Nauvoo-- Part 1

Tony is wonderful and took me to Nauvoo for my 21st birthday. We spent the weekend there and had such a great time! Nauvoo is eight hours away from Bentonville so we left Friday afternoon and got back late Sunday night. Even though we were only there for a short time, I felt like we saw everything we wanted to see, plus we got to do a session in the temple. Here are some pictures from our trip!

This is the top floor room inside the Cultural Hall. Here Joseph Smith took a piece of chalk and on this wood floor drew the journey from Nauvoo to the Utah Valley.

The new Hyrum and Joseph Statue across the street from the temple. This is supposed to be them leaving Nauvoo for the last time.

View from the temple

Lucy Mack Smith Home

This is where you get the infamous Nauvoo red brick. It was neat to hear how they made the bricks. Practically all the homes in Nauvoo were made out of this red brick. Something I liked about being in Nauvoo is you hear stories about people that you don't normally hear. The early saints were so talented and everyone had some talent (like making bricks) that they used to make up this big city.

Joseph Smith Mansion

I really liked this home. Jonathan Browning made guns in his gunshop attached to the house. He also invented different kinds of guns. He invented either the rifle or handgun that could shoot more than one bullet without having to reload. Having that element of surprise helped the mormons when they were attacked by Indians. (Don't quote me exactly on that story. It has been a few weeks since I heard it...)

Joseph Smith's Home

The graves of Emma, Joseph and Hyrum Smith

Joseph Smith Red Brick Store

Kimball Home

A piece from the original Nauvoo Temple

We had dinner here and it was so much fun.
I have more to add but will do that later!