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Gazing up into the nautiloid roof of the Temple
Past RLDS/Community of Christ prophets
Community of Christ congregation hall at Far West
Front of the Auditorium
Independence is home to Harry S Truman the 33rd President of The United States. It is the home of his Presidential Museum & Library. He was President for the end of WW2 and the Korean War. There are exhibits cover these two periods at the library along with many personal items. Also Many records fromthe white house during his terms. The Library is open 7 days a week with shorter hours on Sunday. There is a charge to visit the musuem and library.
The Stone Church sits across the street from the original Temple Lot, which Mormon founder Joseph Smith, Jr., had pointed out was both the site of the Garden of Eden and the place to where Jesus would return when at the time of the Second Coming. The church was completed in 1889 and is home to the original RLDS congregation in Independence, which, in turn, dates back to 1873. The church hosted its first RLDS General Conference in 1892 though conferences would be held in Lamoni, Iowa for the most part until 1920. Different additions and renovations have taken place over the years, the newest being a lovely new bell carillon which sounded great when I visited. The carillon complements a beautiful pipe organ that fills the chapel with a grand sound. Light is filtered through four sets of gorgeous stained glass windows, each commemorating a different theme and were designed by Irish-born artist %L[]Ronald Dixon. The Stone Church has been the original font for ten additional congregations over the years.
Independence is a separate city from Kansas City, but many people consider it to be just an extension of the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Independence has been around since 1827, making it one of the oldest settlements west of the Mississippi. It has a long history as being the place where the trails to the west started, namely the Oregon and the Santa Fe. Missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) arrived here, although because of religious persecution, were eventually driven from the state. Independence was involved in the Civil War, as Missouri was a swing state, with both the Union and Confederacy wanting it for it's own. The 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, resided here as well. The city is rich in history, a great place to explore for a day
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Address: 19901 E Valley View PKWY, Independence, Missouri, 64057-1597, United States
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