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Summer travel is upon us–we have just a few seats remaining on our June and July tours!  Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to experience the sites with expert hosts who love this history and share it in a most wonderful way!
June 13-19 Missouri to Nauvoo to Winter Quarters
June 21-26 Palmyra to Kirtland (with Niagara Falls Canada overnight)
July 13-19 Missouri to Nauvoo to Winter Quarters (with the new NAUVOO PAGEANT!)

We hope you can join us for the Very Best Church History Tours!

Mormon Heritage Association is pleased to offer two incredible tours with Church history expert KARL RICKS ANDERSON:  “A Week in Kirtland” & “Sharon to Palmyra to Kirtland!”  As a special promotional offer, those who REGISTER & DEPOSIT BETWEEN APRIL 29 AND MAY 30, 2010 will receive a personalized, autographed copy of Karl’s book: Joseph Smith’s Kirtland!  Karl Anderson is THE world’s leading authority on Kirtland’s spiritual history, Joseph Smith, and Doctrine & Covenants revelations received in these areas.  In fact, in Kirtland, he is known as “Mr. Kirtland,”–but shouldn’t it be “Brother Kirtland,” instead?  Regardless, these tours are definitely worth every effort it takes to attend.  More information is available on this website or by calling MHA 801-272-5601. 
A Week in Kirtland: September 21-26, 2010, MHA tour id KA07
Sharon to Palmyra to Kirtland:  October 9-16, 2010, MHA tour id KA08
(Promotional offer extended to new registrants only.  Free book will be delivered upon final payment of tour balance.) 

Take advantage of group airline prices through mid-day APRIL 28 for our wonderful Missouri to Nauvoo to Winter Quarters tour set for June 13-19.  We have a few seats remaining at group discounts!  Register today for Tour GT06M.  (After April 28, tour price subject to current airfare prices.)

Mormon Heritage Association is hosting a booth at the shopping extravaganza “What a Woman Wants” show at the Southtowne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah, April 16 & 17.  We have a small stack of free tickets to offer our loyal MHA followers.  (See, it pays to keep checking our blog!)  Anyway, if you would like a few tickets, please email info@mormonheritage.com with your name, address, and number of tickets (that you will REALLY use).  Tickets will be mailed to you and are available “first come, first served.”  Be sure to visit us in booth 307–we’ll have treats!

Sharon Vermont

We Thank Thee O God For Prophets!

This tour celebrates and honors 3 great prophets of the restoration:  Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and Wilford Woodruff.  Discover their incredible history and birthplaces in the New England area and share amazing stories and events of their youths that helped form these men into great leaders and faithful prophets.  Learn of the roles their parents and other ancestors played as these men and their families were prepared for their great work ahead.  Visit Sharon Vermont, Whitingham Vermont, and Farmington Connecticut (Hartford area).  We fly round-trip Boston and of course will begin the tour visiting exciting & famous US historic sites in the area.   We have also scheduled a session at the beautiful Boston Temple as the perfect finish to an inspiring tour.

You will be encouraged and inspired by the experiences of these early prophets and their families.  Magnificent monuments have been placed in their honor; we are truly thankful for these great prophets!

Tour Dates:  August 3-8, 2010

Tour Guides:  Jay McCarthy (Boston native and history expert) & Janelle Thomas (New England returned missionary and inspiring person)

All-Inclusive Price:  $1394 per person, double occupancy

Big Ben London

Time is Running Out to secure group airfare savings and join with Mormon Heritage Association for two unique tours this May!  Our one-of-a-kind England & Wales tour and our Awesome Israel tour are sure to inspire and satisfy. 

Register by Feb 1 for the England & Wales tour to secure your group airfare savings!  Register by April 19 for best availability for our Awesome Israel tour.  Visit our tour pages or call 801-272-5601 or toll free 1-866-335-5601 for more information on these amazing opportunities.  After Feb 1, prices subject to air seat availability and likely higher prices as offered by the airlines.

Money well spent?

With Winter blahs hitting, it seems the travel bug comes right along with it!  The new year brings out the calendars in most of us and many are starting to schedule their vacations for the year.  It’s a good time to do so!

Price is always one of the most important aspects in deciding on a vacation.  Then, after deciding upon a budget, it seems that’s when people ask themselves what sort of “experience” they would like to have.

When searching your travel options, be sure to ask all the pertinent questions:

-Is this something we can afford?

-Am I getting the best value for my dollars?

-Will this travel be just “for fun” or will it be a “life-changing experience?”

After you have answered these questions, it’s time to select a provider of all the needed services.  Whether you use a travel agent, tour operator, or you do-it-yourself with web arrangements or phone, we hope you will remember these additional key questions:

- Exactly what is included in this price?  (airfare? lodging? meals? entertainment? ground transportation? resource helps? well-trained guides? written materials?)

-Are there additional fees/taxes/surcharges not already mentioned? (air taxes or surcharges? luggage fees?)

-Are there any additional required items to purchase?

-Is there a non-refundable booking fee?

-If I have to cancel, what are my options for refunds?

-Does the provider have references of satisfied customers?

-Will I have the over-all experience I am seeking?

There are certainly more questions that could be asked, but this is a good starting-off point to get the questions and ideas rolling for a very satisfactory experience.

Preston Temple

Over the last several months Mormon Times has been spot lighting British Isles’ Early Church History Sites.  Many of which are visited in our England and Wales Tour.  Why not join us and visit the actual places where these amazing events took place?

Click here to learn more!

I was so grateful to be able to experience the Christmas season in Israel.  It was so great!  Here are a few of my favorite highlights. - Janelle

I learned a lot more about the temple mount this year, helping me develop a great love and understanding of the temple.

Here are the East Gates-- now sealed up, someday Christ will return!

A group outside the Garden Tomb. What a lovely place and a powerful spiritual feeling.

This is inside the traditional Lazarus tomb site.

Steps that date 100 B.C. to about 100 A.D. Awesome to walk on them and think who may have walked on them in history!