Palmyra Day #2

This is all the cases of letters in the Grandin Print shop.
Did you know that it took about 2 years for them to print and bind 5,000 copies, in leather, of the Book of Mormon? And that people would come by and buy pages of what they had ready? 

The Hill Cumorah Visitor's Center

The girls wanted to do baptisms for the dead in the Palmyra temple and they were able to on Wednesday (I can't even keep track of what day it is any more!).  Who can say no to their daughters wanting to do that? I'm so glad they wanted to and they had the temple to themselves. One of the members of the temple presidency even came out and showed us some unique features and symbols on the temple. All of the windows have beautiful stained glass trees on them and the one opposite the entry that faces the Sacred Grove, has a clear window, thanks to Pres. Hinkley. He wanted to be able to view the Sacred Grove from the temple.
   
This is in front of the clear window that faces the Sacred Grove. One of the temple workers waved at us from inside. The boys and I went on a scooter ride/run while the others were in the temple.
We did the temple, then the EB Grandin Print/Book Shop. That tour (about 1 1/2 hours) was really great and we learned a lot about how they printed stuff and how long things took. We then went next door to the LDS bookstore and Jerm ran down the street to get a haircut from the local barber. I was a little nervous because I always cut his hair. I don't know if anyone else has cut his hair since we've been married. But the guy was nice and did a great job for $11!

Off to the Hill Cumorah. We were trying to make it to the Vermont that night, but after being in Palmyra and then going to the Peter Whitmer farm around 5PM, we decided to stay close and not drive out to Vermont. We were so glad we did. The Peter Whitmer farm was so spiritual and amazing. The miracles that took place to get the Book of Mormon were many and we heard about a lot of them while there. The visitor's centers for all these sites were so great, plus they have new videos that are only at a few of these sites and they are so good! I highly recommend them.

Some yummy roadside produce we came across. The cantaloupes were so good. I think I ate half of one while slicing it up. 

Playing "Beanbozzled" with the kids. I think there were mainly nasty ones but it was pretty funny! Some flavors like toothpaste were tolerable, but canned dog food, nasty!

     

The next morning at Seneca Lake, we all slept in, got caught up on some journal writing, exercised, showered and then headed toward Pennsylvania for the Priesthood restoration site.