Where It All Began

Palmyra, New York

I couldn't visit Nauvoo and Kirtland on this trip without also stopping at Palmyra. It is a small, quaint town in New York. I thought it was beautiful and very, very peaceful. My mom and I stopped at the Visitor's center, drove up to Hill Cumorah, and of course visited the Sacred Grove. The Sacred Grove was totally different than I had expected. It was so much larger than I had thought. I was completely amazed at the stillness that I felt there. Even though it had begun to rain, I have never been in a place where everything seemed so reverent. I was really happy that we stopped in Palmyra had the opportunity to be at the location where such an important event had taken place.