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Called Chosen & Converted Tour
Called to Serve – Prepared for Life
July 20 – July 27, 2026

Brad Wilcox
Get ready for a faith-filled, friend-powered journey designed for future missionaries ages 16 to 19. This isn’t just a tour, it’s the ultimate mission prep on wheels. Join Brad Wilcox for 8 unforgettable days visiting key Church history sites. Along the way, you’ll dive into powerful devotionals and learn what it really means to represent Jesus Christ.
Each stop connects history to your future calling, offering spiritual momentum, leadership insights, and personal revelation. You’ll head home not just with a camera roll full of memories, but with a heart full of purpose, ready to serve.












Everything
You Need To Know
8-Day Church History Tour
July 20 – July 27, 2026
Included:
- High-end hotel rooms
- Comfortable luxurious charter bus
- Approximately 2 delicious meals a day
- Admission to all sites/parks/events listed on itinerary
- Powerful instruction from amazing tour guides
NOT Included:
- Airfare
- Approximately one meal per day
- Incidentals
**All itineraries are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances.**
DAY 1 – MONDAY
Fly into Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) & arrive between 2-5 PM.
Check into our Hotel
Opening Orientation
DAY 2 – TUESDAY
Visit the Peter Whitmer Farm
Picnic at Taughannock Falls
Priesthood Restoration Site (Susquehanna County, PA)
Joseph and Emma Smith Home
Susquehanna River
DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY
Private time in the Sacred Grove
Smith Family Farm
The Grandin Press: Book of Mormon Publication Site
Palmyra Temple
Hill Cumorah
DAY 4 – THURSDAY
Niagara Falls
Experience the Maid of the Mist (weather permitting)
John Johnson Farm
DAY 5 – FRIDAY
Kirtland Temple
Historic Kirtland
Joseph and Emma Smith Home
Drive through beautiful Amish Country
Amish Catered Dinner
DAY 6 – SATURDAY
Amish Country Store
Gameday on the Bus
Nauvoo – Trail of Hope
DAY 7 – SUNDAY
Attend Church
Carthage Jail
Nauvoo Temple
Nauvoo City and Missionary Tours
Nauvoo Pageant
DAY 8 – MONDAY
Adam-ondi-ahman
Liberty Jail
Week in Review Video
Final Family Devotional and Goodbyes
Fly Home after 2 PM from Kansas City International Airport
Room Pricing:
- Single Bed – $3,297/person ($250 deposit and 2 payments of $1523.50)
- Shared Bed – $2,897/person ($250 deposit and 2 payments of $1323.50)
- Groups of 5 + call for pricing
If you would like to reduce costs by sharing a bed, you may do so with a same-gender sibling, cousin, or friend. Please let us know if you plan to share with someone you know. If you would like us to assign you a same-gender roommate to share a bed with, we are happy to arrange that as well—just let us know.
* PLUS receive an additional $100 OFF per person when you pay in full within 7 days!
Payments & Pricing:
- Payment options?
○ We do NOT accept American Express. We DO accept most major credit cards,
venmo, etc. - Payment due date(s)?
○ Due dates are flexible, depending on when you sign up.
○ Payments are typically due, 4 months and 2 months before the tour.
○ Payment schedules are offered, or a discount for pay in full option. - Pricing? Group discounts? Pay in full discounts? Room sharing discounts?
○ Please reach out directly for possible group discount options.
○ Pay in full right after you book, $100 off/person
○ Room sharing discounts, Pricing & discounts varies per tour.
○ Youth tours, sharing a bed, can save $100’s.
○ If adults want to save, they too can save $100’s, if Hi 5 is able to find them a
roommate.
Refund Policy:
- Within 48 hours of booking: Everything is fully refundable.
- After 48 hours of booking: The deposit becomes non-refundable.
- 90 + days before the trip: Full refund for all payments except the deposit.
- 60-90 days before the trip: Half refund for all payments except the deposit.
- Within 60 days before the trip: All payments become non-refundable.
- Transferable Anytime: You can receive a full refund, except for the deposit, if you find someone to take your place.
*Participants who receive a mission call after registering for this tour, with a report date that is within 14 days of the tour’s end date, may request a full refund
**Please note, All tour itineraries are subject to change due to weather**
Physical Activity Considerations:
● What are the physical and mobility guidelines for the tour?
○ Able to walk up to 1 mile per day
○ Capable of ascending and descending large charter bus stairs
○ Be aware of uneven terrain throughout tour sites
○ Wheel chairs need to be manual and foldable to fit below bus
Airport/Transportation:
● Airport transportation to & from airport, to & from hotel?
○ Youth Tours: Hi 5 Live will be there to transport you to the hotel and bring youback to the airport at the close. Hi 5 Leaders will meet youth at baggage claim.(Youth will be taken to the airport at the close and dropped off in their terminal. They will need to check in, navigate through security and find their gate. If additional assistance is needed please inform us).
○ Adults: For some tours there will be a provided shuttle. Other transportation will
be your responsibility. This info varies per tour and therefore will be
communicated via your tour’s Groupme, following booking.
● Who schedules our flights?
Guests are responsible for scheduling their own flights. However, for a fee, we do
provide assistance with flights. Please contact Vanessa at (801) 885-8990 or vanessahi5live@gmail.com.
● How soon should we book our flights?
We typically recommend 6 weeks out if possible.
● Arrival & Departure Times?
This varies per tour. Check the first and last day of your itinerary on the website.
(It’s okay to arrive early, on day of tour, waiting times may vary according to hotel
room accessibility).
Arrival & Departure, Outside of Tour Dates:
● What’s the process for arriving before, or staying outside tour dates?
○ We can help connect you with our contact person at the tour hotel for you to make your own arrangements for up to 2 extra pre-tour & post-tour nights at a discounted price.
Please contact, Kari at (801) 628-4351 or kari.hi5.livetours@gmail.com.
Laundry:
● Will we stop at a Laundry Mat along the way?
○ All Hotels have limited facilities. A laundromat stop is planned mid-tour for some
10-day tours.
○ Please Note: If your tour does not have a stop it is because the timing of making
it to appointments at church sites did not allow for this stop. We would suggest
planning on using hotel facilities as an emergency option, and bringing enough to
last.
Luggage:
● How many suitcases can we bring?
○ 1 large suitcase, per person (that will go under bus)
○ 1 backpack or small carry-on for bus, per person (overhead bins on bus are
smaller than plane bins)
Make sure to check the weather as your trip approaches to adjust what clothing you may need to bring.
**Please note: All tour itineraries are subject to change, due to weather.**
GENERAL:
❖ Church clothes for Sunday & Temple
❖ Outfit for each day of the tour + pajamas
❖ Comfortable walking shoes
❖ Swimsuit(s) for hotel pool & possible beach day
❖ Beach towel
❖ Light jacket or sweatshirt for chilly evenings
❖ Light rain jacket (Niagara Falls provides a lightweight, full coverage poncho)
❖ Personal toiletry items
OTHER ITEMS:
❖ Hat, sunglasses
❖ Travel pillow and light travel blanket for bus
❖ Refillable water bottle
❖ BUG SPRAY!!!
❖ Sunscreen
❖ Mesh laundry bag & detergent pod(s) for possible laundry mat stop
❖ Personal medications
❖ Snacks
❖ Device chargers (there are some outlets on the bus)
❖ Scriptures & journal
❖ Temple recommend (Nauvoo Temple does rent clothes for those who opt to do temple work).
❖ We will have stops throughout the tour, especially on longer bus days, for snacks, etc.
MUST HAVES FOR SUMMER TOURS:
❖ Swimsuit(s) for hotel pool & beach day
❖ Beach towel
❖ Sunscreen
❖ Bug spray
❖ Hat, sunglasses
MUST HAVES FOR FALL TOURS:
❖ Lots of layers
❖ Jackets, rain jackets
❖ Gloves
❖ Beanies
Some hotels have laundry services, but very few. We may be able to stop at a laundry mat along the tour.
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Tour
Directors

Brad Wilcox
Tour Guide
Brad Wilcox is a professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. He is the author of the book The Continuous Atonement and the BYU devotional address, “His Grace is Sufficient.” He served as a mission president in the Chile Santiago East Mission and was recently released from serving in the Young Men General Presidency. He and his wife Debi have four children and ten grandchildren.
Disclaimer: Please note that Hi-5 Live operates independently and is not sponsored or approved by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Any information or opinions shared on our site, in our newsletters, or during our tours are those of our team and guides alone.