Priesthood Restoration Site

Yesterday we took advantage of our last day of Summer vacation to take a trip to Oakland, Pennsylvania to visit the recently finished Priesthood Restoration Site.  The buildings opened a week ago for public tours and it will be dedicated by President Russell M. Nelson on September 19.  We have been to the Susquehanna area a few other times, but it has changed a lot with the new visitor's center and the Hale and Smith homes.

The Visitor's Center is really nice with interactive things for kids to do and see.  There was also a nice video explaining the historical and sacred events that happened in this area.

Here Kimball is doing an interactive game spinning the wagon
wheel to move the horse and carriage on its way.

This is the sugar maple grove where John the Baptism visited Joseph and Oliver.

Issac Hale home.

Dining Room

Parlor--the rooms were very "busy" with all of the decor, but it was true to the time period.

Desk in the Parlor

Lincoln by the fireplace.

Kitchen

If you look closely you see a little tunnel which has a walking path under the road
so visitors can safely get from the visitor's center to the houses.

Joseph and Emma Smith home.
The rock wall was made with rocks from the original foundation.

Translation table.

Susquehanna River.  We have had a really dry summer so
the river was a lot lower than it usually is.

Kimball and Rebecah at the Hale's graves.