Palmyra, NY

      The drive to Palmyra took about 7 hours (that's not including the time that we stopped in Gettysburg on the way).  It was a long drive for just the 3 day weekend, but getting to go was worth it! And even though it was a really long drive, the land we passed through was beautiful!! These two pictures don't even come close to doing it justice!

    We stayed at Palmyra Inn, it was a really cool place, it isn't Church owned, but is owned by members of the Church.  We got one of the very last rooms this weekend because they had two big bus tours that were staying here over the weekend as well.  The hotel is right next to the stake center, where we went to church and right next to the stake center was the Palmyra Temple, so it was a fun place to stay!  I think one of the funniest things about our Palmyra stay was that when we checked in at 7:00 on a Saturday night we asked the guy at the front desk if he knew of anywhere good to eat... and he was like "Oh man, not much is open at this time"... as though we were checking in at midnight! Palmyra is a small town, and they like to get to bed early I guess! We did find a place to eat in a little town right next to Palmyra, they were "Open Late" on Saturdays... which means they closed at 9:00!

    After church on Sunday we went to the Sacred Grove.  It was so beautiful! The sun was shining and it was perfect weather! We walked around for quite a while.  It was so quiet and peaceful there.  It was amazing to think about what had happened there.