Day Three - Feeling Historical

Welcome to Palmyra, New York.  We start out early in the morning  at the Hill Cumorah.



Then to the Smith Farm and Sacred Grove.


Making of our goal of the Temple for the first session at 9am.


The Palmyra New York Temple
2720 Temple Rd., Palmyra, NY 14522
77th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Dedicated April 6, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley

Temple Facts/ Trivia
The site of the Palmyra Temple is on the east end of the original 100 acre Smith Family farm.

There are Sacred Grove themed stained glass windows throughout the temple including a stained glass mural of the First Vision in the hallway.

The Palmyra temple was dedicated exactly 170 years after the formal organization of the church in Fayette, NY (30 mins from Palmyra) on April6,1830. 

A quick run to the car to get on the road for our next stop,
 Kirtland, Ohio.

Palmyra, New York to Kirtland, Ohio
Total distance: 259 miles   Average speed: 66mph
Travel time; 3 hours 55 mins
fuel consumption; 12.3 g   $36.90

We arrive at the Kirtland Visitors Center and then make quick visits to the Newel K. Whitney Store and the
 Kirtland Temple (now owned by the Community of Christ Church)





We are back on the road again heading to our final destination of the day, the Columbus, Ohio Temple hoping to arrive in time to make the last session at 7:30pm.

Kirtland, Ohio to  Columbus, Ohio
Travel distance; 158.8 miles   Average speed: 66mph
Travel Time: 2 hours 24 mins
fuel consumption: 7.6 gal    $22.80

The Columbus Ohio Temple



3870 Gateway Blvd, Columbus, Ohio 43228

Dedicated September 5, 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
60th operating Temple

The first and only white Angel Moroni, originally designed for the Monticello, Utah temple was too hard to see, so it was glazed with gold and now sits atop the Columbus Ohio temple.

And here we rest for the day and get ready for more excitement tomorrow.

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