Nauvoo and Carthage Images

These photos are taken at Nauvoo and Carthage. Top: a family sculpture in the garden by the vistor's center. The center is yours truly pointing at the bullet hole in the door where the first shot came through, struck Hyrum in the nose in a fatal manner. The third shot is also in Carthage jail and displays Clarine and George inside of the jail.

We enjoyed attending a temple session at the Nauvoo temple. My pics of the Nauvoo Temple do not display it well. We spent two days in the Nauvoo area - even visiting the Community of Christ (formerly RLDS) properties which they charged us an admission of $6 to see. Emma Smith stayed at the residence after the martyrdom and after the body of LDS had gone west.

We drove through Quincy, Illinois, just down river from Nauvoo. Quincy was good to the destitute saints when they had to leave Missouri. Their town still looks prosperous and blessed.

Since we were geographically there, we stayed overnight in Hannibal, Missouri before heading to western Missouri. There we visited some Mark Twain stuff. In the museum much of the stuff was displayed using paragraphs from things that he had written. I like the way he uses words. Perhaps that is one of the reasons he is one of my favorite writers.Then we drove on to Western Missouri. My previous blog mentioned Adam Andi Ahman. While we spent the next two days in that area, we additionally visited the temple site in Farr West and Independence, and Liberty jail. The Community of Christ has all ready built their temple and auditorium in Independence. We toured their sites their free of charge this time.

The next day we drove to Branson, Missouri. We spent the nest four days there. We saw five shows - all good music and humor. The Chinese acrobats displayed phenomenal strength, agility and coordination. I also traded my time share in Florida for one in Branson. There was additional cost too, but the usage agreement will be far less burdensome and easier to trade vacation weeks with other locations. My usage will be double my previous ownership and the expenses will be half, so I feel blessed.

After leaving Branson, we headed home via Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Ponca City, Oklahoma; Wichita, Kansas;and Denver, Colorado. The rivers we saw in southern Missouri and northern Oklahoma were at flood stage, running muddy and well up on the greenery along the banks. We had no trouble and the trip home was calm and direct. After twelve days, we were glad to be back.