Kirtland events

Our time in Kirtland, Ohio was very interesting. I think I learned more about the history of the church in this spot than in any of the others. We started at the visitors center in Kirtland where they had a display on the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was of special interest to us, one of our relatives on my dad's side, Anthony C. Lund, was the choir director for many years. He was the director when the "Music with the Spoken Word" program began to be televised. So, it was cool to see his name on one of the plaques and see some of the interactive displays they had. We then toured what was left and had been restored of the original town. Once again we were honored to walk where Joseph had walked and see where revelation had been given and to know of the people who were instrumental in building the kingdom in this place. The Lord always knew who was needed to move the work along and led Joseph there. We saw the Kirtland temple last. It's a beautiful structure and I don't want to take away from the sacrifice the saints made to build it and provide a place where temple work could begin, but it saddened us to feel that the spirit no longer resides there. Even the children remarked that it felt odd and empty to them. It is now just a building.