We are just about there after a 2 hour drive to Nauvoo!
This is an original peace of the old temple at the visitors center
We took the 50 minute horse carriage tour through the old Nauvoo town
The poor horses that were pulling us, it was a pretty warm day.
We passed a brass band that drives around and plays for everyone, they are all missionaries.
Just some horses along the way
This is the way the pioneers treked. the wagon was tiny!
The end of the trail of tears as the pioneers were kicked out of Nauvoo, this is where they crossed the Mississippi river, it was 30 degrees under freezing and the river was frozen over.
Tons of lilly pads, but they aren't called that, I can't remember the name,
It's only about 18 to 20 inches deep where all the green stuff is.
Simeon Dunn lived here, I don't know who he is but the houses out there are awesoome, I didn't know that the stars they have on the building are the ends of support rods they have running through the house to make it stronger.
Where Lucy Mac Smith, Josephs mommy last lived and died.
I don't remember who's house this was, but they were fixing it up a little more. There are tons of missionaries out there keeping up the old town and teaching everyone about the times and Joseph's life.
View from the wagon, it's such an amazing place!
This is one of my most favorite temples now, I love it!
We took a tour from the Community of Christ church, they own part of the town, Jared loved their gift shop! We did buy the book of Mormon, not the hat. But that Book of Mormon is a photo copy of the 1830's first edition of the book.
The old motel they were building by the river the same time the temple was being built. It was supposed to be MUCH larger but they were more worried about getting the temple built so it only got two stories high and then later got finished to look like this. It was going to be as big as the temple. There were 20,000 people in town I guess, that's why they were going to make it so big, as of the last sensus there are only about 1,600 people living in Nauvoo now.
The back side of the Motel. Emma Smith remarried and lived here with her new husband for the last of her days. Her room where she slept and later died was the window on the left with the fire escape going up to it.
The Mansion where Joseph last lived.
The Mansion originally was as large as the fence is long but a tree fell and ruined the back part, they were able to restore this much. Joseph had to rent out all the rooms exept for 3 where he and his family lived. They were poor..
His final grave, out of 3. That's Emma, Joseph and Hyrum's graves.
The house behind is josephs first home in Nauvoo. Besides a tiny wooden cabin I guesss.
The room and window Joseph was shot and fell out of. Inside Carthage Jail.
The door with the bullet holes. The first was though the lock on the edge of the door, the second was in the middle where Hyrum had his face as he was holding the door shut, he was killed instantly as the bullet shot him in his face.
The two holes in the door from outside the room.
Where Joseph was first put when brought to the jail, it was too hot so they got to stay in the bedroom were they were killed.
Jared in the jail.
The back side of Carthage jail, the window on the far right second floor was the room Joseph was staying in.
Joseph was shot and fell out of the top window.
We're smiling and standing where Joseph fell.....
Emily, Joseph, Hyrum, and Jared.
Joseph and Hyrum's statue in front of the Carthage Jail.
This trench, or ditch was built by Joseph and his followers to drain the swamps to the Mississippi so they could actually live on the land.
Jared and I got to clean the whole temple, we were in every room and after they took us to the very top of the tower, we stood just under Moroni's feet! It's 10 stories high.
Just about to go in the Temple.
The temple at night on the back side of it.
We are just about there after a 2 hour drive to Nauvoo!
This is an original peace of the old temple at the visitors center
We took the 50 minute horse carriage tour through the old Nauvoo town
The poor horses that were pulling us, it was a pretty warm day.
We passed a brass band that drives around and plays for everyone, they are all missionaries.
Just some horses along the way
This is the way the pioneers treked. the wagon was tiny!
The end of the trail of tears as the pioneers were kicked out of Nauvoo, this is where they crossed the Mississippi river, it was 30 degrees under freezing and the river was frozen over.
Tons of lilly pads, but they aren't called that, I can't remember the name,
It's only about 18 to 20 inches deep where all the green stuff is.
Simeon Dunn lived here, I don't know who he is but the houses out there are awesoome, I didn't know that the stars they have on the building are the ends of support rods they have running through the house to make it stronger.
Where Lucy Mac Smith, Josephs mommy last lived and died.
I don't remember who's house this was, but they were fixing it up a little more. There are tons of missionaries out there keeping up the old town and teaching everyone about the times and Joseph's life.
View from the wagon, it's such an amazing place!
This is one of my most favorite temples now, I love it!
We took a tour from the Community of Christ church, they own part of the town, Jared loved their gift shop! We did buy the book of Mormon, not the hat. But that Book of Mormon is a photo copy of the 1830's first edition of the book. 
The old motel they were building by the river the same time the temple was being built. It was supposed to be MUCH larger but they were more worried about getting the temple built so it only got two stories high and then later got finished to look like this. It was going to be as big as the temple. There were 20,000 people in town I guess, that's why they were going to make it so big, as of the last sensus there are only about 1,600 people living in Nauvoo now.
The back side of the Motel. Emma Smith remarried and lived here with her new husband for the last of her days. Her room where she slept and later died was the window on the left with the fire escape going up to it.
The Mansion where Joseph last lived.
The Mansion originally was as large as the fence is long but a tree fell and ruined the back part, they were able to restore this much. Joseph had to rent out all the rooms exept for 3 where he and his family lived. They were poor..
His final grave, out of 3. That's Emma, Joseph and Hyrum's graves.
The house behind is josephs first home in Nauvoo. Besides a tiny wooden cabin I guesss.
The room and window Joseph was shot and fell out of. Inside Carthage Jail.
The door with the bullet holes. The first was though the lock on the edge of the door, the second was in the middle where Hyrum had his face as he was holding the door shut, he was killed instantly as the bullet shot him in his face.
The two holes in the door from outside the room.
Where Joseph was first put when brought to the jail, it was too hot so they got to stay in the bedroom were they were killed.
Jared in the jail.
The back side of Carthage jail, the window on the far right second floor was the room Joseph was staying in.
Joseph was shot and fell out of the top window.
We're smiling and standing where Joseph fell.....
Emily, Joseph, Hyrum, and Jared.
Joseph and Hyrum's statue in front of the Carthage Jail.
This trench, or ditch was built by Joseph and his followers to drain the swamps to the Mississippi so they could actually live on the land.
Jared and I got to clean the whole temple, we were in every room and after they took us to the very top of the tower, we stood just under Moroni's feet! It's 10 stories high.
Just about to go in the Temple.
The temple at night on the back side of it.
3 comments:
wow, how in the world did you score a place to clean the temple and go in EVERY room?!?!! i want to do that soo bad! how cool!!! i miss the midwest! when the nauvoo temple was dedicated i lived in omaha and we got to help with the open house.
Emily I am so jealous you got to see those places!! What an awesome experience!! I want to go there some day!!
Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous. I want to go to Nauvoo and go on al those tours and visit all those places. I think my parents took us when we were little, but of course I didn't appriciate it. Have a fabulous rest of the summer.
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