Kansas City Stars--Memorial Weekend

On Friday, May 23rd, my little sister, Gina flew into Wichita, Kansas to visit us for a week.

The next morning, we drove up to Kansas City, Missouri. That evening, we all ate dinner at The Melting Pot--a fondue restaurant, then we saw the Broadway Show "Wicked." It was AMAZING.

On Sunday we went to Liberty, Missouri and toured the Liberty Jail where Joseph Smith was incarcerated for 4 months. We learned about the history of the jail and talked about Doctrine and Covenants Sections 121-123, the sections that Joseph Smith wrote while he was in jail there. I've always had a testimony of Joseph Smith, but visiting that jail solidified it.

After Liberty, we went to Independence and saw the temple lot that Joseph Smith dedicated. Across one street from the temple lot is the RLDS temple. Across another street is the RLDS convention center. Caddy Corner from the lot is the LDS Visitor's Center. Inside we learned more of the history of the area and we also got to see "The Christus." Feeling the spirit so strongly in both Visitor Centers was a very special experience for our family and we were glad to have Gina come along with us.

Ken was supposed to fly home to Great Bend on Sunday afternoon, but because of the tornadoes in Central Kansas, his flight was canceled. Monday morning, we all drove back to Larned. It was a great weekend.