Nauvoo

On our way out to Buffalo we stopped at Nauvoo. We spent almost and entire day there. That was perfect for us. I was worried that we wouldn't have enough time to see everything we wanted but Krew simply wasn't going to allow us to go on many tours. He doesn't really like to sit still. Wierd. One of the few tours that we did take was Carthiage Jail where Joseph Smith died. Here is a pic. of us by a statue that is out front of the Jail.


During the tour they explained that Joseph Smith's brother Hyrum, was trying to hold the door shut when the mob came to kill Joseph. The mob shot Hyrum through this door and killed him. If you look closely you can see that the bullet hole is still in the door.

The inside of the window that Joseph Smith fell to his death from.

The top window is an outside shot of the window that Joseph fell out of when he was killed.

The outside of Carthiage Jail.

Then we drove a couple miles down the road to Nauvoo. This is the actual size of an average wagon that each family got to cross the plains with.

All of the names on these walls are people who died while in Nauvoo.

I found some Lyman's that were on the wall! I'm not sure if I'm related to these ones (I'll have to do a little fam. history) But I know that I did have some ancestors that made it to the salt lake valley.

At the edge of Nauvoo there is a trail you can walk down called "The Trail of Hope" This is the trail the the saints walked on to leave their city as they were driven from their homes.


Its really cool to walk down this path because ever 10 feet or so there are journal entries from the saints for you to read. The journal entries are mostly about the hardships they had to face in Nauvoo and how hard it was for them to leave. This one especially hit me. I'm so glad that I don't have to deal with struggles like the pioneers. Yes, I had to move across the country but it did it in the comforts of my car. I had air conditioning, hotels to stay at, pools to swim in, and fast food along the way. The trip only took 3 days and I didn't have to give birth or deal with sickness along the way. This was a good stop for me. What on earth do I have to complain about?

This is the view that the saints had of their temple as they walked away from Nauvoo. How sad to leave such a beautiful thing behind.

This is at the end of The Trail of Hope. Its the Mississippi river that the saints had to cross in the middle of winter to leave Nauvoo.


We took a tour of Nauvoo in this little wagon. It was really fun and good for couples with kids cause we got to see all the buildings within about 1 hour and we learned alot about them from the missionaries on the tour. It was way fun.


After our tour one of the missionaries said it would be ok if Krew wanted to pet the horse. Krew loved it! One of the horses he met was named Ned and for several days after we left Nauvoo Krew would occasionally ask "Where is Ned?"

Krew wanted to kiss the horse:)

The beautiful Nauvoo temple.