Pioneer children sang as they walked...

This past week we were able to go to Nauvoo to visit my parents while they are serving a mission. While we were there we were able to go and visit all of the sites. It was an amazing trip. We learned a lot and had a lot of fun seeing Grandma and Grandpa in action. There were a lot of sites to see as well as plays to go to. I am amazed at what the pioneers did and the faith that they had. We took A LOT of pictures so I have tried to narrow the photos down to a few.



We were able to go to the temple grounds at sunset. It was beautiful. It is an amazing building with amazing grounds around it.

In front of the temple they have these statues of Joseph and Hyrum Smith depicting their last ride to Carthage. It was a beautiful night with the sunset on the Mississippi river in the background.


We were able to go to Carthage and visit the jailhouse where Joseph and Hyrum were killed. It was a rainy day which set a somber mood. We were also fortunate to be there while a singing group from BYU was there. They were an a capella group and they sang in the jailhouse as well as in the visitor center. It was an amazing performance and really brought the spirit to the tour.


I have heard the story of the martyrdom many times but to see the rooms where these men were and to see the bullet holes and to be able to imagine what it was like was pretty emotional. It was crazy how a place where such a tragic event happened could have such a positive spirit about it.