11 day Ultimate Church History Experience

  

A spectacular 11-Day tour visiting all of the major LDS Church
History Sites in CHRONOLOGICAL order of the Restoration!

11 Day Tour • September 18 - 28, 2008
 Special Guest: Dr. Wayne Brickey

Dr. Wayne E. Brickey - Dr. Brickey is a popular educator and speaker for Education Week and Know Your Religion. His entertaining and inspiring messages have touched tens of thousands. He has spent more than thirty years as a teacher and curriculum writer in the Church Education System. He has been a tour guide for travel studies in Egypt, Israel, Book of Mormon Lands, Church History and other sites. His most recent books are "Inviting Him In" and "Making Sense of Suffering". He and his wife, Joanne, live in Orem, Utah. They are the parents of twelve children.








 

We will begin our fantastic Church History Tour in Sharon Vermont, the birth place of the Prophet Joseph Smith, followed by Palmyra, the Sacred Grove, and the Hill Cumorah Pageant.

We will then follow the legacy- rich path of the saints from Palmyra to Kirtland, on to Independence, Far West, Adam-ondi-Ahman, Liberty Jail and then finally Nauvoo and Carthage. We will not be traveling by wagon train, we are going to fly from Kirtland to Independence. Flying removes two full days of traveling by bus and two months if traveling by wagon.

Along with our own prepared manual, each bus will have qualified educators and escorts that have been to the Church History Sites before. In addition, we are the only ones that have Special Educators in each area to enhance your spiritual experience. All of our Special Educators are experienced tour directors, renown authors and highly sought after guest lecturers and fireside speakers.


Fun For Less Regular Price From: $999*
Fun For Less Member Price From: $899*
($899 price above is a cash/check discount rates.)

(Prices above are cash discount rates. Price based on the number of people sharing a hotel room. Does not include airfare, taxes and fees.)

Special Discounted Airfare - 3 one way airfares
SLC » NYC • KIRTLAND » INDEPENDENCE • NAUVOO » SLC
Normal cost for a one way airfare would be hundreds &
hundreds of dollars. Our price is $169** for each one-way flight!
Flying from Kirtland to the Independence Area saves 2 days of 12hr bus rides!

Ultimate LDS Church History Tour Itineray:
Important Note: We have listed many of the important sites we will be experiencing on this special tour. This list should only be considered a partial list as our educators and escorts will add special experiences and sites not listed in our day by day itinerary. This itinerary is subject to change.

Day 1: Today we travel to New York City and overnight.

Day 2: Today you will enjoy the beautiful scenery as we drive through rural Massachusetts and Vermont. This is a beautiful area with small towns and true country lifestyle. We will make stops to take pictures along the way.

Day 3: Spend a full day in Sharon, VT learning about the birthplace of the prophet Joseph Smith. This afternoon we will visit all the Church History sites in and around Sharon. One such site is the Joseph Smith Memorial in Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont. Joseph Smith was born here on December 23, 1805. In 1905 the LDS Church erected a 38.5-foot-high granite monument to commemorate the 38.5 years of his life. A full-time missionary couple live at the home.

Day 4: Today we continue our sightseeing of the beautiful countryside as we travel through Vermont and upstate New York to Palmyra. We will spend part of the day touring the Palmyra area.

Day 5: Full day visiting all of the Church History sites in Palmyra. Including: The Joseph Smith Sr. home, the Sacred Grove, the Hill Cumorah, the Grandin Printing Complex (where the first Books of Mormon were printed) and the Peter Whitmer farm in Fayette (where the Church was organized).

Day 6: This morning we will start our drive to Kirtland, Ohio. On our way to Kirtland enjoy the majestic Niagara Falls. There will be plenty of free time to enjoy the falls and maybe even take a ride on the "Maid of the Mist" boat that takes you to the base of the falls. We will spend the night in Kirtland.

Day 7: Today we have a full day visiting all of the important sites around Kirtland including: The Kirtland Temple, the Newel K. Whitney Store (school of the Prophets), the Morley Farm, the New LDS Visitor Center and more.

Day 8: This morning WE FLY to Independence, Missouri Area. The Saints went by wagon train. Other tours go by bus, but we are going by airplane. This afternoon we will visit Independence including the Independence Visitor Center and Temple Mount. There will also be time to visit the headquarters of the Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the afternoon and evening of Day 8 and the morning of Day 9 we will visit: Independence, Far West, Liberty Jail, Adam-ondi-Ahman and more.

Day 9: We finish experiencing all of the sites started on Day 8. We then travel to Nauvoo, where we will have time to do an overview of the city before getting settled into your hotel.

Day 10: Today we have a full day in Nauvoo. You will have time for a temple session in the new Nauvoo Temple, if available. You will have time to see many of the restored buildings of (Old Nauvoo) and Church History sites. You will also have time to walk the Trail of Hope, where the saints crossed the Mississippi to head west.

Day 11: Today we visit the Carthage Jail were the Prophet and his brother were martyred. This afternoon we travel to the airport for your flight home.



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