Nauvoo has been recreated to look a little like it did back in the 1840's. People can go through the houses and shops and the missionaries there show you around tell you about the place. We were there at a quiet time because the pageant was done. But it was good for us because we did not have to wait for anything. 
Some of the places we saw were:
The Family Living Center. Here we learned about the daily duties. We got to make a rope as a family. This showed us how everyone in the family has to work together to succeed. If there is only one strand the string will break but once you weave it together it is very strong and hard to break. Just like our family.
At the Brickyard we got to see how they made bricks and they told us of the high demand for bricks in Nauvoo at this time because so many people were moving in. They gave us each a mini brick to take home.
We went to the blacksmith and saw all that they made there. We got a “prairie ring” to take. It is made out of a nail. When kids got married sometimes they did not have any money so this was the only ring that they could afford for a while.
We also went on an Oxen ride and we had frozen custard for lunch.
We got to see a play called: “Just Plain Anna Amanda”. It was made for kids so it was a little cheesy but it was good. The kids really enjoyed Amanda when she said, “I just want to be IMPORTANT”. To this day non of us can hear that word and not repeat it with an accent. The motto of the play was “it’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice”.
After that we went and saw the homes of Emma Smith and the gravesites of the Smith Family. The Church of Christ owns these so we only saw the home from the outside because in order to go inside you have to pay and go on a 2-hour tour. We did not have enough time and the tour was too long.
Because we learned our lesson the night before about everything being closed for dinner we went and got dinner at 4:45pm before they closed. We just bough some sandwiches and took them to our suite and had dinner there.
After that we went and saw the play “Old Nauvoo”. The senior missionaries put it on. This showed us how hard it was to be a Mormon back then and how hard it must have been to leave Nauvoo when the saints went west.
After the show, we went and walked around the Nauvoo Temple grounds and took some pictures. It is such a beautiful temple and the spirit that you can feel there is very peaceful.
Afterwards we went back to our suite and had popcorn and watched the Olympics. We stayed up past midnight watching gymnastics to see who got the women's individual gold. KC tried to get the results online so we could go to bed but because it was live the results were not there.
Spending our last day in Nauvoo was the best way to end our vacation.
Some of the places we saw were:The Family Living Center. Here we learned about the daily duties. We got to make a rope as a family. This showed us how everyone in the family has to work together to succeed. If there is only one strand the string will break but once you weave it together it is very strong and hard to break. Just like our family.
At the Brickyard we got to see how they made bricks and they told us of the high demand for bricks in Nauvoo at this time because so many people were moving in. They gave us each a mini brick to take home.
We went to the blacksmith and saw all that they made there. We got a “prairie ring” to take. It is made out of a nail. When kids got married sometimes they did not have any money so this was the only ring that they could afford for a while.
We also went on an Oxen ride and we had frozen custard for lunch.
We got to see a play called: “Just Plain Anna Amanda”. It was made for kids so it was a little cheesy but it was good. The kids really enjoyed Amanda when she said, “I just want to be IMPORTANT”. To this day non of us can hear that word and not repeat it with an accent. The motto of the play was “it’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice”.After that we went and saw the homes of Emma Smith and the gravesites of the Smith Family. The Church of Christ owns these so we only saw the home from the outside because in order to go inside you have to pay and go on a 2-hour tour. We did not have enough time and the tour was too long.
Because we learned our lesson the night before about everything being closed for dinner we went and got dinner at 4:45pm before they closed. We just bough some sandwiches and took them to our suite and had dinner there.
After that we went and saw the play “Old Nauvoo”. The senior missionaries put it on. This showed us how hard it was to be a Mormon back then and how hard it must have been to leave Nauvoo when the saints went west.
After the show, we went and walked around the Nauvoo Temple grounds and took some pictures. It is such a beautiful temple and the spirit that you can feel there is very peaceful.
Afterwards we went back to our suite and had popcorn and watched the Olympics. We stayed up past midnight watching gymnastics to see who got the women's individual gold. KC tried to get the results online so we could go to bed but because it was live the results were not there.
Spending our last day in Nauvoo was the best way to end our vacation.
1 comment:
What a wondeful trip! I love the experiences like making the rope that make you so glad that you took the time and effort to make the whole trip happen. You guys got to see and do so much more than we did when we went to Nauvoo, the temple wasn't even there. btw I also love the idea of having the kids research part of the trip!
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