We spend the most part of today visiting Old Nauvoo. This place is neater than Disneyland.. as you venture along the streets of Nauvoo, very much the same as 150 years ago. It really puts things in perspective when you can walk the whole space of town in just a few minutes. It makes you sort of miss the days when neighbors were just more than those who lived next to you, they were close like family.
We went first to the Family History place to look up Andy’s old relatives. We find info on Lyman Curtis, who was a farmer and a former president of the seventies (we went to the seventies building and sure enough his info is in there!!). We found out where he lived. It was an amazing experience as we walked on the grounds where Andy’s long lost relative have lived.
There was also Olive Snyder, who had died along the trail. You really appreciate all these early Mormons had to face when crossing the Mississippi, at the widest part nonetheless!!
We went the the blacksmith shop and watched a horseshoe be made, which we got to take with us. We went the baker, the tinmaker, the candlemaker, we made a rope together!!
Andy and I are excited to some day come back here with our children and have them experience the same things, so they can better appreciate what amenities they have now, and know that it took a family to keep a business running, to keep food on the table.
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