VACATION: Palmyra

On the way between Harmony and Palmyra we stopped in Fayette and saw the Peter Whitmer Farm where the church was organized and some of the Book of Mormon was translated.

In downtown Palmyra we toured the Grandin Printing Co., where the Book of Mormon was published.

Next we drove to the Smith Family farm. This is a replica of the original log home they lived in.

The family gathered here.

This is the room the kids slept in when Moroni appeared to Joseph.

In the distance is the newer home they lived in when Joseph brought the plates home.

The barn - rebuilt.

The cooper shop - rebuilt. At one time the plates were hidden here.

You can see the temple from the farm, near the path to the Sacred Grove.

And from the window inside the Temple, you look out on the Sacred Grove. I love the reciprocal relationship!

The Sacred Grove.

Later, we attended the Hill Cumorah Pageant!

It's a spectacular production with great costumes. These 3 girls were our 'missionaries.'

Best of all, we met up with the Martin sisters from our ward and watched it together.