Kirtland Trip

On Saturday, July 15th I and 6 other women from church left Fairmont at 5:45 am and went to Kirtland, Ohio to visit church sites. The last time I had been to Kirtland was in 2001 so I was excited to go again, but not at all excited about getting up so early in the morning. I was able to enjoy myself and to build stronger relationships/friendships with those that attended. We were lucky enough to have nice weather, it was partly cloudy with comfortable temperatures and a nice breeze.

The Kirtland Temple

Mom and I in front of the doors of the Kirland temple

At the Newel K. Whitney store we were shown a room were a man slept to watch over the store inventory. Seeing this bed made me extremely grateful for the queen sized bed that I have.

I took this picture of the Newel K. and Elizabeth Ann Whitney home because I absolutely love the garden that is in front. It was a very quaint garden and I wouldn't mind having something like this at my home one day. 

 After visiting Kirtland we drove south to the John Johnson farm. I really enjoyed the Johnson farm and the colors that were used in the home. They were able to scrape down the cupboards to see the original paint color and designs. I love the way these doors look and thought it was such a cool design (they were originally painted by using feathers).

I LOVE this couch and if I had a fancy parlor I would put this couch in it.

Back Row: Juanita Church, Jennifer Hansen, Amy Thompson, Mary Jane Carmen Front Row: Me, Catherine Cox, Mom

In front of the Johnson home

We ran into rain on the way to and from Kirtland, and luckily none while we were there. On the way home we saw a beautiful, bright, and wide rainbow, this picture does it no justice.