Here I am at the Rochester Airport, waiting for our flight home:
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Home Again
We ate at several New York diners during our trip. This diner was in Rochester, right next to the airport. I got to eat Mickey Mouse pancakes and sausage! And one of the waitresses thought I was so cute that she gave me a dollar to start a savings account. (I'm so cute that everyone loves me!)
Here I am at the Rochester Airport, waiting for our flight home:
We had a great trip! I love New York!!!
Here I am at the Rochester Airport, waiting for our flight home:
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Today
This morning Mommy, Daddy, and Grandpa Baker went to the temple, and I stayed at home with Grandma Baker:
Later in the day, we visited the marina and played in the Erie Canal:
This evening Mommy, Daddy, Grandpa Baker, and I visited the Mendon area. This area played an important role in the Restoration. In the background of this picture, you can see the land where Brigham Young built one of his homes. Several important people in Church history (like Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and their wives) were also baptized here, and an amazing vision was had in this area on the night that Joseph Smith received the gold plates:
This is the original barn owned by Phineas Young (Brigham's brother). Several Church meetings were held here:
In this picture, you can see the original home of John and Abigail Young, Brigham and Phineas's parents:
This is the Tomlinson Inn. (Part of it is original.) The young missionary Samuel Smith (Joseph's brother) came to the Inn very discouraged because he was having little success. It was here that he met Phineas Young. Phineas purchased a Book of Mormon, which he shared with members of his family and the Kimballs. The Tomlinsons (who owned the Inn) were also baptized. The Mendon Branch included many stalwart members of the Church:
This is the barn behind the Tomlinson Inn (part of it is original), where many Church meetings were held:
This is the Tomlinson Cemetery, where Heber C. Kimball's father and Brigham Young's first wife Miriam were buried:
To learn more about the Mendon area, read the October 2007 Ensign article titled "Living in a Chapter of History" by Marjorie Rice.
Later in the day, we visited the marina and played in the Erie Canal:
This evening Mommy, Daddy, Grandpa Baker, and I visited the Mendon area. This area played an important role in the Restoration. In the background of this picture, you can see the land where Brigham Young built one of his homes. Several important people in Church history (like Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and their wives) were also baptized here, and an amazing vision was had in this area on the night that Joseph Smith received the gold plates:
This is the original barn owned by Phineas Young (Brigham's brother). Several Church meetings were held here:
In this picture, you can see the original home of John and Abigail Young, Brigham and Phineas's parents:
This is the Tomlinson Inn. (Part of it is original.) The young missionary Samuel Smith (Joseph's brother) came to the Inn very discouraged because he was having little success. It was here that he met Phineas Young. Phineas purchased a Book of Mormon, which he shared with members of his family and the Kimballs. The Tomlinsons (who owned the Inn) were also baptized. The Mendon Branch included many stalwart members of the Church:
This is the barn behind the Tomlinson Inn (part of it is original), where many Church meetings were held:
This is the Tomlinson Cemetery, where Heber C. Kimball's father and Brigham Young's first wife Miriam were buried:
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Harmony and Colesville
Yesterday we took a day trip to the Harmony and Colesville areas. We saw all sorts of really neat Church history sites. But first, we stopped in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Daddy wanted to see the setting for one of his favorite TV shows, "The Office." This building appears in the show's opening credits:
This is the site of Joseph and Emma Smith's home in Harmony, Pennsylvania. Nearby is the Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Monument. Most of the Book of Mormon was translated here in Harmony:
This picture was taken on the Isaac and Elizabeth Hale farm. Right now, it's just a great big field, but we learned from the missionaries that the Church may develop this site in the near future. Archaeologists recently excavated the area, and we took a lot of really neat pictures of the excavation site:
This picture was taken at the McKune Cemetery, near the Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Monument. This is the grave of Joseph and Emma's first son, Alvin. Emma's parents are also buried nearby:
Here I am with Daddy and Grandpa Baker, wading the Susquehanna River. This is the section of the river that adjoins Joseph and Emma's thirteen acres in Harmony. It was probably very near here that the Aaronic Priesthood was restored to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery by John the Baptist:
This is a picture of the original Joseph Knight home in Colesville. (The part of the house with the chimney is original; the other two sections are add-ons.) The well pictured here was dug by Joseph Smith, Jr., and his father (although the part above ground is not original). The first branch of the Church was organized here in Colesville, and many baptisms were performed on this property in the pond:
This is the original Josiah Stowell home. Josiah Stowell was an employer of Joseph Smith. It was here in this home that Emma and Joseph spent their honeymoon. The Nauvoo Mansion House was also modeled after this home:
Joseph and Emma were married in South Bainbridge, New York, in the home of Justice of the Peace Zechariah Tarbell. The house is no longer standing, but here is a marker that the state put up. (Notice that they misspelled Emma's name. Oops.)
This is the site of Joseph and Emma Smith's home in Harmony, Pennsylvania. Nearby is the Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Monument. Most of the Book of Mormon was translated here in Harmony:
This picture was taken on the Isaac and Elizabeth Hale farm. Right now, it's just a great big field, but we learned from the missionaries that the Church may develop this site in the near future. Archaeologists recently excavated the area, and we took a lot of really neat pictures of the excavation site:
This picture was taken at the McKune Cemetery, near the Aaronic Priesthood Restoration Monument. This is the grave of Joseph and Emma's first son, Alvin. Emma's parents are also buried nearby:
Here I am with Daddy and Grandpa Baker, wading the Susquehanna River. This is the section of the river that adjoins Joseph and Emma's thirteen acres in Harmony. It was probably very near here that the Aaronic Priesthood was restored to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery by John the Baptist:
This is a picture of the original Joseph Knight home in Colesville. (The part of the house with the chimney is original; the other two sections are add-ons.) The well pictured here was dug by Joseph Smith, Jr., and his father (although the part above ground is not original). The first branch of the Church was organized here in Colesville, and many baptisms were performed on this property in the pond:
This is the original Josiah Stowell home. Josiah Stowell was an employer of Joseph Smith. It was here in this home that Emma and Joseph spent their honeymoon. The Nauvoo Mansion House was also modeled after this home:
Joseph and Emma were married in South Bainbridge, New York, in the home of Justice of the Peace Zechariah Tarbell. The house is no longer standing, but here is a marker that the state put up. (Notice that they misspelled Emma's name. Oops.)
Friday, August 13, 2010
Yesterday
Yesterday Mom and I explored Palmyra on foot a little bit. We walked down to the marina and saw the Erie Canal, bought some postcards at the bookstore, and visited the Palmyra Cemetery with Aunt Sarah. E. B. Grandin is buried at the Palmyra Cemetery; we visited his print shop the other day (where the Book of Mormon was printed):
We also checked out an old Mason Temple with Dad, Grandpa Baker, and Aunt Sarah. We learned that Joseph Smith studied the Mason religion, and there are a lot of similarities between their religion and ours. Here is a picture of a small part of the ceiling in their meeting hall:
Then tonight we went to the Wayne County Parade. It was great!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
The Birthday Girl!
I turned one today! Daddy let me play in my birthday cake:
Here I am opening presents with Mommy and Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa Baker, Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Hippin, Great-Aunt Hillory, and Aunt Sarah:
One year old--and SOOO cute!
Here I am opening presents with Mommy and Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa Baker, Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Hippin, Great-Aunt Hillory, and Aunt Sarah:
One year old--and SOOO cute!
Some of the Highlights of the Last Few Days
At the Angel Moroni Monument on the Hill Cumorah:
This lake-stone house was built on the Martin Harris farm after Martin's home burned down in 1849. Joseph Smith worked in the fields at the Martin Harris farm for fifty cents a day. Martin Harris mortgaged his farm to finance the printing of the Book of Mormon:
This is the log home in Palmyra, where the Smith family was living when Joseph had his First Vision. It is also where the Angel Moroni appeared to Joseph and told him about the Book of Mormon:
This church building is located in Fayette and was dedicated by President Kimball during a special general conference in 1980 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was built to resemble what the church would have looked like had it been built in 1830:
This picture was taken at the Whitmer home, where the Church was organized on April 6, 1830. It is also where the translation of the Book of Mormon was completed, and it was near here that the Three Witnesses received their witness of the Book of Mormon. Some of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible also occurred here:
This is a picture of Taughannock Falls, the highest falls in the Northeastern United States. The falls are 215 feet high. The falls are located in Trumansburg, where W. W. Phelps was converted to the Church:
This is a picture of Lock 29 of the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal played an important role in the Restoration, as the original canal made it possible for E. B. Grandin to transport a new Smith press to Palmyra. The Smith press was the latest in printing technology, and facilitated the publication of the Book of Mormon:
This picture was taken at the original Palmyra Cemetery. The monument marks the spot where Alvin Smith (Joseph's oldest brother) was buried, shortly after the Angel Moroni appeared to Joseph for the first time. Alvin's death really impacted the Smith family. The Unitarian minister said that Alvin would be damned because he hadn't been baptized. This false doctrine resulted in many important clarifying revelations in future years--about the postmortal life and vicarious ordinances:
P.S. I'm not in any of these pictures because I've been hanging out with Grandma Baker while Mom and Dad go out to see the sites with Grandpa Baker.
This lake-stone house was built on the Martin Harris farm after Martin's home burned down in 1849. Joseph Smith worked in the fields at the Martin Harris farm for fifty cents a day. Martin Harris mortgaged his farm to finance the printing of the Book of Mormon:
This is the log home in Palmyra, where the Smith family was living when Joseph had his First Vision. It is also where the Angel Moroni appeared to Joseph and told him about the Book of Mormon:
This church building is located in Fayette and was dedicated by President Kimball during a special general conference in 1980 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was built to resemble what the church would have looked like had it been built in 1830:
This picture was taken at the Whitmer home, where the Church was organized on April 6, 1830. It is also where the translation of the Book of Mormon was completed, and it was near here that the Three Witnesses received their witness of the Book of Mormon. Some of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible also occurred here:
This is a picture of Taughannock Falls, the highest falls in the Northeastern United States. The falls are 215 feet high. The falls are located in Trumansburg, where W. W. Phelps was converted to the Church:
This is a picture of Lock 29 of the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal played an important role in the Restoration, as the original canal made it possible for E. B. Grandin to transport a new Smith press to Palmyra. The Smith press was the latest in printing technology, and facilitated the publication of the Book of Mormon:
This picture was taken at the original Palmyra Cemetery. The monument marks the spot where Alvin Smith (Joseph's oldest brother) was buried, shortly after the Angel Moroni appeared to Joseph for the first time. Alvin's death really impacted the Smith family. The Unitarian minister said that Alvin would be damned because he hadn't been baptized. This false doctrine resulted in many important clarifying revelations in future years--about the postmortal life and vicarious ordinances:
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