St. Louis Temple
We departed St. Louis in the morning and drove west to Independence, Missouri after a visit to the St. Louis Temple. This is one of the settling places for the Saints during the Missouri period. In revelation God revealed that this would be the Center place for the Church. Currently the acreage is owned by three different churches who claim Joseph Smith as their founder, the Community of Christ, the Church of Christ, Temple Lot, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each has one or more buildings here.
Our next stop was Liberty, the place where the Prophet Joseph Smith and several associates were held while the Saints that were in Clay County were driven out. They moved to Caldwell County and Far West. In Liberty Jail Joseph Smith received some of the most powerful revelations and the experience made him both stronger and more empathetic to the distresses of others.
Liberty Jail
Other pictures of the day.
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