Nauvoo the Beautiful

On Monday afternoon, after spending the morning at the Shedd aquarium in Chicago, we rented a car and followed Brigg and his family down to Nauvoo Illinois - where we spent all day Tuesday and into the early afternoon Wednesday in this historic and beautiful city.  We saw couple missionaries make rope, run a loom, make bricks, demonstrate horseshoe making along with prairie diamond rings, and visited several of the businesses and homes of the 1800's.  What an inspiring and testimony building time we spent together. Wednesday afternoon Marcie, Havalah and the two boys traveled back to Chicago to spend the night and catch a flight on Thursday morning back to Washington, while Brigg and Scott drove the car west!  They stayed nights in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Bozeman, Montana before arriving late Friday night in Lacey!

Admiring a beautiful statue of the Savior

Enjoying several modes of former day transportation

Brass and bagpipe bands played throughout the town

The beautiful Nauvoo Temple from the site of the pageant

Luke inspecting our horsepower before our carriage ride through the Nauvoo countryside

Maybe the Prophet Joseph rode his horse to this spot outside of town to ponder while looking at the Mississippi River

Two senior missionaries guided our carriage tour and told us wonderful stories - obviously these 3 were paying close attention!

Inspiring and grateful feelings we enjoyed at Carthage, site of martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum

Scott and Brigg took the camera west --on one particular day stopped 3 times:  to take a hike in the Badlands!; a delightful stop at Mt. Rushmore; and a late evening visit to the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn

We felt very blessed in our travels - Brigg's car had a few problems and we know that there were many praying that we would make it make to Lacey safely, which we did.  Along with Marcie, Havalah and their two boys, it was wonderful to also be greeted here by Megan, Jeremy and their family who now live in Oregon!