Heritage Tours

So for the last three weeks of my life I have been traveling across the country, seeing all the church sites. We started in American Fork, Utah and went all the way up to Sharon, Vermont on a bus. In total we passed through fifteen states and stayed in 19 different hotels.

Here is a picture of all of my roomies. It was Hannah, me, Katie and Marsha. Katie, Hannah and I were all in the same family and Marsha was placed with us at random. By the end of the trip we were all pretty close. Marsha turned out to be a lot of fun. She speaks fluent spanish and was born in Mexico. We convinced her to pray for us in spanish frequently.

For the day we spent in Kirtland we were all dolled up to see the special sites. That was a day filled with sacred sites. We went to the Temple, Newel K. Whitney Store and the Morley farm. All sites were Heavenly Father and Christ appeared.

Niagara Falls was a lot of fun. Hannah and I went down to the Cave of Winds. We were not aware when we decided to go that shoes and yellow panchos were provided. They totally added to the experience! This is Hannah and I on the Hill Cummorah. It was super windy while we were there if you can't tell. It was quite the adventure.

New York City was a treat. We spent the whole day there. Hannah and I spent the whole day running around doing as much shopping as we could afford. Some of the highlights that occured there were my first taxi ride, New York pizza and cheese cake, chinatown, little italy, and broadway.

Gettysburg was a dream come true. I loved it there. Katie and I ran around like such nerds asking our tour guide questions and listening to all the facts he new. My nerdy side definately came through. I also have to say that some of my finest purchases were made there. I managed to buy an ugly sweat shirt and a t-shirt with horses. It was great. Me and honest Abe. This is Katie, Hannah and I in Washington D.C. I loved D.C.. I was sad that I didn't have enough time to see all the sites. I will definately have to go back.

I developed a fond feeling for the laundry mats we stopped by. We had three laundry days. It was quite the experience doing laundry with 50 or so other people. All I have to say about the expereince is if you want to get to know people better do all you laundry together. It takes bonding to a whole new level. Adam-ondi-ahman was one of our last stops. I have to say this site was in my top five. Bro. E. gave an amazing mini fireside about the importance that this site has in our future. I was able to pick my spot there. The visitors center we stopped by in Winter Quarters had dress up corner in one of the museums. Hannah and I couldn't resist.
On our last night of tour we stayed in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They definately saved the best hotel for the last night. The beds were amazing and the food was divine. For our last dinner we had a big banquet. Everyone got all dolled up for our last evening together. Here is me on the last day making an excited face. By the end of the three weeks I was definately ready to be home. Between the hotel beds, the bus, and the three weeks of fast food it felt good to know that I was going to be home.