Nauvoo, Illinois
Come visit the city “beautiful” at Nauvoo! Visit the restored Nauvoo Temple and perform baptisms for the dead. Take a walk through the old historic Nauvoo district with 18 restored houses, shops, and a visitors center. Feel the power of Carthage Jail as you walk where the Prophet Joseph Smith took his final steps. Combined with activities like Reflect and Review, Gospel Study, and Musical Program, your testimony of the restored gospel and the early Saints will be changed forever.
| 2026 Dates | Price |
|---|---|
| June 15-20 | $825 |
| June 22-27 | $825 |
For registration support, call 877-221-6716 weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time, excluding holidays. Please make sure that you use the youth's church username to register for the session.
Summer 2026 Sessions
| Session Location | Start Date | End Date | Space Male |
Space Female |
Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure - Maple Dell 1 | Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 | 12 | 6 | Register |
| Adventure - Maple Dell 2 | Jul 27, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | 11 | 24 | Register |
| Adventure - Moab 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 20, 2026 | 36 | 33 | |
| Adventure - Moab 4 | Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 27, 2026 | 29 | 18 | |
| Adventure - Moab 5 | Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 4, 2026 | 35 | 8 | |
| Adventure - Sunrock | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 18, 2026 | 10 | 19 | Register |
| BYU Habits for Life 2 | Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 4, 2026 | 4 | 8 | Register |
| BYU Habits for Life 3 | Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 8, 2026 | 8 | 8 | Register |
| BYU Mission Ready 2 | Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 8, 2026 | 7 | 8 | Register |
| Special Edition - Kirtland | Jul 13, 2026 | Jul 18, 2026 | 3 | 0 | Register |
| Special Edition - Nauvoo 1 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 20, 2026 | 31 | 29 | |
| Special Edition - Nauvoo 2 | Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 27, 2026 | 28 | 18 | |
| Special Edition - Palmyra 1 | Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Register |
| Special Edition - Palmyra 2 | Jul 27, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | 14 | 12 | Register |
Join us in Nauvoo, Illinois
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Special Edition—Nauvoo, Illinois
| Activity | Approximate number of hours in the week |
|---|---|
| Gospel Instruction and Discussions | 16 |
| Church History Tours | 9.5 |
| Games/Structured Socializing | 3 |
| Dances | 4 |
| Variety Show | 1 |
| Free Time | 6 |
How to Get There / Check In
The Nauvoo shuttle will depart from the St Louis Airport on the Sunday before your respective session at 5pm. Your youth will be accompanied by several staff members and should meet them in the baggage claim of terminal 1. To ensure that all participants can arrive to the shuttle on time, we ask that they arrive no later than 4pm. This is the only shuttle that will be provided to Nauvoo, there will be no shuttles leaving on Monday morning.
Individuals who arrive on the Sunday shuttle will be given an opportunity to stop and purchase food for Sunday evening. Breakfast and Lunch on Monday will be provided by BYU Expeditions at "The Inn at Old Nauvoo". Families will be responsible for reserving a hotel room on Sunday evening and may do so through contacting the hotel and stating that you are with BYU Expeditions.
The departing shuttle will leave Saturday morning at 7:30am from Nauvoo and will be arriving at the St Louis Airport (STL) around 10:30 am. Please plan departing flights for after 11am to ensure that there is plenty of time for your participant to arrive at their gate.
The cost for the shuttle is $90 roundtrip, there is no discount for one way trips. To ensure that we can estimate bus numbers and ensure that your child arrives to Nauvoo and returns safely, we ask that you send us the following information ASAP to efynauvoo@byu.edu:
1) The session your child is attending,
2) your childs flight itinerary including: name, flight number, departure and arrival times for both flights, and airline.
Our top priority is to ensure that your child is taken care of on this Expedition Nauvoo. If you have more questions feel free to reach out to our helpline. We will be sending out more specific instructions two weeks before the trip. Thank you!"