We couldn’t call ourselves Utah’s Adventure Family if we didn’t love Utah history, and Utah history means history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS). We’ve visited Church History sites all across the country. We love these sites, and they are almost always FREE to visit. On…
Carthage Jail is like a pilgrimage for most members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Most people make the trip to see the place that Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were shot and killed. This site is definitely worth a visit on your Church History tour because,…
The Priesthood Restoration site of the LDS Church is located in Pennsylvania. This site is quite a bit south of most of the sites in New York, but it is worth the drive as it has been greatly expanded. The Priesthood Restoration site includes several things to see and do including…
We did a three week tour through the Midwest and saw almost every LDS Church History site. Almost all of the sites are run by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, but a few, like the Kirtland Temple, are in other hands. On our trip, we picked…
The Whitmer Farm is a Church history site that is a bit out of the way, but definitely significant to LDS Church History. It was also our boys’ favorite site because there are a few interactive games in the Visitor Center. We were greeted by missionaries when we entered the Visitor…
There is a large Visitor Center at the Hill Cumorah in Palmyra, New York. This site commemorates the place where Joseph Smith found the Golden Plates from which he translated the Book of Mormon. There are several other LDS Church History sites in this area including the Smith Family Farm, the…