The 2006 Cardon Church History tour concluded. The reports are that it was fabulous and a great success. Thanks are in order to Greg and Becky Cardon Smith for a job well done.
JUNE 10 – JUNE 19, 2006
June 10, Saturday – We left SLC on United Airlines at 7:15 am via Chicago to Rochester 4:17 pm. After a brief drive to Palmyra, our tour began early evening at the Hill Cumorah. We went to the statue of Angel Moroni on top of the hill, then went to the LDS visitors’ center. Lodging – Palmyra Inn.
June 11, Sunday – Our morning started with a 9:30 Sacrament mtg. in Fayette followed by a tour at the Peter Whitmer Sr. log home and LDS visitors’ center. Afternoon activities included a tour of the Smith farm (Log Home, Frame Home and Sacred Grove) and a tour at the E. B. Grandin Bldg. (Book of Mormon publishing site) Martin Harris farm, and Alvin Smith’s grave. Tonight we had a special fireside conducted by Larry Cardon Porter – LDS author and well-known expert on Palmyra. Lodging – Palmyra Inn.
June 12, Monday – This morning we walked over to the Palmyra Temple. We stopped at Lockport to view Erie Canal. We drove by Mendon, connected to Brigham Young & Heber C. Kimball. We drove to Niagara Falls and took the Maid of the Mist boat ride to the Horseshoe Falls. We then continued on to Kirtland, Ohio. Lodging – Lawnfield Inn.
June 13, Tuesday – Today we visited the Morley farm with a special morningside by Karl Ricks Anderson, LDS author and authority on Kirtland. We took an afternoon drive to see the John Johnson farm in the neighboring town of Hiram. Wayne Crabb gave us a tour of the Johnson home. He bore a special testimony. We also made a brief stop and saw the home where Lorenzo Snow was born. Dinner at Mama Roberto’s Italian restaurant. Lodging – Lawnfield Inn & Suites.
June 14, Wednesday – We finished our stay in Kirtland by visiting the Kirtland Temple and the Kirtland Flats (LDS Visitors’ Center, Newel K. Whitney Store and home, Sawmill, and Ashery). We stopped by the quarry where the stones for the temple were obtained. We had a chicken BBQ at the Morley farm. We then traveled to nearby Cleveland for a flight to St. Louis, Missouri. We traveled by bus to Nauvoo where we caught our first glimpse of the rebuilt Nauvoo Temple. Lodging – Nauvoo Condos.
June 15, Thursday – Our time in Nauvoo began with a visit to the rock quarry and the Sara Granger Kimball home. We took a wagon ride of the countryside. We had a tour of the Community of Christ (RLDS) visitors’ center. We had a tour of the Red Brick Store, Joseph Smith Homestead and the Mansion House and Smith cemetery. In the afternoon we saw a play in the LDS visitor’s center. We had free time to tour many of the restored homes and shops- Lucy Smith home, brickyard, Pendleton Log school house. Tonight, we enjoyed an evening performance called “Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo.” It was a musical with a cast of senior missionaries. Lodging – Nauvoo Condos.
June 16, Friday – We began our day with a session at the Nauvoo Temple. We got a piece of the original stone from the Nauvoo temple. After lunch we had free time for shopping and tours of the restored homes. We took a wagon ride of the old city area. The land records office had information about early Mormons who lived in Nauvoo. (I received a CD with valuable information about 6 of my ancestors who lived there.) We saw the Browning gun shop. Nauvoo Times and Seasons, Post Office and John Taylor home. We had a buffet at the Nauvoo House. In the evening, we had a trip to Carthage to tour the jail and visitors’ center. We got back in Nauvoo to catch the end of “Sunset on the Mississippi” show. Lodging – Nauvoo Condos.
June 17, Saturday – After visiting the Women’s Garden by the LDS visitor’s center and going along the Trail of Hope to the Landing by the Mississippi river, we left Nauvoo and traveled by motorcoach to western Missouri. We stopped by Jamesport, an Amish community. We had a local lady, Jane, tell us about the Amish people and customs and we visited an Amish woodworker and toured his house and workshop. Our final stop was at Adam-Ondi-Ahman, where we had a Lasagna picnic dinner overlooking the valley. We also enjoyed a special fireside conducted by H. Burke Peterson who has a Church assignment over this area. He and his wife told us about the history and future of the area and future temple. Lodging – Cameron.
June 18, Sunday – We started the day by attending a sacrament meeting in Cameron. Afterwards we visited Haun’s Mill, where historian Bill Curtis spoke to us about the massacre. We stopped in Far West and saw the temple site markers and the Charles C Rich cabin. Next, we went to Richmond to see the Monument to the Three Witnesses. We had a BBQ dinner at Wabash Restaurant in Excelsior Springs. Then we continued on to Independence. Lodging – Olive Branch Inn.
June 19, Monday – We saw President Truman’s home and visited the Community of Christ (RLDS) temple and museum. We saw the Independence Temple Lot. We spent time at the LDS visitors’ center and walked around Independence. We drove by the site of Independence landing. We traveled to nearby Liberty. After lunch on historic Liberty Square, we visited Liberty Jail and visitors’ center. We saw General Doniphan’s gravesite. We departed for home on a 7:30 pm flight from Kansas City via Denver arriving in SLC at 11:00 pm.
The photos were contributed by Connie Faerber a descendant of Jean-Pierre and Jeanne-Marie (Gaudin-Moise) Stallé through their son Bartholomé whose sister Susette married Louis Philip Cardon. Jean-Pierre died on the plains while traveling with the first handcart company. His wife Jeanne-Marie later became the second wife of Philip Cardon. Connie put together a beautiful slideshow complete with music in the background. This web presentation is a mere shadow of her original work.