This week we had the chance to get down to Nauvoo, Illinois for a little vacation. Josh's sister, Janell, and her family were in Illinois for her husband's graduation ceremony from the University of Illinois (he was taking online classes for his masters) and Josh's parents flew out to Wisconsin also.
So after they were here for a couple days we all drove down to Illinois and met Janell's family for a quick Nauvoo trip. Janell booked this house online and it turned out to be such a great place! Way better than the Nauvoo Family Hotel which I've stayed at every time. We were joking about it on the way down and how Janell's other hotel that she booked online for their drive out had been so bad that they just kept driving, and we were like, "This house is gonna be 200 years old.... really gross.... it'll be like the early saints experience!" But we got to Nauvoo and drove to the temple and the house was literally right across the street! It was crazy! She said, "I didn't know it'd be THAT close!"
We got to visit Carthage Jail (where the prophet Joseph Smith was falsely imprisoned and later martyred- explanation for you three non-LDS readers) then take turns going to the temple and leaving the kids at the house. That was actually the first session I've been to at Nauvoo since getting my own endowments about six years ago the day before my wedding! It was cool to actually be there in a relaxed state and able to look around and admire the beauty of the rooms of the temple. It's so amazing the way they built it to look just like it would have in the 1840's. Aaron even talked them into gving us a short tour after our session. Overall, besides few deafening temper tantrums from Caleb (where I may have lost hearing) it was a great trip!
Here are some pictures!
Friday, May 21, 2010
"The City Beautiful!" (Our Nauvoo Trip)
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What a fun family trip, it is great to see pictures of your little family with the Idaho relatives. Your boys are getting so big. I'm glad you could all get together.
How fun! I love Nauvoo so much. It's like you think it's going to be this bustling city with tons of people... then you get there and it's just so peaceful and quiet. Never been to the Nauvoo temple though. That would be an awesome experience!
Your comments on my blog crack me up. If you are serious about visiting just let me know what works best for you. Heaven willing I plan on being here for a while so no rush.
I didn't realize u were married at Nauvoo. I love that temple. I wasn't endowed yet when I went so we did baptisms but I look forward to returning. Looks like you had fun... And I will get cracking on next weeks lesson for ya. Haha. I am sure your thoughts were better than anything I could come up with!
i am so jelous i wish i could have come you guys look like you had so much fun and thank you so much for berriks jacket it fit good
I've been to Nauvoo a couple times and it never got old! I love visiting there! Say hi to Janell for me! You guys all looked like you were having so much fun!!
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