Kirtland

We continued north to hit Kirtland, Ohio. Another stop on the church history tour. It was quite the experience. I went with the expectation that it was going to be a lot like Nauvoo, not even close. It was little but still held so much history that I would definitely suggest it to anyone. It is owned by two different churches. The LDS church and the Community of Christ church (RLDS). The LDS owns the Saw mill, Newel K. Whitney store, Newel K. Whitney's home and the Johnson Inn. The store was my favorite part, it was the household of Emma and Joseph along with the school of the prophets. Learning about the school of the prophets was a whole experience of itself. The temple is owned by the reorganized church. We had to watch a movie at the beginning of each tour, and they both brought very different feelings to them. We were led around by a senior missionary couple from Twin Falls, Id, so that was nice. A taste of home. They had a strong spirit to them, and you could feel their testimony. I look forward to serving a mission with my hubs one day too. It was cool to walk in the places that Joseph Smith walked and taught, where he met with the apostles and received revelation. The temple was a unique experience it. It is a very plain, simple and beautiful building. You appreciate the sacrifice that the early saints had to face in order to bring it to the earth. We walked through the first floor then we walked up a flight of really, REALLY steep stairs. Looked around the second story court and then I sat in the pews about 20 feet from where the savior came to accept the building as his house. If you get the chance. Go. It was worth the 3 dollars. The last picture is from the stone quarry where they cut the stone for the temple. It was not what I expected. It was far away from the temple which made my appreciation of their sacrifice grow.