In 1856, close to 1,500 people all part of the Martin and Willie handcart companies and the Hodgetts, Hunt, and Smoot wagon companies became stranded on the high plains of present-day Wyoming in the dead of winter. Most of these groups were traveling from Iowa to present-day Utah to join with many others of their faith..
Category: Road trips
Browning Home & Gun Shop – Nauvoo, IL
Browning’s Home and Gun shop was authentically restored in the 1960’s in Nauvoo. It was one of the first buildings in Nauvoo to be restored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this area. Today if you visit for a tour you will be taught a bit of history
The Mansion House & Smith Homestead – Nauvoo, IL
Joseph Smith and his family moved to Nauvoo in 1839 and used their home as Church Headquarters. This log home was also called ‘the homestead’
Nauvoo Printing Office – Nauvoo, IL
Nauvoo Printing Office History In the 19th century the Nauvoo Printing Office produced two papers, one for the community and the other for the official paper of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints called the “Times and Seasons”. Prior to settling in Nauvoo, Illinois Members of the Church of Jesus Christ had a…
Nauvoo
People are still attracted to this wide bend on the Mississippi river for numerous reasons as outlined below. Nauvoo can be a place of great refuge and inspiration or a crowded tourist trap. It is what you make of it. This article of tips and insight, gleamed over decades of travel, to the City of Joseph,
Hill Cumorah – Palmyra, New York
In geological terms this “hill” located in upstate New York is technically considered a drumlin: a low oval mound that is part of a group of little hills composed of compacted boulder clay that was molded by past glacial action
Historic Johnson Home, Hiram Ohio
The Johnson Family Farm is located in Hiram Ohio, about 30 miles south of Kirtland Ohio. In this area many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began gathering in the early 1830’s. The lives of the Johnson’s intersected with the church in 1831 when nineteen year old Lyman Johnson developed a deep conviction for the gospel and was baptized in February of 1831.
Dinosaur National Monument
One of the most popular destination to stop within the National Monument is the Quarry Exhibit Hall as it displays many of the rare Fossil Bones discovered at this site.
Bryce Canyon National Park
One of the Big 5 Parks in Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park is a photographers dream and a hikers paradise. Located near the historic western town of Panguich, Utah
Independence Missouri Visitor Center
The Independence Missouri Visitor Center is a great starting point for all Missouri Church History sites belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the center you will learn about the experiences of early Latter-day Saint settlers in Missouri and about Jesus Christ, families, latter-day prophets, and the Book of Mormon.