Our first stop was Palmyra temple. All of the family 12 and up got ready and headed to go see the temple and do baptisms. I was really excited for this because although I have been a member for 11 years, I never went with the young women to do baptisms and I was going to be able to do it here with my family and my husband Andrew. The feeling of the spirit that i felt that day in the temple was almost overwhelming for me. It was so surreal to be in the temple with so many members of the same family doing God's work. I am so grateful to have such a great husband who I can share moments like this with in the temple.
This wonderful couple are my in laws, without you both this trip would not have been possible. Thank you so much.
The whole group after baptisms.
Once we all got dried off and ready to go we went back to the hotel and got all the rest of the family to go back to the temple so everyone could enjoy its beauty. This was Marcie and Daniels place to tell us about. Despite my best efforts to remember and retain all of the information for the trip, i could not:( However i will share what i remember.
This is the window that faces the sacred grove. President Hinkley asked for specifically only this window not be that frosted glass so you would be able to look out and see the sacred grove.
This is the view that you would see if you were to look out this window while inside the temple.Somewhere within all of this was where Joseph Smith saw his vision. I felt delighted to be standing there looking at it. It is beautiful.
This is at the back of the temple, the picture within the 9 windows is the tree of life. pretty neat!
Marcie and Daniel were also able to find out that this, (what looks to be a pile of rocks), is actually a wall that was built by joseph smith and his brothers. it trailed all the way up to the hillside of the temple.
The Palmyra Temple:)
It was so bright out that day we could not even keep our eyes open
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