The City of Joseph

We have a number of free hours, both today and tomorrow. I went to the temple in the morning with most of the tour, where we were able to serve in the temple for a couple of hours. It is beautiful inside as well as outside.

I was able to visit some of the historical sites in Old Nauvoo, but will take more pictures tomorrow. We watched a film in the visitor's center about Joseph Smith the Prophet of God. It brought forth some strong emotions as we watched events happen in places that we had been that day or mere days before.

At the Visitor Center there is a statuary garden, with bronze statues celebrating women and the organization of the Relief Society which occurred in Nauvoo. It is a beautiful place with beautiful statues.

     

Teaching With Love       In Her Mother's Footsteps

During the summer months in Nauvoo there are a number of young people called on service missions to perform in the town. We watched a production called High Hopes and Riverboats, which was very entertaining.

Tomorrow we go to tour some of the sites owned by the Community of Christ Church (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), then will have some more free time. I hope to get to the rest of the historic places tomorrow.

Other pictures of the day.