The Sacred Grove, Palmyra, New York

Our family friendly tour begins in Palmyra, New York where it all began on a beautiful spring morning in 1830. After flying into the Rochester Airport, you will be bused to the Marriott in Rochester to refresh and unpack. Then the motor coach will take you 30 minutes away to Palmyra with a first stop at the Sacred Grove, where it all began on a beautiful spring morning in 1830. You will have at least an hour of peaceful solitude in the grove as you begin your tour. Our next visit will be to the log cabin where Joseph saw the Angel Moroni. You will stand in the actual air space where this occurred. Following the visit to the cabin, you will visit the Smith Farmhouse, also on the same property as the Sacred Grove and the log cabin.

Our next stop will be the Palmyra Temple which overlooks the Sacred Grove through beautiful stained glass windows depicting the grove. We will continue on to the Grandin Bookstore where the Book of Mormon was printed, visit Alvin's grave and then see the Martin Harris home.

Following our stops in Palmyra we will stop at the Hill Cumorah on the way out of town. Here we will climb to the top of the Hill and see the statue of the Angel Moroni and visit the vistors center.

Our last stop in the Palmyra area will be the Whitmer farm in Fayette, New York. This is where the Book of Mormon was translated and also where the Church was organized on April 6, 1830.