Today we went to Kirtland, which is the city that the Saints stayed in for 7 years (the longest they were anywhere before Salt Lake City). We stayed in a hotel last night and that meant that breakfast needed to be cold. So we had cold cereal. I will admit that I had a momentary lapse in judgement and bought sugared cereal. So not only did we polish off 3 boxes of cereal in 10 minutes but all the kids were humming with energy. We got to the kirtland visitor center and the tour included a 20 minute video. The kids and kenneth could not abide another movie so Kenneth asked if we could have a tour without the movie and the Missionary had a hard time with that, he really wanted us to see the movie. He said it wasn't possible to tour without the movie. So Kenneth turned to the kids and said "who wnats to go to Niagara Falls?". The kids cheered and were ready to go. What kids wouldn't pick a raging waterfall over history?!? There was another senior missionary couple who saved the day and said they wold take is. It was one of our best tours. They were wonderful.
We saw the Kirtland temple (after our real tour) which the saints built and then had to abandon when they were driven out. It is owned by the Community of Christ Church (who incidentally, also wanted us to watch a movie before we could take a tour, but we didn't and a guide took us on a tour between tours.) It is well preserved, but not a temple in spirit anymore. It was very interesting to the kids and I that to go inside gave us the same kind of feeling as when someone moves and the house is empty. Nostalgia might be a word for it. Like when you remember all the great memories that you once knew there...
Outside the Kirtland Temple (I am having a problem getting the pictures in vertical, sorry)
The temple again.
This is the Whitney Family home. Newel K Whitney is a man I knew little bits about before and I have a great admiration for now. He was truly a man who was willing to give all he had for the cause of truth. The picture below is in the room above his store where the "School of the Prophets" was held.
We saw the Kirtland temple (after our real tour) which the saints built and then had to abandon when they were driven out. It is owned by the Community of Christ Church (who incidentally, also wanted us to watch a movie before we could take a tour, but we didn't and a guide took us on a tour between tours.) It is well preserved, but not a temple in spirit anymore. It was very interesting to the kids and I that to go inside gave us the same kind of feeling as when someone moves and the house is empty. Nostalgia might be a word for it. Like when you remember all the great memories that you once knew there...
Outside the Kirtland Temple (I am having a problem getting the pictures in vertical, sorry)
The temple again.
This is the Whitney Family home. Newel K Whitney is a man I knew little bits about before and I have a great admiration for now. He was truly a man who was willing to give all he had for the cause of truth. The picture below is in the room above his store where the "School of the Prophets" was held.
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