Kanesville Tabernacle and Mormon Battalion

Next stop on our list was the Kanesville Tabernacle in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  Not talked about a lot, but a very special place.

This is where Brigham Young was called and sustained to be the next President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Mormon Battalion also left from this point.  We even found relatives of ours that served in the Mormon Battalion. 

I love the face on this missionary's face.  He's showing Zach how they used the weapons and this wire whip. 

This was the inside of the tabernacle.  This is only a replica of the original one, because the original one sat about two blocks away where now a Catholic church is built over top of it. 

Little did we know, the base we stayed on for the night was the same base where the Mormon Battalion came to train before they left.  (Ft. Leavenworth)