Boston, Concord, Lexington, MA and Sharon, VT

This is the morning of the 3rd day of the tour. I haven't been able yet to get all the photos uploaded - the wireless connection seems to be slow. I will enhance the photos and get more uploaded tonight I hope.



We visited the Boston Temple, attended church services at the Belmont 2nd Ward and visited Lexington and Concord. Our tour guide reminded us of the great sacrifices made by the citizens of this new country. One signer of the Declaration had two sons captured and brutalized by the British. He was told he could have his sons back if he would renounce this revolution, but he refused.

Our final stop of the day was Sharon, Vermont, the birthplace of Joseph Smith. In 2005 we celebrated the 200th anniversary of his birth. In 1905 a single granite shaft was erected on the site of his birth, formed of one block of smoothed and polished stone - which may still be the largest uncut block in the world. It's 38 1/2 feet high, one foot for each year of his life.


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Boston, MA - The Beginnings of a New Nation

It was an early start today. Up at 3:30 am. to be to the airport at 4:30. It's been a long day, but a good one. We saw lots of things pertaining to the Revolutionary History of our nation, but also how Boston is significant in the history of the Church. There are also some interesting 'other' sites there, like a bicycle built for four?



This is the place where the Boston Massacre occurred.


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