For Family Home Evening 75 or so of us from the ward went to the Church History Museum. They had various guides that manned each station. It was really cool. I learned a lot more than you do when you just run through it by yourself.
Death masks of Joseph and Hyrum. Hyrum was shot in the chin, so you can see where they had to add plaster. The modern paintings of Joseph are based on this mask.
A replica of the bible Joseph Smith used to correct the translation of the bible. If one word was wrong, he'd just cross it out and write it in. If it was longer, he'd write a letter next to it that referenced it to a document he was creating.
The actual transcript of the translation of the Book of Mormon.
Drawings for the Nauvoo Temple
African saints interpretation of the Mormon Creed in the pioneer era:"Mind Your Own Business".
Doing research for the atonement garden I am working on at BYU-Idaho, someone told me about Gilgal Park. It is a strange sculpture garden near Trolley Square in Salt Lake. A man made sculptures, many on Old Testament themes over his lifetime. The family kept the park and made it open to the public.
"The Altar"
The stone arch is a monument to the priesthood. The pile of rocks with plows sticking out on the right is a monument to peace (Isaiah reference to weapons being turned into plows).
Yes, this is a Sphinx with the head of Joseph Smith. Not sure what it means.
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