Day 7 Birthplace of the prophet Joseph Smith

Today is Sunday and what an amazing day. Our Innkeeper, David had an AMAZING breakfast ready for us this morning in the ballroom of his quaint hotel. I felt like we'd stepped back a century in time. The tapestries and chandeliers in the ballroom were beautiful and the breakfast was yummy complete with real Vermont maple syrup for the pancakes. There was even classical music playing. Its a good thing we were dressed up for church or I would have felt very underdressed in such an environment. It really set the tone for the day.


After breakfast, we got on the bus to head to Sharon, Vermont. We took a detour through Hanover, New Hampshire and took a driving tour of Dartmouth College. We arrived in Sharon and attended church at the chapel located on the grounds of the birthplace of Joseph Smith. It was a quaint chapel and our group along with another tour bus that showed up more than doubled the size of the congregation.

After sacrament meeting we drove to Tunbridge, Vermont which is where Lucy Mack and Joseph Smith Sr. met. We went to the small store where Lucy Mack worked. The store owner had copies of the marriage ledger to give to each of us. She had only owned the store for a year but was well aware of the significance the store holds in LDS history.

Bridgett, Chelsee, Lara, and Erica in front of the Tunbridge store where Lucy Mack worked.

After visiting the store we drove back to Sharon where we had lunch at Camp Joseph, a camp owned by the church for girls camps and youth camps. It was BEAUTIFUL. So green. We had lunch there that we bought the day before. It was a nice time. I called my mom from this spot just to share with her the feelings I was having so far on this trip.

After lunch we went to the birthplace of Joseph Smith, toured the visitors center there and had a short devotional with our leaders. It began to rain so we finished the devotional on the bus with testimonies given by some selected by Kristy. The monument there and the grounds are gorgeous. I had no idea there would be so much there. The church really puts a lot into their historic sites.The obelisk representing the birthplace of Joseph Smith in Sharon, Vermont.

We then drove to Albany, NY and checked into our hotel. I remember liking the beds in this hotel. Sweet dreams!