The Corn is as High.....







On June 29, 2018 we went to Keokuk, Iowa which is just across the river from Nauvoo to finish up a p-day activity we started a week earlier to see some Indian burial mounds. On the way we saw many corn fields.  One thing I would say about these parts is that they grow a lot of corn!  When we got out of the car we were surprised to find ourselves standing next to a corn field with corn taller than our heads. When we first arrived in Nauvoo the corn was just barely showing out of the ground.  It is very fast growing, seemingly before our very eyes. Here you can see that it is starting to tassel. The other crop they grow a lot of is soy beans.  We have learned that this is the crop that they use to rotate with the corn to help keep the soil healthy.  It is also good to produce soy oil and other soy products.  As we drive through the country side we see field after field of corn or soy beans.

Norm and Marge near cornfield

Norm with corn that is taller than his head


Soy bean field
Learning about the burial practices of the early American Indians was interesting.  We have visited several of these mounds.  It is interesting that when university archaeologists have tested the remains that have been dug up from these mounds they find that they date to about 300 - 400 AD. If that is the case then they would be contemporary with the Book of Mormon.


Brother Christensen showing us the burial mound
A modern cemetery built on top of an ancient Indian burial mound.  It is called Turtle mound today.


The view from the top of the mound.  You can see where modern graves have been placed on top of the ancient burial mound.  Notice the corn field at the bottom of the hill.


Looking down the stairs towards the cars from the top gives perspective as to how high turtle mound is.



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