Our stops at the Church History sites were a real treat as we learned more about the experiences and trials of members of the Church.
Winter Quarters Nebraska - Approximately 2,500 members of the church gathered here in 1846 before beginning the trek westward. The initial group of 147 men left for the west in 1847. Approximately 800 cabins and sod houses built by the saints as their homes during the winter of 1846. Due to poor diet and disease approximately 400 people died her between 1846 and 1848. The settlement relocated across the Missouri River in 1848.
The Winter Quarters Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was dedicated at this location in 2001.
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| Mormon Trail Center - Winter Quarters Nebraska |
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| Statue in Cemetary at Winter Quarters |
Kanesville Tabernacle (Council Bluffs, Iowa) - This tabernacle build in two and one-half weeks by 200 members of the Church. Brigham Young was sustained as the second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at this location. Members of the Church gathered here in 1848 after leaving Winter Quarters just across the Missouri River from this site. The current log tabernacle was rebuilt in 1996 and serves as a visitors center.
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| Kanesville Iowa Tabernacle |
Mount Pisgah, Iowa - Mount Pisgah was a semi-permanent settlement or way station from 1846 to 1852 along the Mormon Trail between Gardon Grove and Council Bluffs. It is located near the small community of thayer in Jones Township, Union County, Iowa.
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| Mt. Pisgah Iowa |
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| Cabin built at Mt Pisgah in 1995-96 by our stake in Des Moines
Adam-ondi-Ahman - A place of spiritual significance to the earth. In early 1838 the Saints gathered in this area until they were driven out by the "Extermination Order" from Missouri Governor Boggs issued in October 1838.
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| Adam-ondi-Ahman Missouri'
Far West Temple Site - Cornerstones for a temple were placed here in July 1838. The Saints were not able to complete the temple, but the cornerstones remain. Members of the church gathered in this area in early 1838 after being driven from Jackson County Missouri. They remained here until late 1838.
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| Far West Missouri Temple Site
Liberty Jail - Joseph Smith and other church leaders were incarcerated here from December 1838 - April 1839. The dungeon was about 14 feet square with a ceiling just over 6 feet high. Only two small barred windows allowed light and air into the cell. The prisoners suffered from winter weather, filthy conditions, hunger and sickness.
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| Liberty Jail Missouri |
