We did a lot of listening on this trip.
Then after the tour you get to walk into the Sacred Grove... Brody was reenacting a scene he saw in a church movie where Joseph Smith jumped over the fence and falls.
For some reason everyone was obsessed with the dandelions.
One of my favorite moments was from Carly. We were literally standing in the sacred grove and Carly says, "When are we going to the sacred grove?" Um, you are in it....ohhhhh!!!!!
We let everyone go find a spot to pray. That didn't last long...the mosquitoes were so bad that is what the kids say they will remember the most. Great....we try to create a spiritual moment for them and they remember the insects. That bugs!
Scott said the darkness Joseph felt right before the vision must have been the mosquitoes surrounding him.
The temple is within walking distance.
As we left, we forced Brody to put down the caterpillar he found in the grove. He started to cry to have to part ways with his little critter. To help ease him into the car, we told him to name him and set him free. What was the name he gave it? "Sacred" For the rest of the trip, every butterfly we saw, we shouted, "Look, there's Sacred!"
That same day we drove a few miles down to Hill Cumorah. In the Visitors Center they had copies of the Book of Mormon in many different languages from around the world. We had the kids close their eyes and walk around the table and grab the Book of Mormon that they would use on their mission. It was so neat to see all the translations.
This is a view from on top of the hill.
It was one of the best Sundays we have ever had. At the end of the day, Brody asked where we were going next. We told him we were going to some more Church History sites. His response..."Enough with all of this Joseph Smith stuff!" Brody, don't you worry. This is just Day 1 of all this "Joseph Smith stuff".
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