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Excerpts of Thank-you Notes from Past Tour Members
I have been on many bus tours. This was the best ever! Carol Butterfield
[Our tour guide] was amazing. Very knowledgeable and insightful. I enjoyed listening to him as he shared his knowledge. I saw things I would have probably never seen and I learned new things and truly had a wonderful and spiritual experience. To be there in the places where things took place was more real to me and I could really start to wonder what it would have been like to be there then. I truly felt the spirit so many times and I know that it strengthened my testimony in many ways. It was a growing experience. Now that I am home, I want to go again. Stacie Esplin
Excellent tour guide who we learned to love and respect greatly. His insights into each venue tied together all that we saw. The tour format is excellent. The food is excellent. We made some new friends and had an unforgettable experience. I have a renewed appreciation of the sacrifices that our forebears endured. I would recommend this tour to all. We look forward to more Mormon Heritage tours in the future. Ric and Jennifer Bryce
An incredible journey! Simply wonderful! Ryan Harmer
A great tour. There were tears and lots of laughing which makes for a successful tour. Noel and Carol Ann Flint
Even better than I expected. I can't believe how much we got to see! Everything was great! Mark Eubank
A wonderful experience. Our guides did a great job. The research, the narration, the group participation was all terrific! You have put together a gold mine with outstanding service. Bob Van Sweden
It was a great spiritual experience for which we are grateful. [We had] a great guide, we enjoyed his explanations. Juan and Virginia Pelaez
To learn so much is a great eye opening experience. Thank you, and we will be back. Bonnie Thornock
My mind and heart are reeling and overflowing - it is a wonderful feeling! My mind is constantly thinking about all the places and things we did and I dream about it at night. Wonderful trip. Memorable experience. I will never be the same. The places I have read about in the Old and New Testament have come to life. Mertice Berry
Our family had a fantastic time! We enjoyed the association of all members of the tour, especially our guide and driver who did their job so well. Laura Tolman
A spiritual high! I am still in awe of the wonderful things that we were able to do. Ruth Fidler
We had a great time and I am so happy that we have these memories to share together. I will treasure the spiritual experiences I had, a few which are very tender to me. Diane Tenney
Thanks so much again for everything you did to make our tour a success. We recommend you so highly. Danelle Richards
I'm still on a spiritual high from our trip to Israel. Even being back at work today hasn't taken the glow away. It's wonderful to share with family and friends some of the amazing things we did. It was an experience I'll always remember. Thank you for organizing such a wonderful trip. Jan McBride
A great tour. So well organized. We had a wonderful experience. Everything worked out so well, it was well planned to the minute. I have gone twice before {on my own} and this was the BEST! Thank you. Eva Doolin
There are feelings, thoughts, impressions, insights, that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. My testimony has been strengthened. [Our guide] is an incredibly inspired leader. There are no suggestions I can think of in the way of improvement. Superlatives just don't express how much I really loved this experience. So I just simply say, Thank you! Jay Farnes
Fantastic! We had such a wonderful, fun, and spiritual experience. Meechelle Talbot
A once in a lifetime experience. It is not often that as an adult one shares such an experience--we now have emails to share and remind each other of the faithfulness of families such as the Smiths, Youngs, Kimballs. I really feel I know the key players in church history. Faith Burger
We loved the tour and all the little extras, no I take that back, a grundle of extras that we wouldn't have been offered if we were on our own. Our guide was precious! He amazed me and I will forever love him. Thank you for a trip of a lifetime. You guys are wonderful! Myra Heaton
This tour was the most wonderful thing I have done for myself in my whole life. The guide was right on top of everything, the scenery was beautiful, the information extremely helpful and I wish I were back there again. Thank you ever so much for this marvelous experience. Anna Schwartz
A wonderful week. We so enjoyed the participation of tour members. Our guide was wonderful and shared many insights that added to the tour. It was a spiritual, enlightening and fun experience. We also liked going in one direction without back-tracking over places previously visited. Some of the unexpected and out of the way places such as Garden Grove and Mt Pisgah were a welcome addition to the tour. Thanks for a most enjoyable week. Ralph and Margene Boren
I thank everyone involved for an experience so great words cannot express. Family and friends have asked what was my favorite part and I cannot say because it was all so wonderful. I felt uplifted, happy, and full of energy. My soul rejoiced. My testimony of the restoration and of the gospel has been truly strengthened. I have such a great appreciation toward the saints for what they went through to hold onto the faith. Marilyn Thompson
The tour exceeded our expectations. It was powerful, testimony-strengthening and most enjoyable. Thanks so much--words cannot cover our appreciation for all and how much it is affecting our lives and those of others we are sharing with. Janet McKinnon
It was wonderful! Our guide did an outstanding job and I learned a lot. Linda Winn
Keep up the good work. We've been recommending you like crazy. Janeil & Eldon Olsen
A marvelous experience. Ken Olsen
I enjoyed the tour a lot. All the people seemed special and I will remember them forever. This seemed marvelous. Maria Calderon Ramirez
I have truly never had such a wonderful educational experience. I thought I knew quite a bit about our pioneer ancestors but I learned a great deal more and am so grateful to your organization for the chance to go on this trip. It was marvelous! Joan Crane
We will look forward to joining Mormon Heritage on other tours. May the Lord bless you and all your staff for a perfect spiritual experience. Randy & Lois Eberhard
My testimony has been strengthened one more time. I am grateful, the tour went so smoothly. Maree Walker
It was far better than we ever imagined. It was like we were all family. Lynn Barker
This trip really has changed the way I see the gospel and my life. Maria Velasquez Rosas
The trip was terrific!!! I can't stop telling everyone about it. Sheila Drage
This tour gave me a foundation of understanding that I will carry throughout life. Andy Whitehorn
It truly was an amazing and unforgettable trip. Thank you for a wonderful tour experience. Peggy & Merrill Evans
Thank you for the great tour. We enjoyed it and have recommended your tour to others. It is similar to comparing listening to a ball game on the radio or going to the game. I was also impressed with the effort and finances that our church leaders are spending to help members and non-members feel the history of our early church. It has to be very important to our leaders to make these experiences available to all. Robert & Anita Rindlisbacher
Awesome. Outstanding. Exceptional. Excellent. The experience was a very positive one. I have already recommended your tour and I will continue to do so. Tab Nielsen
What a wonderful experience it was!! We enjoyed Israel, the tour and guides, and the fellow travelers. Thank you so very much for a once in a lifetime experience. You do great work. Gale & Glenda Hakes
Thank you for the wonderful Israel trip. You are a great tour leader and brought such a wonderful attitude and spirit for all of us to enjoy. It was such a joy to travel with you. Thanks for an amazing trip. Nancy Green
Thanks again. You had things so well organized and things just seemed to flow along without snags. It was wonderful. I don't think I will ever forget the feelings on the Sea of Galilee and the Garden Tomb. The whole trip was the best. NaDene Archibald
Thanks for a wonderful and very memorable trip. Ernie Chambers
Great tour!! We really enjoyed the wonderful things we did. What everyone said was right: you will never read the Bible the same after being in the Holy Land. Ben & Paula Brossard
What a journey it was--and still is. I'll be processing it for a long time. Someone asked what my single most significant experience was. An impossible question, of course. So I simply told her the list is HORIZONTAL! Jeannette Nichol
Thanks for such a wonderful tour of Israel. We're still on cloud nine of memories and feelings. Mark & Carolyn Zaugg
It was sooo good. We have a better appreciation of our British heritage and the impact of the Church with those converts. We cannot express in words the wonderful sites of early Church history settings in England and the gracious hosting to give excellent tid-bits about the translation of the Bible into English--and in the very room. Paul & MarJean King
Excellent arrangements. The sites were truly sights to behold, the food was great, excellent tour guide, travel arrangements went well, and the spiritual connections were something never to be forgotten. Steve & Sandra Larsen
It was amazing! I'll be referring everyone to Mormon Heritage--what a great program! Liz Carlston
We had a wonderful time, it exceeded our expectations. It was a truly special time for us all. I would recommend your company to anyone with total confidence that they will receive the same excellent service as we did. Mal & Val Dearden
Teriffic!!! I can't stop telling everyone about it. I hope we can do another one. Sheila Drage
I truly have never had such a wonderful, educational experience. I thought I knew quite a bit about the sufferings and hardships of our pioneer ancestors but I learned a great deal more and am so grateful to you for the chance to go on this trip. It was marvelous! Joan Crane
It was great. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Olsen family
We so enjoyed the trip with you. We are very happy to have seen so many site of church history in such a scholarly fashion. May the Lord Bless you. Norma & Murray Fenton
A complete success! Dyan & Rick Townsend
I just loved the tour. I loved all the sights. My testimony has been strengthened one more time. The tour went so smoothly. Thank you for all that you did for us. Maree Walker
From the first song and prayer on the coach in Kansas City before going to Independence, I could tell this would be a wonderful experience. The next five days proved to be one of the greatest experiences of our marriage. The Nauvoo tour was great – and more memorable. It was a spiritual feast from beginning to end. Don Bigelow
Well planned and well worth every minute. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Nancy Vance
We think of the experience each day and out of all the many trips we have been on, this will always be our favorite. Every experience was meaningful. Frances & Edward Patterson
An absolutely marvelous tour! We were not disappointed with any aspect. Our tour director was very knowledgeable and inspirational. The tour was well organized and the printed material was excellent. Kent & Hanne Gygi
This trip really has changed the way I see the gospel and my life! Ale Velasquez
It was excellent. The more I think about the tour it becomes even more special in my memory. We have told many people about our choice experience with you. I can’t think of anything I would change. Dean and Virginia Hill
I don't feel like I have been on just a trip to Israel--it was like a 'study abroad'! June Denny
It was a wonderful experience we learned so much and enjoyed the sweet spirit of our Heavenly Father every day. Gayle Wilson
[We] had a wonderful experience on our tour. Great tour guides! We really couldn't have asked for a better experience. Thank you! Cindy Toronto
It was such a spiritual experience for our whole family. . . .We appreciated your warmth and openness to having children on the trip. Hearing some of their comments and listening to some of their journal entries, I'm sure the Spirit was touching their hearts . . . the Bezdjian family
It was a life-changing experience. Roger and Leda Brockbank
It put my mind and spirit in a different place. I was awed by the sacrifices of the early saints. They did what was asked of them and so must we, in this very different time period. Anadeane Galbraith
There are no words to express our thanks. This was not a trip. It was an adventure into the past. We appreciate your attention to details, the knowledge you shared, but most of all the spirit we felt. Thank you, Thank you - G.R. and Jean Mather
Thank you so very much for taking the time to plan & carry out the Butterfield tour. For me, it was perfect in every way. Kay Hadley
Words really cannot express my sincere thanks for such a tour. Words cannot express my appreciation for the wonderful trip and experience I had touring church history sites. . . I particularly noticed my feelings when I read the vignette about Mary Fielding. I had read it over a number of times before the trip, but when I was reading it in front of the group at Far West, it was hard to control my emotions. . . Afton Ferris (assigned the Mary Fielding role at the Far West Temple site).
I am still basking in the warmth of the spirit. My testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith has tripled 3 times in size. My heart now swells when I think of the restoration of the gospel. I am reminded of the miracles that took place. This tour was magnificent! Karla Tanner
I want to express my appreciation and gratitude for all your hard work and worrying in putting together this amazing tour; and most especially for the special reverence and spirituality that you brought to each moment of those five glorious days. Truly, this was one of the spiritual highlights of my life and at a time when it was most needed and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Carol O. Eccles
I loved every minute! Debbie Cook
Not only is it marvelous to visit Church history sites and through documented enactments personally relive the events of those valiant Saints, but to do so in the company of present friends and neighbors, is truly a life altering experience. Ron and Nancy Bouck
No monetary value could be put on the enrichment and enlightenment we received this past week It was priceless. It was a life-changing event. Dan & Sheila Roberts & Family
I had so much fun and learned so very much, it was the greatest!!! Jane Beagley
This note is long overdue. I was so excited about the trip and knew I should write a note but just didn't know where to start. I was so overwhelmed with all we saw and did and the feelings I had could not be expressed in words and still I don't know if those feelings can ever be expressed in words. Gwen Reid
We really had the greatest spiritual trip of our lives. We cannot express our gratitude but will try with Thank you so very much. Ron & Louise Nelson
Words really cannot express my sincere thanks to you for such an inspirational tour. I shall never forget it. The tour was perfect. I am so grateful. Fern Lambert
