Okay, I wasn’t up at 3 a.m. I’m just on this song kick… Monday Monday, Tuesday Afternoon, now Simon and Garfunkel’s Wednesday Morning 3 a.m.
Now that I’ve got your attention, one of the 101 things was to strike up a conversation with a tourist. I did that today. (#74 on the list). It turns out this lady was here with her daughter and her daughter’s kids. Their other grandpa was my old bishop, Floyd Andrus!!! Small WORLD!
Speaking of the list…
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Hang-out in the morning at Fudge Corner Candy Square with the locals, order a cup of hot cocoa, and shoot-the-breeze about the news of the day
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Play in a huge pile of leaves (early-mid November)
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Volunteer to help restore one of the historical sites (talk to Bonnie Hays)
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Take a canal boat ride (rides are available in Pittsford, New York)
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Go shopping for a home in Palmyra (contact Kim Dey at Nothnagel, 800 E Main)
I also had a nice talk with Elder and Sister Nielsen. They were serving at the Grandin Building.
If you, or someone you know, is planning to visit Palmyra (and this goes back to my conversation with the Nielsens), do yourself a favor and talk to me before you plan your trip. We were talking about how people rush through our tiny village and miss so much. These missionaries serving at the church sites have really studied what happened here. You may think you know the story of the publishing of the Book of Mormon, or the First Vision, but they may share things with you that you didn’t know.
Also, Palmyra has so much history. It is interesting to put the pieces together, which you can only do if you stay long enough to really see the place and understand what happened here, and what continues to take place in these parts.
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My Favorite Location in the Grove
Many people come through here and don’t realize that Rochester, New York, is so close to Palmyra. You don’t hear much about Rochester in church history, but Rochester’s contributions to our lives is important. And, when you read about revelations in Manchester, New York, do you spend enough time here to learn where that is?
They are painting the double-yellow line. There was no traffic, so I went out in the street in front of my house and got this shot.
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Double-Yellow
Our village at the cross-roads of Western New York is a small place with a big history. I love living here, and I love running in to people that I have something in common with. I also love the contributions this tiny location has had to the history of the world.
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