The Linn Family visits Kansas!

We have been in Kansas since June 1st! I am in love with this place, still miss Texas and friends but having moved to such a great area with lots to do makes it a bit easier. The first week was just unpacking and getting familiar with the area around us. We have a Whole Foods a mile from our apartment! AHH! I love that place I spend far to much time there sampling cheese and finding all kinds of fun new healthy foods to try out. A week after we moved my family came up to visit for the weekend Erik is going on a mission to Reno, Nevada and we all went to the brand new Kansas city temple together. It is a beautiful temple about 30 min from us in Independence, Missouri area. Afterward we had lunch and went to Liberty Jail where one of the Prophets our church Joseph Smith was imprisoned for 6 months while his wife, children and other many other Latter-Day Saints were driven out of Missouri. It was an amazing experience I highly recommend visiting if you find yourself in the area if your LDS or not, very interesting history. It is so awesome being around so much of the early history of our church and what the early members of the church had to go through to restore the gospel of Jesus Christ. It has really built my testimony of Joseph Smith that he really is a prophet of our Heavenly Father.

Erik, Ross and Mom at the Kansas City Temple

Erik's first time going to the temple! 

The whole family at the temple! 

After visiting Liberty Jail we went another 50 miles north to another church site "The Valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman". This is where Joseph Smith recived revaluation that this was the place Adam his family lived and blessed this land after being thrown out of the garden of Eden. We also believe that Jesus Christ will return here prior to the second coming.  For even more amazing information about "Adam-ondi-Ahman" visit this link. http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/adamondiahman/ This place is so beautiful! It is actually a mission in our church. They have 8 missionary couples that will live on the property to keep 3,000 acres beautiful and well kept. We all had a really fun and amazing experience while my family was here so glad they could come visit.