Youth Conference in Kirtland, Ohio

We had opportunity to go to Kirtland, Ohio, for Youth Conference, with the Youth from our Stake. Thanks for Auntie Deb for taking our sick kids so that we could attend. John and I were the Group Leaders of our group, Newel K. Whitney...... We had a fun group of kids, there were only a few who managed to sneak out after hours!


One of our favorite experiences there was the Sacrament Meeting held in the Kirtland Temple. Our group had permission from(I think we actually had to pay) the Community of Christ Church to hold a Friday night meeting in the temple. We consider this to be a once in a lifetime opportunity to be in that temple for a sacrament meeting. There was hardly a dry eye as we sang, "The Spirit of God", with the youth and partook of the Sacrament there. It really impacted the youth and we feel blessed that we were able to be there too. Unforgettable!!


We visited most of the Church's historical sites:

The Morley Farm

Historic Kirtland: Whitney store, Whitney home, John Johnson Inn, the sawmill, ashery and visitor's center
the stone quarry, where they cut the stones for the temple
The Kirtland Temple
The John Johnson Farm

Here are some of the pictures!

The Kirtland Temple

Presentation at the Historic Kirtland Visitor's Center

The Whitney Home

Whitney Store

River where early Saints were baptized

The John Johnson Home

Steps where Joseph Smith preached after he was dragged from the house, tarred and feathered and left for dead.
Joseph and Emma's bedroom

Pictures from the stone quarry: Look carefully at the stone and you can still see tool marks