Kirtland, Ohio

Uncle Jim is in the mission Presidency over the Kirtland Missionaries so he really wanted to come with us to Kirtland. He wanted to make sure we got the best tour we could. Kirtland is set up a lot like Nauvoo, you go tour the buildings and learn about each one. We did have a good tour, thanks again Uncle Jim.

Ja and I in front of the Newel K. Whitney store, me looking at a bonnet in the store, and us thinking in the school of the Prophets above the store. 

Kirtland has a saw mill that actually works. Here Ja is trying to cut some wood. There is also an ashery where glass is made. 

The Community of Christ still owns the Kirtland temple. It was the first one built in this dispensation. It was built differently than our temples today because the Saints didn't have the same endowments we do today. It was built more like a regular church house that was used for church meetings, and community meetings. Today all different religions can rent the temple for services or meetings. 

You can't see them here, but there are telephone wires crossing in front of the temple that make it hard to get a good picture of it. We learned that our Church paid to have all the telephone wires put underground in historic Kirtland so they don't distract from the old town feeling. President Hinckley also made sure the concrete ground was changed to look like dirt roads. A major street was also moved so it didn't interfere with the historic Kirtland feeling. When the Church wants something done, they do it right!