We travelled quite a way today on the bus, but finally made it to Kirtland Ohio and went to the Newell K. Whitney store. I came here once when I was probably 14, man is it different!! The church paid to have the road go around the church history sites instead of straight through the middle. They had also built a really cool visitor's center here. They have rebuilt the lumber mill, the ashery, and the school house.
This is upstairs of the Whitney store. This is an "office" they built for Joseph to use. They also built a bedroom and a small kitchen for Joseph and Emma. In this home their first baby to survive past infancy was born, his name was Joseph Smith III. He was the 4th baby to be born to Joseph and Emma.
This room was upstairs in the Whitney Store. It was called the School of the Prophets, and was used as a missionary training center. 20 revelations were received here. In this room many people saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ during a meeting held there. The Word of Wisdom was one of the revelations received here :).
Our last stop today was the Isaac Morley Farm. Brother Morley built Joseph and Emma a house on his property, he was a patriarch and a stake president. He sold his entire farm and gave all the money to the church. And Isaac Morley was actually sent to Sanpete County by Brigham Young and settled Manti. On this farm the 4th General Conference of the church was held. During the priesthood session of that conference after Joseph had set apart the first 23 high priests of the church, many of the men saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appear.
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Lacy I have LOVED looking at all of your pictures and reading about your trip!!!! I've been to some of those plaes so its fun to see them again! FUN--FUN!!! :) Enjoy! and KEEP POSTING!!!!
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