it again. Thursday we toured the Joseph Smith sites that are operated by the Community of Christ church. We toured the Smith farm, the Mansion House and the Red Brick Store. From there we went to the Brigham Young home where we were given a tour by Sister Wilson from Enterprise, UT. After lunch we went to the Wilford Woodruff home. We were given a tour by the Browns from Provo, UT. This home has particular interest for us, because Wilford Woodruff is Nona's Great Great Grandfather. 
We went to see the oxen, but their driver was having difficulty with them, and they drove the the wagon into a tree! We will try for pictures tomorrow. I never knew exactly what an ox was, but now I do. We went next to the church visitors center, and watched "Remembering Nauvoo" it is a wonderful movie, but Kipp, Ethan and I slept through it. This wasn't so bad, since we have already seen it, and then we were able to stay awake for the temple session last night. The temple was the highlight of the day. A perfect ending to a perfect day...
We froze today even though we dressed in many layers. The picture above is the new statue that the church erected in front of the temple called "The Loveliest Place". It depicts Joseph and Hyrum as they passed the temple on the way to Carthage, stating that this was the loveliest place and the loveliest people, and they would never see it again. Thursday we toured the Joseph Smith sites that are operated by the Community of Christ church. We toured the Smith farm, the Mansion House and the Red Brick Store. From there we went to the Brigham Young home where we were given a tour by Sister Wilson from Enterprise, UT. After lunch we went to the Wilford Woodruff home. We were given a tour by the Browns from Provo, UT. This home has particular interest for us, because Wilford Woodruff is Nona's Great Great Grandfather. 
We went to see the oxen, but their driver was having difficulty with them, and they drove the the wagon into a tree! We will try for pictures tomorrow. I never knew exactly what an ox was, but now I do. We went next to the church visitors center, and watched "Remembering Nauvoo" it is a wonderful movie, but Kipp, Ethan and I slept through it. This wasn't so bad, since we have already seen it, and then we were able to stay awake for the temple session last night. The temple was the highlight of the day. A perfect ending to a perfect day...
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Hooray you blogged on your trip!! Did Matt write you this week?? And what did you mean you went through Mexico?? That makes no sense to me. I hope you are haveing a wonderful time. I love you guys, Work is going well. Life is good.
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