We finally got to take the trip we'd planned to take summer of 2020- to Palmyra, Quebec City, and Niagara Falls. We've been thinking about it for so long we wondered if it could live up to our hopes: it did! It's one of my favorite trips we've ever done as a family. And part of that may have been due to the ages and endurance of our kids, which would have been different two years ago, so maybe the wait was a blessing in disguise.
We started out in Palmyra, New York. It was pleasant weather, and not very crowded, which made visiting the church sites very enjoyable.
"I'm like Joseph in the Sacred Grove!"
"Now I'm Angel Moroni!"
We loved seeing some of the places Joseph hid the plates. And after we saw them I had this thought: sometimes the plates were very well hidden (like under the bricks in the fireplace, or in a barrel under beans), but other times not so much (like under a blanket in the bed his sisters were in, or in the rafters of a barn in full view if one looked up), but every time he did the best he could, and so each time he was blessed, and the mobs didn't find the plates. Our very best effort varies from season to season and sometimes from day to day. The Lord, in His mercy, knows this, and blesses us the same no matter what our effort is-as long as it's our best effort.
We enjoyed being in Palmyra with our children, but we reminded them that what made these places special is what happened there, not really that the woods or houses themselves are that special on their own. We can make our own homes and environments special by doing special things there.
3 comments:
I love this! The thoughts and lessons as well as the fun and personal connection and knowledge of these important places. You even got some great family pictures....and of course, Jake being Jake. Love it!
Thanks for the commentary on the hiding places of the plates. So cool.
Such great lessons to learn! Good Work!
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