September 19, 2010 - Sunday in Independence, MO

At the Temple Lot, Independence, MO

We started the day attending the LDS Church in a ward where at least half of the members were Samoan – with their great spirit.  Afterwards, we visited the Temple Lot dedicated by Joseph Smith in 1831 and which is currently owned by The Church of Christ commonly known as the "Hedrickites."  One of the Church Elders invited us into the onsite chapel to discuss the Temple Lot and his church.  Dad is in his full glory when talking religious history and doctrine in a situation like this.

Community of Chris Temple

Then we walked across the street and toured the Temple and headquarters of the Community of Christ (formerly RLDS).  We also enjoyed an organ recital in the Community of Christ’s massive Assembly Hall.

We ended the day by walking through the Harry S. Truman Memorial Library and Museum and gained a greater appreciation for the difficult decisions that President Truman faced in connection with dropping the atomic bomb, handling the economic problems after WWII, and dealing with the Cold War and Korean War.

Community of Christ Temple

During dinner at Dennys, an interior roof tile soaked from leakage after last night’s rain suddenly crashed down to the floor barely missing us.  A few inches closer and we would have had a great law suit.

Tonight I did our laundry and when I brought all the clean clothes back to the room hot from the dryer, Dad asked me to pile the toasty laundry on him because it felt good.  Then he drifted off to sleep under the heap of clothing.



President Truman Museum



Dad sleeping under pile of warm laundry