Friday, June 16th we got up and had one last breakfast on the 7th floor, however this time there was no view because of all the fog and clouds but the food was still good. We then packed and checked out to head to Nauvoo, IL. We stopped in Davenport, IA at Raising Canes for lunch for $30.44. We then got a few things at Costco plus gas then went to Whitey's Ice Cream for a yummy dessert for $17.39.
Scott had a John Deere shake which was lemon and lime.
I had lemon pie and Brady had monster cookie ice cream and vanilla with M&M's.
We were surprised by all the toll roads we had to pay to drive on.
Between all the tolls we paid $14.70.
We then arrived in Nauvoo, IL. We checked in to our hotel at Hotel Nauvoo which cost us $132.18 for the night then we went to the visitor's center and talked to the missionaries there and got our plan for our stay for the night.
This was our first walking tour with the sister missionaries.
They talked about the west grove which is where the prophet Joseph Smith would teach sacred truths.
Here she is talking about how wards were started.
Our room for the night. We got cleaned up to go to our first show performed by the missionaries that have to addition to perform here. They did an amazing job with the brass band and the singers and dancers. It was really fun.
After they got done was visited the Nauvoo temple and the Prophet's Last Ride statue. I got really emotional thinking of the Prophet and his brother Hyrum. We met a nice family from Idaho and we took pictures for each other. We then drove to Keokuk, IA which was across the Mississippi and kind of a sad little town. You could tell it must have been nice at one time but has really been run down. We got dinner at Wendy's for $26.49. On our drive there we couldn't believe all the mayflies. They were terrible.
I love this picture.
We decided to drive by the temple one more time before going back to our hotel room.
On June 17th we went on a couple of wagon rides.
They drove all around Nauvoo and talked about all the homes and history of the area.
We met Hyrum and Alvin our team of horses.
They said something about the Relief Society being formed from that little white house.
I took pictures of different quilts for mom to enjoy.
Patty Sessions' house. She was a midwife who delivered over 4,000 babies.
This is was a drug store would look like.
This is what the foundations would look like
This was a bakery. Wilford Woodruff sold these plates to help fun the temple.
It was pretty fun learning about all our ancestors who have ties back to Nauvoo. Scott had John Calvert Egbert who was born on Jan 28, 1842, in Nauvoo, and Ellen Bennett who also was born in Nauvoo on July 21, 1845. I had Alma Hayes Sr. who was born on Jan 11, 1846, in Nauvoo. There were many more this was just a few.
Heber C Kimball's home.
Wilford Woodruff's home was one of the nicest.
They talked about how one of his baby daughters died while he was serving on a mission. I got really emotional while they shared this story too.
This is an original hat trunk and heater.
They would put hot rocks in that little box to take to bed with them to keep warm.
This is the red brick store.
This is the view from the Smith's home.
Hyrum, Joseph, and Emma's burial.
The Nauvoo House.
We watched another show done by the missionaries about the life of Joseph Smith. It was really good also. I really loved our visit in Nauvoo and wished we had more time there. When we learned that Carthage Jail was so close we decided to visit before going to St. Louis, MO.
Carthage, IL
These little slits were the only windows with any light to the room.
I couldn't keep my emotions controlled here either as they told the story of the death of Hyrum and Joseph. That is the original door with the bullet hole that killed Hyrum.
This is the window that Joseph fell through to his death.
These are the stairs that the mobs stormed up to kill the prisoners.
After our tour, we got some food at Dairy Queen for $27.43 then drove to St. Louis.
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