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[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] owns and maintains a number of historic sites that are fun and educational to visit. Many are described in articles on this wiki. | [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] owns and maintains a number of historic sites that are fun and educational to visit. Many are described in articles on this wiki. | ||
| − | [[Image:Temple_Square_Visitors_Center.jpg|alt=Mormon Temple Square| | + | [[Image:Temple_Square_Visitors_Center.jpg|alt=Mormon Temple Square|right|frame|The Visitors Center at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah]] |
*Historic [[Nauvoo]] — the "city beautiful" built by the Latter-day Saints after they were driven from Missouri and before they migrated to [[Utah]]. [http://lds.org/placestovisit/eng/historical-sites/nauvoo-visitors-center] | *Historic [[Nauvoo]] — the "city beautiful" built by the Latter-day Saints after they were driven from Missouri and before they migrated to [[Utah]]. [http://lds.org/placestovisit/eng/historical-sites/nauvoo-visitors-center] | ||
*[[David Whitmer|Whitmer Farm]] — Where the Mormon Church was first organized. | *[[David Whitmer|Whitmer Farm]] — Where the Mormon Church was first organized. | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 26 May 2011
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints owns and maintains a number of historic sites that are fun and educational to visit. Many are described in articles on this wiki.
The Visitors Center at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Historic Nauvoo — the "city beautiful" built by the Latter-day Saints after they were driven from Missouri and before they migrated to Utah. [1]
- Whitmer Farm — Where the Mormon Church was first organized.
- Palmyra, New York and the Smith Family Farm, where Joseph Smith lived when he received his First Vision.
- Sacred Grove — where Joseph Smith prayed to know which church he should join.
- Temple Square — home of the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple, Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake Tabernacle, Lion House, the Family History Library, and other sites. [2]
- Gadfield Elm Chapel in England.
- Kirtland, Ohio, the first gathering place of the Latter-day Saints, and where they built their first temple.
- The Mormon Battalion Historic Site in San Diego, California.
- The pageants put on by church members.
- Carthage Jail in Illinois where Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith were martyred.
- Cove Fort Historic Site in Utah.
- Independence, Missouri, Visitors' Center
- Joseph Smith's Birthplace in S. Royalton, Vermont.
- Liberty Jail Historic Site where Joseph Smith and others were imprisoned.
- Mormon Handcart Historic Site in Wyoming.
- Park City, Utah, Family Tree Center
