Visit to Rochester & Palmyra, NY

We made a trek to Rochester, NY for one of Tharon's orthodontic interviews and while we were there and since Palmyra is so close we decided to explore the surrounding area. It was fun! We headed first to the Palmyra Temple. The temple was small and so were the grounds, but it was so beautiful. The trees had just started showing their fall colors. Fun fact: The Palmyra Temple is the only temple that has a window you can look through. That is what the picture above is showing, and the picture below is the view of the Sacred Grove from that same window.

This is inside the Smith's Log Cabin. It was a little cold for our visit. I can't imagine living in that house for the winter. Bbrrr....

Daddy and Dakota having some fun exploring the Sacred Grove. Although he eventually fell asleep in my arms carrying him around.

Someone was nice enough to take a picture of us. It had just rained so the Sacred Grove was quiet and very peaceful.

We imaged all the places that Joseph Smith could have had his experience with the appearance of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

We also went to Hill Cumorah and went to the top of the hill to see the monument and the view. Very beautiful. You could see on the grass below where the pagent had been held in July. One day I would like to see the pagent.

Dakota absolutely loved bumping down the stairs, as you can see from the expression on his face!

We also went to the place where the Book of Mormon was first published. We didn't go on the tour because of lack of time, but we bought Dakota a book about Jesus (cause you can never find them at garage sales).

Last of all we drove up to Ontario Lake and stopped where we could get out and explore the shore. As you can see Dakota isn't looking at the camera. He is too busy looking at those cool waves splashing against the shore.

All in all we liked the area. Now we just wait to see where life will take us next.