Day 7 - Church in Palmyra, NY and drive to Niagra Falls

When we left our motel in the morning I saw this nest. The mamma bird had just flown away. You can see the baby's heads above the nest.
We attended sacrament meeting in Palmyra. This beautiful chapel is located across the street from the temple.

After sacrament meeting we walked over to the temple to get some pictures. It is a beautiful temple. The stained glass windows show scenes of the sacred grove. This is the back.

This is the side from the road. There are many trees around. The grounds were just beautiful.

Our first stop of the church tours was at the EB Grandin Printing Press where the 1st edition printing of the Book of Mormon was done. It was an awesome tour with great Sister Missionaries. We learned all about the press and how the printing occured. What a miracle that event was.

After the printing press we drove a short distance to the Smith Farm. Our first stop was the visitor center and then on to the log home.

Then the frame home. We heard the great story of how the plates were hidden and protected from the mobs.

Then on to the Sacred Grove. This was the highlight of my day. The grove is huge. There are paths all around to walk on and get lost in. It was very quiet except that "bees were humming, sweet birds singing, music ringing through the grove...." It reminded me of being in the temple.

On our way out of Palmyra we stopped at the Hill Cumorah. We walked halfway up the hill and decided that was enough. (It is very steep and we were very tired) This is the statue at the top.

After leaving Palmyra we headed to Buffalo, New York. We stayed at a very nice hotel and enjoyed a yummy chinese food dinner.