We left Chicago and arrived in Navoo, Illinois on Friday. Instead of staying in a hotel, we stayed in The Hart House which is across the street from the Navoo Temple. The house was so cool! The furniture was antique, all of the paintings on the walls were either of Old Navoo or LDS related, and all of the books in the library were LDS. But the best part about this house was the view. The temple was directly across the street--and what a beautiful temple it is. It is designed according to what the original temple looked like before the Saints were driven out. It was hard to take in the fact that they actually left it behind. The Trail of Hope is a path that is lined with plaques with quotes from saints as they left to cross the Mississippi River--Some joyful that they were going somewhere (although they didn't know where) free from persecution--Some recalled the misery of burying children or how sick their husbands or children were. I couldn't imagine following that path, looking back at the temple, knowing I would never return. What a spiritual experience we all had.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
From Chicago to Navoo
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