Nauvoo! (Part 1)

Alright, I really suck at blogging but I recently went on a trip with my YSA ward to Nauvoo! I LOVED it there, but I just couldn't bring myself to blog it. So I'm going to try really really hard. (FYI Long post with lots of Pictures) 

Sunday July 8th: 
       Church that day was kinda crazy. Everybody was so excited to go and just leave. After church was out I went home, finished packing, and came back to the church. Katie picked me and Morgan up. Once we got there they had tables where we had to sign in. We went inside the church, had a devotional, said a prayer and loaded the buses. We left around 8:45, but once we got to Wyoming our bus started over heating so we sat on the side of the road for a little while to let it cool down. In the mean time Kristy and I started making up raps, and songs. The one we finished was to the tune of "Boyfriend" By Justin Bieber. But our version is "Nauvoo Girlfriend." Bus games were fun, we played iPod karaoke, bingo, phase 10, and other games. Funny Side note- we stopped in Fort Bridger at the TA gas station so everyone could go to the bathroom. Kristy told me to go out of the bus and act like it was leaving me so I had to run after it...it seemed like a good idea, but then again everything seems like a good idea when it's that late. 

Kristy and I before we left 

The Bus leaving me

         




Monday July 9th: 
      Still on the bus...around 2 I think is when people started quieting down so we could try and sleep. But it is pretty impossible to sleep on a bus. I ended up moving to the floor around around 4 but my arms would go completely numb so I ended up moving back up to the chair around 4:30. At this point I looked around and pretty much everyone was awake. I remember texting lexi, "I'm never going to sleep again" and I started crying because I just wanted to sleep so bad!
    In North Platte, Nebraska we stopped and ate breakfast at the Flying J. Everyone looked a little ruff but what do ya expect. MORE BUS.....Finally after 16 hours and 8000 corn fields later we made it to Winter Quarters. We were behind schedule so we didn't stay for to long. But we ate lunch, toured the visitors center, cemetery, and temple grounds. then got back on the bus. I can't remember where we stayed at that night but it was in a Motel 8 near Independence Missouri.

Winter Quarter's Temple

                                     
Tuesday July 10th:
    We woke up at 6:30, got on the bus and drove to the Community of Christ Temple. We went inside it and saw all the different things they have and do. It was weird how they described our church. After we went across to our visitors center. I felt some much more comfortable there. It was weird because I didn't mean to compare the two but I couldn't help but notice how differently I felt being in their Temple compared to ours. Side Note-- Missouri is like stepping back into the 90's. We ate lunch at the visitors center, and somehow I talked the Smith's into letting Kristy and I ride with them. (They rented a car back in Omaha, Nebraska) After lunch we went to the Kansas City Temple for a picture. Very pretty temple. We picked up Morgan and brought her into the car with us. The best thing about the car was it went SO MUCH FASTER than the bus. We stopped at McDonald and got coke, Ice cream, and S more treats. Our next stop was Liberty Jail. We went inside and saw the jail and listened to the presentation about it all. It was a really cool place. 
  Far West was the next destination. We got there and dropped Shelley off to help with dinner while Kristy, Morgan, Bro. Smith, and I went to check into the hotels. Side Note-- In Missouri they don't have mountains, they have hills. And Bro. Smith liked to go fast over these hills. It was like our own little roller coaster :) We also found a dirt road and did a little drifting and such. Super fun little break from the whole group. We went back to Far west where we ate dinner, took pictures and had a talk from the bishop. That place was really really pretty. I felt very comfortable there, almost like I had been there before. We got to the hotels before the bus so we played a little prank on Morgan. Back at lunch we had chicken salad sandwiches, and Kristy and I both happen to Love them. So we put two in my backpack, which sat in the car ALL DAY LONG. Once we got to the hotel I opened my bag and it stunk so bad, and I didn't want them to stink up our room so we ran them across the hall to Morgan's room. She walked back into her room and said it stunk, but by this time my sleep deprived brain forgot all about why it stunk! Haha They all just got used to the smell I guess! haha 
   That night everybody was SUPER hyper. We walked to Walmart and played in the hotel lobby. Played another prank on Morgan haha. Everyone was showering in her room so we told her she could come shower in ours. We were watching friends and Kristy turns to me and says "Wouldn't it be funny if when she turns off the shower we turn off the lights and run out of the room?" So we did...I'll let ya watch the video. The first part we had the camera upside down so just listen to it. (it won't let me upload it so go to my Facebook page and watch it) 

Where the Independence Temple will be 

Outside the Community of Christ Temple

Some Wall art inside the CofC Temple

Inside Liberty Jail

More Wall art

Far West Temple Sit

The Community of Christ Temple

Our Awesome Bishopric! 

Outside the Kansas City Temple

Ready....

JUMP!! 

Playing in the Chrysler 300

Bryan and I 

The Group outside the Kansas City Temple

They all just kept sitting on me!! 

I think Tuesday was one of my favorite days. I was so glad we were able to ride with Shelley and Brian. They pretty much saved my sanity even if we drove them crazy!