Mission trip, day 5

I started the day jogging around the Joseph Smith farm and then the Palmyra temple, it was something I have wanted to do since I was here last some 15 years ago.  We visited the farm, the sacred grove, here pictured, and the old farm house where angel Moroni's vision took place.  You can imagine how thick the spirit was. A very special time for both Mom and I.  We then went to the Hill Cumorah visitors center where we linked up with a couple that was in the MTC with us.  Then on to the Grandin printing shop where the first 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon were printed in Palmyra, fascinating story.  We then left Palmyra and headed to Fayette, NY and the David Witmer farm where most of the translation occurred. The three witness vision also took place there, quite inspiring as you can imagine.  This took most the day, we drove to Watertown and got to our apartment about 6 PM, our first day in the mission field.  Mom was a little disappointed in the apartment, but has been a real trouper. We had a great day and feel  really good about our calling.  Love and Miss you all, Mom and Dad