So, we left our apartment in Bethesda, Maryland on July 14th. We left around 4:30 pm, got out of town a little ways and then stopped for dinner. Going out was definitely a welcome treat after all the work I did getting the apartment packed and cleaned (And I had movers!!! I don't know how I will ever do it alone again!) I am so thankful to my dear friends in Maryland who watched the kids so that I COULD get it all done. And to Jenny, who came over and cleaned with me! (Thanks, Jenny, if you read this!)
So we drove all that night and arrived in Carthage, Illinois the next morning (hence our ragged appearance in the pictures to follow). We let the kids run around at a park while Kenneth, who had driven most of the night, took a nap on a park bench (my husband, the bum, hahaha). Then we toured the Carthage Jail. This is the site where Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were killed. It was a place full of emotion for me. I once again felt confirmation that Joseph Smith was called of God to restore the Church of Jesus Christ in these days. Christ called him as his prophet to once again bring his Church back to the earth in its fullness. Even with 3 small children in tow, I was glad to be able to visit this place of reverence.
Miles and miles of cornfields we drove through in Illinois- Kenneth was loving it!
Beautiful grounds of the Carthage Jail Visitors Center
Larchar Family in front of the Joseph and Hyrum statue
The kids and I outside the jail
The window out of which Joseph fell
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