Back to Nauvoo

About a month ago Kenta and I joined his parents and younger brother Koji on a trip to Nauvoo. On the way there we saw the Mississippi River flooding several towns and roads, including the one we were supposed to take....

Luckily we found another road. We love our GPS system. We'd probably still be driving around acres and acres of corn and soy without it. Eventually we got to our destination... Nauvoo, Illinois.
We had a great time seeing all the sites and learning more about life in the 19th century. Of course we also enjoying looking at/walking around the beautiful Nauvoo Temple.


We also went to the City of Joseph Pageant that evening. I loved it! (Don't tell my friends back in the Rochester/Palmyra area, but I actually liked it better than the Hill Cumorah Pageant.)

Hyrum and Joseph Smith statues

On Sunday we went to church in Nauvoo and then hit the road for Carthage, Illinois to see the Carthage Jail shown below.

Another statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in front of Carthage Jail.

After Carthage we hit the road again for Springfield, Illinois where we went to Abraham Lincoln's home and got to see all sorts of Lincoln memorabilia.

It was a quick trip, but we really enjoyed ourselves and had fun with Kenta's family.