The Trail of Hope

The view of the temple from the trail of hope.

The Webb Blacksmith shop and the Brickyard

The group waiting to go into the blacksmith's shop.

The group leaning what the blacksmith and wainwright

did and watched him make a small horseshoe.

An example of how people would build their homes

how they built their homes three bricks thick.

Another angle of the example.

The Brick oven.

The group learning how they made bricks.

The group learning how the people in Nauvoo made bricks.

Family Living Center In Nauvoo

The group learning how to make wool and linen.

This spinner has a part in it called a weasel

and when it is full of yarn it will make a popping sound

which is what brings the phrase

"pop goes the weasel". :)

You learn something new everyday.

different plants brought different dyes

and these showed some of them.

The group learning how to make candels.

A bussel oven that they used to make bread in.

This was their version of a toaster.

Joel and John looking at the different tools

they used to cook with.

The item in the middle was their

version of a popcorn maker.

Another picture of the bussel oven they used to make bread in.

The group learning how to make rope and

how we can relate it to families.

Kate spining the 6 strings together to make them tighter.

Cami and Steven spinning the 3 small ropes

together to make one strong rope.

Julie and John cutting the rope off together.

John getting ready to cut the rope.

Joel on the other side getting ready to cut the rope with John.

The group learnign how to make pottery.

Elder Barton showing the group pug which was

used to make pottery and bricks.

Elder Barton teaching us how we need to be maliable

enough to be molded by our lord and savior Jesus Christ.

The group learning how to make barrels.

Elder Barton talking about the different things

they would use barrel making with.

Different types of barrels.

Womans Garden 2

John and Joel looking at Joesph and Emma Smith.

John holding the little child's hand.

John looking at the statue called Women of Learning.

Steven and Kate holding Women of Compassion's hands.

John looking at the statue Women of Virtue.

Women working on their talents.

Blessed are women who constantly support their families.

The Womans Garden in Nauvoo

This is the Womans Garden is a beautiful garden

All of these statues were made for here specifically.

I enjoyed looking at all of these statues

 and the spirit was very strong here.