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Latter Day Tours

Latter Day Tours is dedicated to providing LDS church history tours tailored for individuals aged 14 to 19 as well as adults. We offer the finest, most informative, least expensive and just plain fun tours available anywhere.

 All tours travel on a modern air-conditioned bus complete with bathroom facilities. Please be our guest on our next tour and see why so many travelers choose Latter Day Tours.

Tour Reviews

This trip will always be on the "top ten" list of favorites from my life's experiences. I learned so much and grew to understand and love the Prophet Joseph Smith and the pioneers more than I did previously. I highly recommend this trip! 

Joni Flandro

My three children went on the tour for their senior trips the summer before graduation. They loved the trip and came home with a much strengthened testimony. They felt independent with a group of teenagers and I had the reassurance of great chaperones who kept them safe.

Egbert Amanda

Life changing! Testimony Building! You couldn't ask for better tour guides or experience! Every detail attended too! Everyone feels like they are loved and are known. Some who experience feeling loved for the 1st time! Thanks for the tour!

Wells Leavitt

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The Trails of Joseph Tour 2024

LDS Church History Tour

The Church Acquires The Kirtland Temple and More!!!

A kirtland temple tour like never before.

 “We are deeply honored to assume the stewardship of these sacred places, documents, and artifacts."       --President Russell M. Nelson

Nauvoo Like You've Never Seen it Before!!!

Joseph Smith Nauvoo properties turned over to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Now you can even have a tour through the Red Brick Store!

ThE Trails of Joseph Tour

July 2024 tour.

This tour runs July 9-19 and will include the incredible Nauvoo and British Pageants. You will visit all the well-known sites, like the Sacred Grove, the Kirtland Temple, the Joseph Smith Birthplace, Carthage Jail, and so much more. But what makes us different, is that we will also visit many lesser-known sites that have a powerful history and story to tell. Please see the Highlight Sheet, Application, and Tour Information documents below.

Double occupancy $2,149   Quad $1,768   Triple $1,895  Single $2,955

• Experienced Church History Tour Guide--Daren Saunders is a retired Seminary and Institute teacher of 30 years and has been directing Church History tours to these sites for 20 years.
• Lesser-known sites that have incredible stories to tell along with the well-known sites
• Related hymns and scriptures with sites
• Eleven Days, Ten Nights, Deluxe Hotel Accommodations  
• Deluxe Motor Coach Transportation Throughout the Tour

September/October 2024 tour

This tour runs September 24-October 4 and will follow the same itinerary as the July tour, other than neither of the pageants in Nauvoo will be seen as they only run in July. Crowds will be smaller, temperatures cooler, and the autumn leaves should be beautiful!!! Please see the Highlight Sheet, Application, and Tour Information documents below.

October 2024 tour (FULL)

This tour runs October 8-18 and will follow the same itinerary as the July tour, other than neither of the pageants in Nauvoo will be seen as they only run in July. Crowds will be smaller, temperatures cooler, and the autumn leaves should be beautiful!!! Please see the Highlight Sheet, Application, and Tour Information documents below.

Airfare not included. Compare to other tours and see just how low we are!!!!

Tour Highlights and applications

Highlight Sheet--July 2024 (docx)

TOUR APPLICATION--July 2024 (docx)

Highlight Sheet--Oct 2024 (docx)

TOUR APPLICATION--Oct 2024 (docx)

The Trails of Joseph Tour 2024--Tour Description and Information (pdf)

SAUNDERS TOURS--Participant Reviews (pdf)

Highlight Sheet--Sept 2024 (pdf)

TOUR APPLICATION--Sept 2024 (pdf)

High School Senior church history tour

Sacred sites, thrilling experiences.

Church History sites of early Restoration: Sacred Grove, Hill Cumorah, Historic BOM Publication site, Priesthood Restoration site, Susquehanna River, Kirtland Temple, Johnson Farm, and sites in historic Kirtland, Ohio and more!!!

Broadway show (Lion King, Aladdin, or Wicked) and NYC favs: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, 911 Museum, Empire State Bldg, Central Park, Times Square, Manhattan LDS Temple (outside)

Cedar Point Amusement Park, Niagara Falls (including Maid of the Mist or Cave of the WInds), Pro Baseball Game

TOUR HOST and directors

Director--mark spencer, tour host--daren saunders.

 Mark Spencer grew up in Ogden and graduated from Weber High.  After attending Utah State University for one year, he served full-time in the Washington Seattle Mission, Spanish speaking.  He says he wisely convinced Laura Nelson to marry him.  They now have four beautiful children and live in Plain City.  Brother Spencer has taught semin

 Mark Spencer grew up in Ogden and graduated from Weber High.  After attending Utah State University for one year, he served full-time in the Washington Seattle Mission, Spanish speaking.  He says he wisely convinced Laura Nelson to marry him.  They now have four beautiful children and live in Plain City.  Brother Spencer has taught seminary in Evanston, Wyoming, and in Ogden at the Bonneville Seminary and at the Ogden Institute.  Additionally, he has served as an area coordinator and institute instructor in Longmont, Colorado, and taught institute at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and currently teaches institute at the Ogden Institute of Religion. Brother Spencer loves to teach the gospel wherever and whenever he can, including directing and teaching many sessions of Especially for Youth throughout his thrity-three year career in church education.  He loves sports, computers, hunting, fishing, and traveling.  The gospel of Jesus Christ is the foundation for his life, and he attributes anything good he has ever done to his relationship with the Lord. 

Daren taught Seminary and Institute for 30 years at

various locations in Northern Utah and Oregon. He enjoyed teaching at EFY/FSY for several years and has directed Church History

Tours for 20 years. He married his sweetheart, Paula Neuenswander, in the Salt Lake Temple and they

have been married for 33 years. They have been blessed with 4 w

have been married for 33 years. They have been blessed with 4 wonderful children, 2 beautiful granddaughters and 1 grandson.

Director--Alan Mueller

Alan taught Seminary and Institute in Northern Utah for more than 30 years and  is currently still volunteer teaching at Weber State Institute.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT SHEET and Application

See Highlight Sheet for Pricing. Send in the application with deposit. As low as $1,699 per person!!!

Highlight Sheet--HS Grad Tour 2024 (pdf)

HS Grad--TOUR APPLICATION--2024 (pdf)

May 25-June 1, 2024

Faith built and friendships developed.

This tour will be full of fun and spiritual experiences with memories to last a lifetime!!!

About SAunders tours

Personal touch.

Your tour will have many things that will make you feel we planned it just for you.

We are with you the entire tour to make sure things run smoothly and you can just relax and enjoy.

With two decades of experience directing tours and 30 years of teaching Seminary and Institute, we promise you the trip of a lifetime!

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In addition to the sites you'd expect to visit, we love to show you many favorites not as well known.

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Ultimate Church History Tour

Journey Through Faith: A Transformative Church History Tour from Palmyra to Nauvoo

October 7 – 17th, 2024

Embark on a profound journey of discovery and spiritual enrichment with “Journey Through Faith: A Transformative Church History Tour from Palmyra to Nauvoo.” This meticulously crafted tour invites you to walk in the footsteps of early Church pioneers across sacred sites from Palmyra, New York, to the historic streets of Nauvoo, Illinois. Experience the serene beauty of the Sacred Grove, feel the echoes of the past in Kirtland, and explore the pivotal places of Missouri, culminating in the rich heritage of Nauvoo. With each step, immerse yourself in the stories and revelations that shaped a faith, guided by the insights of experienced tour guide Tom Pettit.

Detailed Itinerary

Information Packet

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Today you will fly into Syracuse, New York. There are no group activities today so you can fly anytime that is most convenient for you.

We will spend a full day seeing the sites in Palmyra. Our stops will include the Sacred Grove, the Smith Family Farm, the rebuilt log home where the Moroni visits took place, the Hill Cumorah, the Grandin Press (where the Book of Mormon was first published), the Martin Harris Farm, the Palmyra Cemetery, and the exterior of the Palmyra Temple. There will be time to attend the Palmyra Temple this evening for those interested. (Breakfast and Lunch provided)

Today we travel to Harmony, PA and the Susquehanna River. It was here that the Priesthood was restored and where most of the Book of Mormon was translated. The new Priesthood Restoration Site was dedicated in September 2016. The site now includes the Joseph and Emma Smith Home, the Isaac Hale Home, statues, historical markers, and a new Visitors’ Center. We will keep to our chronological order of Church history by then traveling to Fayette, NY where we will visit the Peter Whitmer Farm. This is where the Church was officially organized. It was also in Fayette that the Three Witnesses saw the angel and the plates. Some of the Book of Mormon was also translated at the Whitmer Farm. (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner provided)

We will spend several hours at Niagara Falls today. There are many attractions to participate in, including the Maid of the Mist boat ride which will give us an up-close view of the Falls. Later, we will make our way to Kirtland. (Breakfast, and Dinner provided)

The day will start with a tour of the interior of the Kirtland Temple. It was here that the Savior appeared to Joseph and Oliver. Moses, Elias, and Elijah also appeared and restored Keys of the Priesthood. We will visit the Visitors’ Center, the Newell K. Whitney home (where Joseph and Emma lived) and the Newell K. Whitney store (which included the School of the Prophets and where many revelations, including the Word of Wisdom, were received). We will also visit the John Johnson Inn (where the Church periodical The Evening and Morning Star was published), the reconstructed Kirtland Schoolhouse, and the Kirtland Ashery along with a reconstructed water-powered sawmill. We will visit the Morley Farm where General Conference was held, the Father and the Son appeared, where missionaries were first sent from, and where the first High Priests of this dispensation were ordained. We will also see the exterior of homes belonging to Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith, and Sidney Rigdon. We will have a catered lunch at the Chaplin Forest Stone Quarry where much of the stone for the Kirtland Temple was obtained. (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner provided)

Our day begins in Hiram, Ohio at the John Johnson Farm. It was here that Section 76 was received. Joseph and Sidney saw the Celestial Kingdom, the Father and the Savior, and many other things in the upper room of this home. This is a very sacred place. In the afternoon, we will fly from Cleveland, Ohio to Kansas City, Missouri. We fly to Kansas City to avoid a 10 hour bus ride, plus it keeps the sites we visit in chronological order. This flight is INCLUDED in the price of the tour. (Breakfast and Dinner provided)

We will join a local ward for Sacrament Meeting this morning before we start the Missouri portion of our Church History Tour. It will be a full day of sightseeing. We will visit the Visitors’ Center in Independence, the reconstructed Liberty Jail, and the cornerstones of the future temple in Far West. We will also visit Adam-ondi-Ahman and discuss the great future Sacrament meeting which will be held there. As we travel between these sites, we will listen on the bus about the Missouri Experience, Mormon Battalion, Zion’s Camp, and the Pioneers. (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner provided)

Today is our first day in Nauvoo! The day will be spent seeing the sites of Nauvoo which include Joseph Smith’s home and grave site, the Red Brick Store, the Visitors Center, the Relief Society Statue Gardens, Carriage & Wagon rides, the Seventies Hall, Brigham Young’s home, Wilford Woodruff’s home, Heber C. Kimball’s home, and many other historical sites. You may also want to visit the Land and Records Center to discover your personal Nauvoo heritage. (Breakfast and Dinner provided)

Our second full day in Nauvoo! Look through our detailed itinerary for a full listing of everything there is to do in Nauvoo. Our day will begin by visiting the sites we missed yesterday before taking a walk down the Trail of Hope. It was here that the Saints took their first steps toward the Salt Lake Valley. There will be time to attend the Nauvoo Temple before dinner. (Breakfast and Dinner provided)

We will start our day at Carthage Jail. It was here that Joseph and Hyrum sealed their testimonies as martyrs. The rest of the day will be spent enjoying Nauvoo. There will be time to attend the Nauvoo Temple again today. The After dinner, we will travel to St. Louis, MO. (Breakfast and Dinner provided)

The free hotel shuttle will transfer you to the airport for your flight home from the St. Louis, MO airport. There are no group activities today so you can fly anytime that is most convenient for you. (Breakfast provided)

Pricing Information

Prices include: Deluxe chartered bus, all hotels, almost every meal, personal tour guide (Tom Pettit), on bus history lectures and stories, all fees, Maid of the Mist boat ride at Niagara Falls, and the mid-tour flight from Cleveland, OH to Kansas City, MO. Price does not include airfare to Syracuse, NY or home from St. Louis, MO. Please see below for additional airfare information.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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An initial payment of $300, per person, is required to confirm your reservations. This payment is applied to your total amount due.

All Rates are per person and based on hotel room occupancy. Prices listed are cash/check prices. If you wish to pay by credit card, the bank’s 2.9% transaction fee will be added to your final balance. There is no fee to use a card when registering.

If the temples are open when we are there, you will have the opportunity to attend the Palmyra Temple and the Nauvoo Temple during the tour.

You will need to purchase two one-way flights. The first flight on October 7, 2024 is from your home airport to Syracuse, NY (airport code SYR). The second flight is to your home airport on October 17, 2024 from St. Louis, MO (airport code STL). I am happy to help you locate the best price and the best itinerary for your flights, but you will ultimately book directly with the airline carrier.

Our deluxe chartered bus provides the best comfort available for our journey. We only charter the best buses and also the best professional drivers. We will only take one bus on this tour. Having one bus allows our guide to spend the whole day with you telling the history, doctrine, and stories. Plus, if you join a tour with more than one bus, you end up spending all of your time waiting in line for meals and the restroom!

Read what past attendees have said about the Youth Church History Tour! 

Visit my  YouTube channel   to preview some of the topics discussed at each historical site, and to hear me tell some of my favorite stories from Church History.

Click the button below for a detailed itinerary of this tour.

A Word of Thanks

Thank you for considering the Ultimate Church History Tour with Living Heritage Tours. We are very excited to help those that participate have an incredible experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives!

Tom has become a student of the information taught on this and other Church history tours. He has been teaching the gospel to youth and adults continuously for the last 25 years by serving in various Church callings. Tom served his mission in Australia. He and his wife Lesa have five children and live in Lehi, UT.

I loved the trip so much!

The spirit was so strong on the trip and the fun never stopped! I enjoyed every minute of it.  This trip was truly amazing. All of us youth seemed to have a great time and it was fun to meet new people. And even through all that fun, the spirit was able to speak to each of us personally.

This trip was amazing!

This trip was the best part of my summer. The tour really strengthened my testimony. I had so many wonderful spiritual experiences and had so much fun. I met some of the best people I know on this trip. I loved every minute! I would definitely recommend it.

Tom is amazing!!!

This trip is one of the best things you will ever do. It will strengthen your testimony. It is so amazing and fun. If you have the opportunity to go on this trip you really should.

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Hear the stories and read the revelations at the actual sites where they took place.Be taught while traveling and while visiting sacred sites by historical guides, set apart missionaries, and each other. We won’t just talk about the history of these places, but how the stories of the past can help us draw closer to the Savior in our everyday lives!

Nauvoo - Missouri - Winter Quarters Tour

The Things of God are of Deep Import

Tour Summary

After leaving Ohio, the Mormons were driven in Missouri, until they arrived in Nauvoo. Here they built a beautiful city unto the Lord, with a Temple at its center.

This tour focuses on “Zion” in Jackson County, Nauvoo and Carthage, as well as the beginning of the trek west in Winter Quarters. The restoration was completed here and the Saints prepared to move where they might begin to build the Kingdom of God. This tour begins in Kansas City and ends in Omaha.

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The Nauvoo Tour:

Best enjoyed in summer or winter, unique experiences.

The initial call to settle in Zion would serve as one of the greatest motivating factors for thousands of saints across the world.

You will see Zion, the place designated for the Saints to build a temple in preparation for the return of Jesus Christ to the earth. You will experience the great contrast of Liberty Jail, the cornerstones of Far West, and the beautiful valley where Adam rose to bless his posterity. You will see what the saints built out of a swamp in Commerce and where the greatest doctrines of the restoration were restored. The homes and gardens stand as witness to the events of this sacred place.

To stand on the banks of the Mississippi river on February 4 th , the very anniversary of when the saints left Nauvoo is a thrilling experience. You will silently revel in the spirit of Carthage Jail and the sacred homestead of the Smith Family graveyard. You will see what they built, you will see how they showed their faith and how the Kingdom of God was worth more than any other thing. You will  experience Iowa, you will see, first-hand, why it took them months to cross that state.

You will understand why winter quarters is one of the most sacred places on earth, for those who died there, are never to be forgotten.  

We visit the following sites and more:

• Kansas City Missouri
• Jackson County Missouri
• Independence Missouri
• Richmond Missouri
• Liberty Jail Missouri
• Far West Missouri
• Adam-ondi-Ahman Missouri
• Quincy Illinois
• Nauvoo Illinois
• Carthage Illinois
• Mt.Pisgah Iowa
• Des Moines Iowa
• Winter Quarters Nebraska

Pricing and Inclusions

Our tours include the following:

• Tour Guide Services
• Transportation
• A Study Guide
• Digital Photo Album of the Trip
• Pre-Tour Study Materials
• ...and most important,  An Individual Experience!

Day-by-Day Itinerary

The following day-by-day itinerary is a partial list of your tour.

Your day-by-day itinerary is a partial list of your tour. The itinerary below is subject to change as needed at any time to accomplish everything we can in each area we visit. We will have local guides who will make sure we see the very best in the time we have.

Day 1, Thursday: Fly to Kansas City and enjoy Jackson County, Missouri

Day 2, Friday: Jackson County, Liberty Jail, Far West, Adam ondi Ahmen

Day 3, Saturday: Nauvoo and the Temple

Day 4, Sunday:  Church in Nauvoo and Carthage Jail

Day 5, Monday: Nauvoo

Day 6, Tuesday: Walk Down Trail of Hope on Anniversary of Saints Leaving Nauvoo. Travel across Iowa

Day 7, Wednesday: Winter Quarters and Kanesville

Day 8, Thursday: Fly Home

We can do trips to Nauvoo for any length, 4 to 7 days is suggested.

Price: Call for Special Tour Pricing*

Price Includes:  Air Fare, Hotel Accommodation, Chartered Transportation, Tour Guide Services and Most Important, An Individual Experience!

*If you'd like to make your own airfare arrangements, or any other travel arrangements, please let us know and we can make an adjustment to the total price.   Single room accommodations are available at a little higher price.

Pre-Trip Study Materials

Preparation can begin well before your trip starts.

One of the essential elements to a wonderful history tour is your personal preparation. We have created a number of resources that will help you prepare for your tour. These are designed to give you a summary of what you will see, some historical background and context, plenty to read, packing lists, and most of all, we want to prepare you for what you will feel and experience  →

You will also Receive a comprehensive Study Guide and Individual Journal for each Tour

Your private tour guide.

Since 2003, Dr. Sterling Jack has been a volunteer instructor with Seminaries and Institutes, teaching is his Passion. Upon completing his Doctorate in 2009 he has been working as a Professor and Investment Advisor.

Following years of study and research, Sterling has finally begun to share his passion and expertise for Church History, on location, where it all happened.  Visiting these places with Sterling will be a rare experience to be cherished and remember for a life time.

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Palmyra-Kirtland Church History Tour

Tour I – Palmyra-Harmony-Kirtland

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Tour summary

Celebrate the Restoration at key sites–both well-known and not-so-well-known from Palmyra to Harmony to Kirtland.  Fly to Buffalo, New York to meet a deluxe, air-conditioned bus which takes you in comfort to the awesome Niagara Falls USA  to stay overnight then to crucial church history sites in Mendon, Palmyra, Harmony & Susquehanna River, Colesville, and the Kirtland/Hiram area including a private tour of the Kirtland Temple.  Details of sites visited are listed below.  Tours fly home from Cleveland, Ohio.

Price and Value are Important to us.

Historical sites visited:

Names in green indicate sites often missed by other church history tours.

Just 22 miles from Palmyra.  Was a stagecoach stop in Joseph Smith’s time.  Brigham Young , his father, and all ten living brothers and sisters joined the Church here in 1832.  So did their spouses, some of whom were Methodist ministers.  All went through hardships and persecutions as a result.  None ever apostatized. Heber C. Kimball , his wife Vilate and his father joined here too.  Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young and many others saw a stunning vision in the night sky here the same night Joseph Smith received the plates of the Book of Mormon in Palmyra.  See John Young home , Brigham Young property, Tomlinson Inn (the stagecoach stop), Miriam Works Young’s grave , Solomon Kimball home .

Smith family farm , rebuilt log home where Moroni visits took place, frame home where the plates were hidden under the fireplace hearth.  Enjoy private time to ponder in the Sacred Grove .  Missionary tours tell about the miracles of the  Grandin Press where the Book of Mormon was first printed.  Pay tribute to Martin Harris at his farm .  Visit Joseph’s brother Alvin’s grave in the Palmyra Cemetery .  Pause for a memorable group photo at the Palmyra Temple and enjoy walking the beautiful grounds around the temple.  Feel gratitude for generations past at the Hill Cumorah where a duly prepared Joseph retrieved the plates from the ancient prophet, Moroni.

Peter Whitmer Sr farm where the Church was first organized on April 6, 1830.  Site of the visions to the three witnesses of the Book of Mormon.  The Book of Mormon translation was finished in an upstairs room of the (now re-built) Whitmer family cabin.  Many D&C sections received here.  Headquarters of the Church while Joseph lived here with the Whitmer family.

HARMONY PA & Susquehanna River!

150 miles from Palmyra.  Extremely important site and remarkably beautiful.  Home of Emma Hale Smith’s family .  Josiah Stowell silver mine digging venture.  Much of  The Book of Mormon was translated here.  Martin Harris and Oliver Cowdery lived here for a time with Joseph and Emma while serving as scribes during the translation.  John the Baptist visit to Joseph and Oliver bestowing the Aaronic Priesthood .  Higher priesthood restored near here by Peter, James, and John.  Many additional crucial events.  For some it is worth the price of the tour just to visit this incredible site! NEW since 2015:   RENOVATIONS and NEW CONSTRUCTION are complete – new chapel/visitor’s center along with reconstructions of Joseph & Emma’s home and the Isaac & Elizabeth Hale home along with improved access to the Susquehanna River.

COLESVILLE & SOUTH BAINBRIDGE

Tour the Josiah Stowell home and Joseph Knight Sr home  just north of Harmony – both very good friends to Joseph and Emma.  Joseph Knight home was location of the Colesville Branch of the Church, first led by Hyrum Smith.  These homes have been carefully and beautifully refurbished by private owners who graciously invite our groups to share in these historic homes and the incredible history that was lived here.

KIRTLAND OH

Did you know the Saints lived in Kirtland longer than they lived in Nauvoo?  It’s true!  By far, more heavenly manifestations, visitations, and revelations were received in Kirtland than any other Church history site.  Feel the Spirit in the Newel K. Whitney Store (School of the Prophets; Word of Wisdom received here with several other D&C sections).  A spectacular Kirtland Visitors Center was built in 2005.  See the newly-restored John Johnson Inn, saw mill, ashery, and family history facilities.  Visit the Isaac Morley Farm where the united order was first practiced and where a schoolhouse was the scene of heavenly direction.  Enjoy a private tour of the Kirtland Temple and marvel at this still-dedicated House of the Lord (re-opened in 2022!).

FAIRPORT HARBOR OH

On Lake Erie, just 12 miles from Kirtland.  Here, saints arrived from points east as they answered the call to “gather to the Ohio” and from where many departed on missions eastward including those going to and returning from Europe.

John Johnson Farm , an immense operation for the day.  Joseph Smith lived here for a year while producing the “Inspired Translation” of the Bible.  He and Sidney Rigdon were also tarred and feathered here.  Many sections of the D&C received including the great 76th section three degrees of glory.  Enjoy a delicious lunch at a nearby village before flying home.

NIAGARA FALLS

Most tours start at the awesome Niagara Falls to spend the night including the thrilling Maid of the Mist boat ride up to the falls!  Enjoy free time to explore the falls, the roaring river, and the platform viewpoint high atop the falls!

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Palmyra to kirtland tour schedule.

(Updated promptly as additional tours announced…)

Price each by number of persons per motel room:

Pricing – Smart phones swipe left/right within the table, below

No surprise add-ons!

If none of the above dates are suitable for your large group, please call us at 801-272-5601 to discuss the possibility of adding a tour to accommodate your schedule.

IF YOUR PREFERRED TOUR IS FULL, CALL 801-272-5601 FOR OPTIONS (wait list, alternate tours). WE ALSO OFFER A SHARON-PALMYRA-KIRTLAND TOUR which visits approximately 90% of the above sites PLUS Joseph’s birthplace and other sites in Vermont and spends extra time in KIRTLAND.  Details here:  http://www.mormonheritage.com/sharon-vermont-palmyra-ny-kirtland-ohio/

Host names are those currently scheduled and most likely to serve.  We reserve the right to make changes in tour hosts or adjustments to the tour schedule–which we will do only if absolutely necessary.

Mormon Heritage Association Inc – MHA Tours, is an independent, private entity which offers inspiring tours exploring the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Tour hosts and tour planners are faithful members and diligent researchers/students of this history and are prepared to present the tours in a respectful and agreeable manner conducive to The Church of Jesus Christ’s teachings, attitudes, and direction.

[1] Your reservation is secured with a $100 deposit per seat on a first-come, first-served basis.  The balance is due seven weeks prior to departure.  Mail checks to Mormon Heritage Association, 2367 W Goldenpointe Way, West Jordan, UT 84088.  Be sure to indicate the tour ID number or departure date and for whom you are paying.  Credit cards by phone +5% fee (card fee waived on initial deposit), 801-272-5601 or toll-free 866-335-5601.  Full terms and conditions contained in individual confirmation letters or available pre-deposit, if requested.

If you have to cancel, there is a $50/person cancellation/administrative fee, at minimum.  If someone takes your place, payments are refunded less any costs we incur to procure your replacement and $50 cancel/admin fee.  If nobody takes your place, you would lose $50 cancel/admin fee and any non-refundable costs at the time of your cancellation.

[2] Advertised prices include :  all meals (except at airports), nice lodging, deluxe charter bus, tickets to scheduled events, and expert guide services; *SLC GROUP AIRFARE included IF noted until  all our air seats are claimed or airline requires purchase, whichever comes first.  Air from other cities also available, by request.  Individuals may provide own air to/from the tour (must coordinate with group flight schedule to avoid missing any sites and additional personal expense such as a taxi).  Bus driver tip is additional & collected on tour.  No surprise add-ons .

If not flying with the SLC group (such as using award miles or coming from another city), it is your responsibility to notify MHA upon signup and coordinate your schedule with the group schedule.  Please call for details.  801-272-5601, 866-335-5601.

Traveling alone?   Would you like help finding a roommate to decrease your tour price?  Let us know when you REGISTER and we’ll do what we can to connect you with a compatible roommate.  You might just make a new, long-lasting friendship!

Call 801-272-5601 or register online now for THE VERY BEST CHURCH HISTORY TOURS!

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June 17 - July 1, 2024

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UNDERSTANDABLY, OUR FLAGSHIP TOUR, THIS UNFORGETTABLE MIX OF CHURCH HISTORY AND AMERICAN HISTORY IS AN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL FAITH PROMOTING, PATRIOTIC EXPERIENCE.

• SHARON, VT - BIRTHPLACE OF JOSEPH SMITH
• HARMONY, PA - PRIESTHOOD RESTORATION SITE, HALE AND SMITH HOME
• PALMYRA, NY - SACRED GROVE, HILL CUMORAH,
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S ALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the site locations for three of its future temples — two of which will be built in Utah, joining more than 30 other temples in Utah in operation, undergoing construction or renovation or announced.

The Lehi Utah and West Jordan Utah Temples were first announced during the church’s annual general conference on April 7.

The Lehi Utah Temple

According to Church Newsroom , the Lehi Utah Temple will be the first temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the city of Lehi.

The Lehi Utah Temple will be built on a site measuring 22.48 acres that is northwest of the intersection of 3950 North and Center Street in Lehi. Plans reveal the site will include both a new meetinghouse and a multi-story temple measuring about 85,000 square feet.

The West Jordan Utah Temple

The West Jordan Utah Temple, which was also announced on April 7, will be the first temple in the city of West Jordan.

The plans for this temple also call for an 85,000 square foot multi-story temple and a new meetinghouse. The site for this temple is 16.10 acres, located at approximately 7148 South and west of Highway 111.

The Tampa Florida Temple

The site location for the Tampa Florida Temple has been changed since the first location was announced in October 2022, according to Church Newsroom.

The single-story Tampa Florida Temple is set to be 29,000 square feet, and will be built on a 12-acre site located at 945 Camden Fields Parkway in Riverview, Florida.

This temple was first announced in April 2022, and will join the four other Florida temples that have been announced, are already under construction or are operational.

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Here’s where the new LDS temples in West Jordan and Lehi will be built

For the first time since 2021, church president russell m. nelson announced this month that utah would get new temples. now we know exactly where they’ll be located..

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Taylorsville Utah Temple will be dedicated on June 2. This month, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced two more Utah temples, in West Jordan and Lehi.

A new Latter-day Saint temple will land in the far western reaches of the Salt Lake Valley, just north of one of the world’s largest open pit mines .

The recently announced West Jordan Temple will sit on about 16 acres at approximately 7148 West, off of Highway 111 , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints revealed in a news release Monday.

The future temple’s nearest neighborhood already hosts Jordan School District’s Sunset Ridge Middle School and Oakcrest Elementary School.

Church President Russell M. Nelson told attendees at this month’s General Conference in Salt Lake City that a new temple is also coming to Lehi.

That temple is slated to be built on a roughly 22.5-acre spread at the intersection of 3950 N. Center St., next to Alpine School District’s Viewpoint Middle School and near a Texas Instruments campus.

Plans for both sites call for a multistory temple of about 85,000 square feet and an accompanying meetinghouse on each property. Both will be their city’s first temples.

West Jordan’s temple will be the fourth on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley, joining two in neighboring South Jordan and a new temple in Taylorsville set to be dedicated June 2. The West Jordan and Lehi temples bring the total number of planned or constructed temples in the faith’s home state to 30.

The announcement of the new temples this month marked the first time since October 2021 that Nelson has revealed plans for new temples in the Beehive State.

After the announcement, public officials in both cities expressed excitement and surprise about their communities being chosen for new temples, saying the edifices will bring better opportunities for their residents to participate in religious life.

Latter-day Saints — although only those who have been deemed worthy — enter temples to participate in the faith’s most sacred rituals, like eternal marriage.

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Nizhny Novgorod is the fifth largest city in Russia with a population exceeding 1.2 million. The city is located at the confluence of two rivers - the Volga and Oka. It is the center of Nizhny Novgorod region and Volga Federal District, as well as one of the country’s major administrative, economic and cultural centers.

Furthermore, Nizhny Novgorod is the Russia’s largest industrial center with the enterprises of mechanical engineering, metalworking information technology playing a leading role.

Nizhny Novgorod was founded in 1221 by Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich to protect Russian borders. Under Ivan III, Nizhny Novgorod was a sentry city. It had a regular army. This was the place for Moscow to march against Kazan.

Nizhny Novgorod made a great contribution to the construction of the Russian state. In 1612, Kuz’ma Minin and Prince Dmistry Pozharsky’s militia from Nizhny Novgorod played a decisive role in the liberation of Moscow from Polish intervention.

During the Soviet period from 1932 to 1990, the city was named after Maxim Gorky, the Great Russian writer who was born there. From 1959 to 1991 it was a “forbidden” city for foreigners because of defense plants, located there. On October 22, 1990 the city got its former name, and about at the same time, it began developping tourist business.

Today, the city, once playing such a significant role in the history of Russia, is developed into a modern metropolis. So, the urban development plan intends to build a metro bridge, cableway, funicular, and a new branched transport infrastructure there. Furthermore, Nizhny Novgorod is the Russia’s largest center of river cruise tourism and venue of Nizhny Novgorod fair-based major international exhibitions.

Nizhny Novgorod is one of the richest cultural centers of Russia. The most prominent artists have received education in the local theater and art schools. The city has opened a large number of theaters, museums and cinemas.

This city can surprise any traveler by an entwinement of modern and ancient buildings, each time rising before your eyes in a completely unexpected appearance.

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