So today my sisters and I went to Nauvoo, IL and toured around a little. Nauvoo has a lot of historical significance for my church and I wanted to share that with my sisters. Anyway, we had a blast!
First, we went to the Joseph Smith visitor's center. That was pretty cool to tour around to his different houses and his burial site, and then the Red Brick Store.
Which is a pretty cool store.
Then we went further into Nauvoo and walked around the Temple and took pictures there. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera, so I had to take pictures on my phone, but with a little tweaking, they'll look better. :)
Then we went down to the Nauvoo visitor's center, and walked around a little and showed my sisters pictures from different points in the history of the Church. After that we just walked around Old Town Nauvoo and went to different buildings. We went to the blacksmith's and got a "Prairie Diamond Ring" which doesn't have a diamond, but looks kinda cool, just a bit different. We then went to the bakery and looked around then got a ginger bread cookie, which was delicious! After that, we went to the Family Living Center and learned how to make different things that made the pioneer's lives easier, like wool, candles, rope, bread, rugs, pottery, etc. That was pretty cool, and ended up getting the rope we helped make, a piece of oven bread, and a candle. The last thing we got to go to was the Cultural Hall, which was an awesome building!
Overall, it was an awesome trip, and when I asked my sisters what the best part about the whole thing was, they said it was getting to see the Temple. That just made my heart sing. So, I recommend to anyone that's never been to Nauvoo, to go. It's such a fun experience, and you learn so much about the pioneers.
