Visitors

On Saturday night we got some company!! Eric's mom, aunt, and grandma stopped by for a short visit while they were road tripping to nearby church sites. The local food was an added bonus, so that night we headed over to Arthur Bryant's BBQ in Kansas City. Food Network said it has awesome BBQ so we HAD to check it out.

Arthur Bryant's is the real deal BBQ place. Forget fancy restaurants. You order super fast and watch them slap on a pound of meat between 2 pieces of bread. It's kind of intimidating. And let me tell you, there is no polite way to eat this food. (I couldn't get everyone in the picture...whoops)

This was Eric's plate. He felt pretty fat for the next 24 hours. I don't think it's healthy to eat that much meat but...what's done is done.
The food was so much better than Jack's Stacks!! But my face felt SOOO greasy after leaving that place. I guess it's a small price to pay for legit BBQ.

Sunday after church we headed out to see some sites. Grandma got sick so she had to stay home. Here we are at Liberty Jail....right?

WRONG!! GPS lied to us. Apparently the little N that stands for north makes a BIG difference. So there we were in Missouri City. It's a ghetto little place that reminds me of Rathdrum, Idaho (where my high school was).

We were not about to stay there so we got out our books and GPS and tried again.

10 miles later and a few cities over WE MADE IT!! It was the very first church site I have ever seen.

It is one thing to hear about Joseph Smith being locked up in jail for 4 1/2 months and then it is another thing to actually see it. I figured, "Yeah, I could do it if I had to." But I don't think so. These men got served worse food than you would find in a dumpster (when they were actually fed), had one blanket each during the coldest parts of winter in a basement, and sat in the dark day in and day out. Talk about miserable.

After the guards fell asleep at night, friends snuck them what little items they could. It's not so easy with 4 feet of brick to pass things through.

I get bored watching TV for too long, so imagine just sitting there numb to death with nothing to do but think! I would drive myself crazy!!

I have a greater respect for the early church members and what they went through. I am extremely blessed with my life and I'm thankful for these little reminders :)

We had a fun little visit and can't wait for more visitors (hint hint).