We had never been to Palmyra as a couple. We decided to go this fall and see the leaves. We arranged to have someone take our shift at the temple and left on Tuesday the 19th and flew into Rochester, New York. We rented a car and drove to Palmyra and stayed at the Palmyra Inn.
The next morning we drove to the Peter Whitmer Farm where we saw our friends Nancy and Steve Lenker. They are the directors at the Palmyra visitors center. This is the picture of the Whitmer Farm. This is where the church was organized on April 6, 1830. President Kimball was here and spoke in general conference by satellite to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the organization of the church. We were given the tour by a sister missionary.
The next picture is of the visitors center and chapel located a short distance away on the same property. The weather was nice and, as you will notice, I did not even wear a coat. The other picture is of the trees in the parking lot.
We then went to the Joseph Smith Farm. Originally it consisted of 120 acres. There was a couple that were the guides that took us around the buildings. We first saw the old cabin where the family stayed before they built the house. There was a well and when I asked the sister guide how deep the well was, she said she didn't know. I looked and the sacred grove was quite close to the cabin. There was a path that led from the cabin to the grove. between the grove and the cabin was a small stream. I presumed that the source of water for the well was the water from the stream that had formed an aquifer.
Here are a few pictures from the farm.
The well The log cabin and The cabin's kitchen
We found the Smith Home most interesting.
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