We invite you to join BYU Professor and favorite speaker, Barbara Morgan Gardner, author of the bestselling book, “Priesthood Power of Women,” on a unique restoration tour this summer.
This unforgettable tour will visit many Church history sites including: The Sacred Grove & Smith homestead, Hill Cumorah, the new Priesthood Restoration Site in Harmony, the Kirtland Temple, and Nauvoo, with a special emphasis on priesthood power and women.
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Tour ID 9225G09
To book this tour contact the Tour Manager below!
Questions? Contact:
Dani Edmunds, Tour Manager
Tel: (801) 483-6114
Email Dani
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Day 1: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Home City / Rochester, NY / Palmyra
We depart our home cities this morning for Palmyra, NY and get acquainted over dinner as we look forward to the trip ahead.
Meals : Dinner, In-flight
Day 2: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Palmyra - Fayette
This morning we visit the Sacred Grove and reflect on the special events that took place here. Next we see the restored Joseph Smith Sr. home and farm, including the cabin where Moroni first appeared to young Joseph. Next we stop at the E. B. Grandin Building where the Book of Mormon was printed, then on to the grave site of Alvin Smith, Joseph’s eldest brother. After lunch we visit the Hill Cumorah and Visitor’s Center, then Fayette, NY to the Peter Whitmer Farm where the church was organized on April 6, 1830.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Friday, July 11, 2025
Susquehanna, PA - Palmyra
Today we will visit the Priesthood Restoration site in Susquehanna County, PA. We will see the new visitor’s center and meetinghouse, the reconstructed homes of Joseph and Emma Smith and Isaac and Elizabeth Hale, the woods where John the Baptist restored the priesthood, the baptismal site at the Susquehanna River, and the new statuary.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 4: Saturday, July 12, 2025
Niagara Falls - Kirtland
Early this morning we journey to Niagara Falls, America’s oldest state park. We board the Maid of the Mist boat which passes directly in front of the falls and enters Horseshoe Basin. This is a not to be missed activity! Next, we continue to Kirkland to see the Kirtland Temple and newly resorted Joseph Smith home.
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5: Sunday, July 13, 2025
Kirtland - Hiram
Following Sacrament meeting we see the Morley Farm and then the Temple Quarry to have a picnic lunch. Next, we spend time visiting the historic Kirtland village. These sites include the LDS Visitor’s Center, Whitney Home and Store, Johnson Inn, Ashery, and Sawmill. Our last stop will be in Hiram, OH visiting the John Johnson Farm where Joseph Smith received the three degrees of glory vision.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Monday, July 14, 2025
Cleveland Airport - Kansas City - Independence
This morning we depart for the Cleveland Airport to fly to Kansas City. Upon arrival we drive to Independence to see the temple site. We then drive to Liberty and visit the Liberty Jail where the Prophet Joseph spent several months while the Saints suffered severe persecution in Missouri.
Meals : Breakfast
Day 7: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Far West - Haun’s Mill - Adam-Ondi-Ahman - Nauvoo
We begin our day by traveling to Far West, MO to see the dedicated temple site and review the many historical events that occurred here before the saints were threatened with extermination and forced to leave the state of Missouri. Our next stops will be at the deeply-sobering site of Haun’s Mill, and then at Adam-Ondi-Ahman – a place made holy because of what happened, AND by what WILL happen at this sacred location. We then continue our drive to Nauvoo, Illinois.
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Nauvoo – Nauvoo Pageant
This morning we visit Joseph Smith’s homestead, the grave sites of Joseph, Emma, and Hyrum, the Mansion House, and the Red Brick Store. This afternoon we browse through the many restored homes and buildings in “Old Nauvoo”, including the homes of Brigham Young, John Taylor, Heber C. Kimball, Lucy Mack Smith, and the Jonathan Browning Gun Shop to name a few. Tonight, we will see the Nauvoo Pageant.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Nauvoo - Carthage
Our day begins with an optional temple session at the Nauvoo Temple. (Subject to temple schedule), then we visit the Pioneer Cemetery. This afternoon we travel the old road to Carthage to view a production of the “Life of the Prophet Joseph Smith” at the Visitor’s Center. Next, we tour the jail itself where the Prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum were martyred. After an early dinner we see the entertaining “Sunset by the Mississippi” then walk the “Trail of Hope” and read excerpts from personal diaries of the Saints.
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10: Friday, July 18, 2025
Hannibal - St. Louis Airport - Home
This morning we bid farewell to Nauvoo and continue to Mark Twain's Hannibal on the Mississippi River for a luncheon cruise on a riverboat. Following lunch, we'll depart for St. Louis, MO for our late afternoon flight home.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, In-flight
Tour Includes:
- 9-night's hotel accommodations
- Meals as specified on itinerary
- Ground transportation via deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach
- Group airport transfers when arriving and departing with the group
- All Admissions and activities as specified in itinerary
- Meal gratuities on included meals
- Taxes on included services
- Tour Director/Historian Barbara Morgan Gardner
Not Included:
- Airfare to Rochester, NY and back from St. Louis, MO
- Additional transfers when not arriving or departing with the group
- Meals not specified in itinerary
- Items of a personal nature
- Trip cancellation and baggage insurance
- Checked baggage fees
- Bus Driver and Historian gratuities
Pricing:
- $2,699 per person based on Double occupancy (2 people sharing a room)
- $2,649 per person based on Triple Occupancy (3 people sharing a room – two queen beds)
- $2,599 per person based on Quad Occupancy (4 people sharing a room – two queen beds)
- $3,299 per person based on Single Occupancy (1 person in a room)
*Please note roll away beds are not available.
Payment Terms:
- $250 per person deposit due at booking time
- Final payment due May 9, 2025
- A minimum number of 30 passengers are needed for this tour to depart
- Terms & Conditions
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