US History & Early Church History Tour

You will depart this morning for Boston, MA. If you would like to visit the Boston MA Temple on your own, today is the time to do it. Plan to arrive at the hotel before 7:00 pm as you will have a chance to get to know the group and tour director at our meet & greet. Hotel: AC Cambridge Marriott Hotel 

We will attend sacrament meeting at a local church near the temple. Then our group will load the bus and head for Sharon, Vermont to experience the sites at the birth place of Joseph Smith. Meals : Breakfast, Dinner TBD. Hotel: AC Cambridge Marriott Hotel

As we relate the story of the how United States became a nation during the Revolutionary War and the events leading up to the prophet Joseph Smith birth and the restoration of gospel, we will visit Walden Pond where Longfellow lived and wrote.  Then we head to Minute Man's Visitor Center. We will have lunch as a group at Colonial Inn. After lunch, we head to Lexington Battle Green for a guided walking tour.   Meals : Breakfast, Lunch. Hotel: AC Cambridge Marriott Hotel 

We will start our day off with a quiet visit in the morning at Bunker Hill  the site of an important Revolutionary War battle. OUr next stop is a tour of the USS Constitution.  After lunch on your own near the famous Faneuil Hall, our group will meet to have Casey guide us through the many sites along the Boston Freedom trail: Old State House where the Boston Massacre occured, Paul Rever's house, Beacon Hill, and Boston Commons Meals : Breakfast, Dinner TBD. Hotel: AC Cambridge Marriott Hotel 

Our flight leaves this morning from Boston to Philadelphia so we can further our understanding of the making of a country. We will visit Independence Hall,the Square and the Liberty Bell.  Lunch will be on your own at Reading Terminal Market. Then our groups will head to Betsy Ross's home,Benjamin Franklin Free Post office & Museum and the National Constituation Center.  After we eat as a group, you have free time to attend the Philadelphia LDS Temple (if appts. available) or walk around town.  Meals : Breakfast, Dinner at the hotel. Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn City Center -Philadelphia

We say goodbye to the history of Philadelphia and travel to Harmony, PA and the Susquehanna River. Much of the translation of the Book of Mormon took place here. Also, this is where the Priesthood was restored and Joseph and Oliver were baptized. The sites include Joseph and Emma’s home, and the Isaac Hale home. Then we continue into New York state to visit the Peter Whitmer farm. For dinner, we will visit a quaint Amish shop/ restaurant, then head to the hotel. Meals : Breakfast, Lunch. Hotel: Hampton Inn and Suites Rochester/Victor

We will spend the day seeing the sites in Palmyra and Fayette New York. Our stops include the Sacred Grove, the Smith Family Farm, the rebuilt log home where Moroni’s visits took place, the Hill Cumorah, the Grandin Press (where the Book of Mormon was first published),  Meals : Breakfast, Dinner at the hotel. Hotel:Hampton Inn and Suites Rochester/Victor

This morning we check out of our hotel and head toward Kirtland. On our way, we will stop at Niagara Falls, the oldest state park in the USA. We will board the Maid of the Mist boat which passes directly in front of the falls and enters Horseshoe Basin. This is a fun activity you don’t want to miss! After free time for lunch and shopping we travel to Kirtland, OH. Meals : Breakfast, Dinner at the hotel. Hotel : Holiday Inn Mentor

Today we will attend sacrament meeting at a local ward, then visit sites in the Kirtland area. We will visit the Kirtland temple. It was here that the Savior appeared to Joseph and Oliver. Moses, Elias, and Elijah also appeared and restored the Keys of the Priesthood associated with the temple ordinances. We will also visit Joseph and Emma’s home. We will visit the historic village of Kirtland, where we will see the LDS Visitor’s Center, the Newell K. Whitney home (where Joseph and Emma lived) and the Newell K. Whitney store (which included the School of the Prophets and where many revelations, including the Word of Wisdom were received). Lunch in town on your own. We will also see the reconstructed Kirtland Schoolhouse, the Kirtland Ashery, and a reconstructed water-powered sawmill. We will visit the Morley Farm where a home was built for Joseph when he moved to Ohio. We will also visit the Johnson Farm, where much opposition came to Joseph and where the Church periodical The Evening and Morning Star was published. Meals : Breakfast, Lunch. Hotel: Holiday Inn/ Mentor, OH

Today we will visit the historic village of Kirtland, where we will see the LDS Visitor’s Center, the Newell K. Whitney home (where Joseph and Emma lived) and the Newell K. Whitney store (which included the School of the Prophets and where many revelations, including the Word of Wisdom were received). We will also see the reconstructed Kirtland Schoolhouse, the Kirtland Ashery, and a reconstructed water-powered sawmill. We will visit the Morley Farm where a home was built for Joseph when he moved to Ohio.  Lunch at Mary Yoder's Amish Restaurant. Our tour has ended in Kirtland and our group will head to the Cleveland airport in the afternoon. Meals : Breakfast, Lunch. Hotel: Holiday Inn/ Mentor, OH