Midwest Church History Trip - Part 2

Yay for more details about the trip! After Nauvoo, we headed down to Missouri and stayed in a Hotel for three days in proximity to multiple Church History Sites! We saw so many different churches and a couple temples this day. The sacredness of a temple can be felt in and around the grounds. When true ordinances are being performed, and sacred covenants are being made with the authority of God, a special spirit resides. I always feel that peace when I am around a temple. To me it feels like safety and security. I feel safe with the people I love and knowing that they belong to me forever.

Look for the Angel Moroni on a temple. This is a symbol that it is a true temple that operates under the true authority of God.

Independence,  Missouri

We made it to Zion! We visited the our Church's visitor's center as well as the Community of Christ's Temple across the street. The Community of Christ is a break off that happened in Nauvoo when Joseph Smith was killed. They believe that the calling of Prophet came through lineage, and up until a few years ago, their Prophet was a descendant of Joseph Smith. (Until his line ended). In their temple, we saw many cool artifacts that come from those early days and could have belonged to Emma and Joseph Smith. In our visitor's center, we had questions cleared up about where the Temple lot is dedicated, saw presentations about the purpose of life and our families, and then went through a museum that depicted the Saint's history in Missouri.

Across from our visitor's center is a grassy field where we found corner stones for the dedicated temple site. The plot does not actually belong to our church, (nor does it belong to the Community of Christ). It belongs to a whole different branch off. 

Spreading out across the future temple lot

Here is our favorite Uncle Hunter again teaching the girls to drive a wagon

Standing in front of our Church's visitor center. We even have a small Stake Center on the land as well. We attended Sacrament Meeting there.

This was a good view of the Community of Christ's temple. They designed it after the Fibonacci Sequence.

Kansas City, Missouri, Temple

We visited the Kansas City Temple on the way back to the hotel that night.

My forever family because of Temples that operate under God's Power, the Priesthood.