Abraham Lincoln Presidental Library and Museum, Springfiield, Ohio

After we left Kirtland we drove to Springfield, Ill. to see the Abraham Lincoln Museum. You walk through the different "phases" of  President Lincoln's life. The original Gettysburg Address, a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, Mary Todd's wedding dress, and the Ford's Theatre box seat where President Lincoln was shot.  There were two theater presentations with amazing special effects.  It was wonderful.  What a treat!

 

Kirtland Temple

We went to the Kirtland Temple in the morning, again, by ourselves.  We loved our experience there. We felt the tremendous sacrifices made by Joseph Smith,  his family, and the early saints. We felt their testimonies and the tremendous power of what occurred there under the direction of Jesus Christ. We also were amazed by the architecture, size, and beauty of the Kirtland Temple. 

Temple visitor's center of the Community of Christ's Church.

The window below opens up automatically after a short 

film to show is all it's glory, The Kirtland Temple.

Kirtland, Ohio

Monday morning, July 31st, after attending the Palmyra Temple, we drove to Kirtland, Ohio.

Johnson Inn

Whitney Store

School of the Prophets

Whitney home Joseph & Emma lived in.

The Kirtland Ashery is where settlers brought in wood for money or credit. The ashes from the burned wood were used to make potash and more refined pearl ash, used in making glass, cleaning wool, and other industrial uses. Most of this was shipped in vessels to factories in the east and Great Britain.