Palmyra

After nearly a year of living in New York, the Atkinsons finally made it over to Palmyra to visit the church sites. We visited early in the spring but didn't find a shady woodland nor sweet birds singing. The powers of sin assailing did came in the form of gnats but it was still great to get to see everything. The first picture is on top of the Hill Cumorah looking west, the ground below is where they preform the pageant.
This is the Smith log cabin that has been reconstructed
This is downtown Palmyra
This is the Grandin book store, where the Book of Mormon was printed above
The center of Palmyra has four churches, one on every corner. They range in style from Gothic to Greco-Roman
The path leading to the top of Hill Cumorah
The path to the Sacred Grove
Tea enjoying the path
In about a month I imagine the grove will look lush and green
The old growth trees in the grove form interesting shapes
The Palmyra stake center has been designed to look like a lot of the older more traditional churches in the area