Back in April we took a trip to Palmyra for our church's annual Stake Youth Conference. It was a very short trip for Jed & I. They were short on cars to transport kids and their gear back to the city, so Jed, our friend Marlon, and I left NYC around 3am in a rental van, drove the 6 hours to Palmyra, spent about 2 hours there, then turned around and drove back with Dana and a few of the youth. It turned out to be a really fun experience! We had some great bonding time with Marlon & Dana, got to see some of the Church's historical landmarks, and got to enjoy a very inspiring testimony meeting in the Sacred Grove.
Jed reading the Smith's family Bible
Pointing to one of the bedrooms in this little home
The Sacred Grove
We visited the Sacred Grove around the same time of year that Joseph Smith had the First Vision. Usually artistic renditions of this vision depict the grove as very green with the trees covered in leaves. However, it is more probable that the grove looked like the above picture. It was interesting to see that it looked much different than I had pictured it all these years.
The Sacred Grove is where Joseph Smith received an answer to prayer which, eventually led to his being called as the first prophet since the time of Christ's ministry. Through Joseph Smith, the gospel as it was taught & practiced in the time of Christ, was restored. Joseph had many special experiences in the area we visited, making it a travel destination for many LDS people.
We enjoyed our visit and will especially remember the feeling we had as the youth shared their testimonies of the gospel in the Sacred Grove. We have an impressive group of young people in Manhattan and I feel very privileged to work with them!
The Smith family home
Jed reading the Smith's family Bible
Pointing to one of the bedrooms in this little home
The Sacred Grove
We visited the Sacred Grove around the same time of year that Joseph Smith had the First Vision. Usually artistic renditions of this vision depict the grove as very green with the trees covered in leaves. However, it is more probable that the grove looked like the above picture. It was interesting to see that it looked much different than I had pictured it all these years.The Sacred Grove is where Joseph Smith received an answer to prayer which, eventually led to his being called as the first prophet since the time of Christ's ministry. Through Joseph Smith, the gospel as it was taught & practiced in the time of Christ, was restored. Joseph had many special experiences in the area we visited, making it a travel destination for many LDS people.
We enjoyed our visit and will especially remember the feeling we had as the youth shared their testimonies of the gospel in the Sacred Grove. We have an impressive group of young people in Manhattan and I feel very privileged to work with them!
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