Joseph Smith Legacy Tour -- July 11th thru July 19th 2007
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Bryan and I received the chance to tour the early church history sites. We started in Palmyra New York and ended in Independence Missouri. It was a very exhausting trip that proved to be WONDERFUL!!
We "got to" leave Ellie with a dear friend of mine for the week and she survived just fine...I, however didn't do so well. We both missed her terribly. She had a good time without us.
The trip provided so many wonderful experiences for both of us. It was so nice to be able to have such spiritual experiences together. It has been such a long time since Bryan and I had the chance to walk, talk & hold hands. What a wonderful growing experience for us both.
Just for laughs, I've attached a copy of our very busy travel itinerary:
Travel Itinerary – 2007
The Joseph Smith Legacy Tour
Dan, Daren, Duane & Gordon Group
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2007
Almost Midnight Departures
11:15 PM Depart SLC, JetBlue Flight #92
11:35 PM Depart PHX, JetBlue Flight #180.
11:59 PM Depart PDX, JetBlue Flight #166
11:59 PM Depart ONT, JetBlue Flight #88
Arrive JFK on Thursday morning
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007
9:25 AM All parties depart JFK, JetBlue FL # 20
Arrive Rochester at 10:55am
Meet Tour Director at baggage claim. Transfer your bag/s to the motor coach. You may change into Sunday attire for temple session at the airport.
11:30 AM Depart airport for lunch
11:45 AM Arrive at Old Country Buffet-Rochester, NY. 1:00 PM depart for Palmyra, NY.
1:30 PM Palmyra, NY. Visit Martin Harris Farm, Alvin Smith grave
2:15 PM EB Grandin Book Store. Place of Printing of Book of Mormon
4:00 PM Arrive Hill Cumorrah hill top and Visitors Center
5:30 PM Arrive at Palmyra Temple: ½ of group
6:00 PM Temple Session begins: Other ½ of group take pictures and go to dinner
7:00 PM Arrive at Palmyra Temple: ½ of group
7:30 PM Temple Session begins: Other ½ of group take pictures and go to dinner
9:30 PM Check into The Lodge at Woodcliff, Fairport, NY, for 2 night stay (866) 823-9330.
FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2007
6:30 AM Breakfast service begins
7:15 AM Be on the motor coach ready to go.
7:45 AM Meet at entrance of the Sacred Grove. 8:50 AM depart Grove for Homestead.
9:00 AM Visit Smith Family Homestead
10:45 AM Depart for lunch at Lake Canandaigua
11:30 PM Lunch on the Canandaigua Lady
2:30 PM Depart for Peter Whitmer Farm
3:00 PM Tour Peter Whitmer Farm, Fayette, NY. Church organized here.
5:30 PM Arrive at Hill Cumorah Pageant. Dinner on own. Look for our reserved section, claim a seat. Mingle with the actors, visit the Hill Cumorah Visitor’s Center. Pageant starts at “dark.”
10:00 PM Depart for the Lodge at Woodcliff 10:30 PM arrive at the Lodge at Woodcliff
SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2007
6:30 AM Breakfast service begins
Have your bags in the hall by 6:15. Check out. Leave keys in room.
7:15 AM Board coach, depart for Niagara Falls
9:00 AM Arrive at Niagara Falls Departure place for early Canadian missions.
10:00 AM Meet at the same place you were dropped off. Depart for Kirtland, OH
12:00 PM Mid-journey rest stop. 15 minute stop
Lunch served on Coach
2:00 PM Meet with Karl Anderson, Kirtland, OH, Patriarch and Historian
3:00 PM Kirtland Temple
4:15 PM Arrive at Historic Kirtland, OH.
Visit Newel K. Whitney Store and LDS Visitor Center. 7:00 PM depart for dinner
7:15 PM Dinner at the Hometown Buffet.
7:00 PM depart for Willoughby, OH
8:30 PM Check in at Courtyard by Marriot, 1 night, Willoughby, OH (440) 530-1100
SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2007
6:30 AM Continental breakfast service begins
Dress in Sunday clothes for Sunday Sacrament meeting. Have your bags in the hall by 7:30.
8:30 AM Be checked out of the hotel and on the motor coach ready to go.
8:45 AM Visit Morely Farm, Rock Quarry and Kirtland Cemetery adjacent to Temple
10:00 AM Sacrament Meeting at Kirtland Ward
11:45 AM Visit the John Johnson Farm, Hyrum, OH. 12:45 PM depart
1:00 PM Lunch break (on own). Eat light, you will be having a big dinner at 6:00 PM (Enter Central Time Zone and gain one hour at the Indiana border). Depart by 2:00 PM for Middlebury, IN.
6:30 PM Dinner at Das Dutchman Essenhaus, an Amish family style meal. 8:00 PM depart for Michigan City, IN.
9:30 PM Check in for one night – Hampton Inn, Michigan City, IN. (219) 879-9994.
MONDAY, JULY 16, 2007
6:30 AM Continental breakfast service begins. Have your bags in the hall by 6:15.
7:30 AM be checked out of the hotel (leave keys in room) and on coach ready to go.
11:15 AM Lunch break in Galesburg, Ill. (on own). Depart 12:00 PM
1:45 PM Visit gravesites of Joseph, Emma and Hyrum.
3:00 PM Nauvoo play, “High Hopes & River Boats.”
4:30 PM Dinner at Nauvoo Hotel. 5:30 PM depart for Old Nauvoo
7:45 PM Arrive for 8:15 PM show “Sunset by the River,” 9:30 PM depart to hotel
10:00 PM Check in, Nauvoo family Inn & Suites - Nauvoo, Ill., 2 nights.
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007
6:30 AM Continental breakfast begins.Sunday attire and bring temple packets
7:15 AM Be on coach ready to depart for Nauvoo Temple Sessions
8:00 AM Carthage Jail, Carthage, Ill.
10:00 AM Arrive in Old Nauvoo
12:00 PM Lunch on own in upper Nauvoo
12:30 PM Arrive Nauvoo Temple. Sessionbegins
at 1:00 pm
3:00 PM Tour Nauvoo
5:00 PM Dinner at Hotel Nauvoo.
6:30 PM Gather for Nauvoo Pageant. Pre- pageant at 7:00 pm. Begins 8:45 pm
10:00 PM Return to Nauvoo Family Inn & Suites
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007
6:30 AM Continental breakfast service begins
Have your bags in the hall by 6:30.
7:30 AM Be checked out ready to go on coach (leave keys in room)
8:00 AM View the “City of Joseph” from Montrose, IA. 8:45 AM depart for MO
10:20 AM 20 minute rest stop. 11:00 AM depart for lunch
12:15 PM Lunch at Wheel House Buffet, Osceola, IA. 1:30 PM depart for Adam-Ondi-Ahman
2:45 PM Adam-Ondi-Ahman. Depart 5:00 PM
6:00 PM Check in Best Western Acorn Inn – Cameron, 1 night. (816) 632-2187
6:30 PM Dinner at hotel. 7:30 PM. depart for Far West
7:30 PM Visit Far West Temple site.
7:40 PM depart for hotel
9:00 PM Return to hotel. Upon returning, take everything off the coach and pack for flight tomorrow.
THUSRDAY, JULY 19, 2007
6:30 AM Continental breakfast service begins
Have your bags in the hall by 7:00.
8:00 AM Be checked out of hotel and on coach ready to go, packed for air travel and depart for Independence, MO.
9:00 AM Visit Community of Christ Temple and museum (formerly RLDS). 10:15 AM depart
10:30 AM LDS Visitors Center, Independence, MO. 12:00 PM depart for lunch
12:30 PM Independence Temple Lot
1:00 PM Buffet lunch at Golden Corral.
2:00 PM depart for Liberty, MO.
2:30 PM Tour Liberty Jail
3:15 PM Meeting room of visitor’s center for group gathering and testimonies
3:45 PM Arrive at MCI for SW to SLC/ONT
5:45 Departure. Dinner on own.
6:15 PM Arrive at MCI for Frontier to SLC group
8:15 Departure. Dinner on own.
6:15 PM Frontier to PDX group
8:15 Departure. Dinner on own.
6:15 PM Scheduled flight depart for AZ group
9:15 Departure. Dinner on own.
10:00 PM SW arrival time in PHX
10:30 PM SW arrival time in SLC
11:10 PM Frontier arrival time in SLC
11:05 PM Frontier arrival time in PDX
