Saturday, April 21, 2018.  A few miles from our campground, we discovered the Mission San Xavier del Bac. In 1692 Father Kino put down the foundation for a church on the Santa Cruz River, named after St Francis Xavier. It wasn’t completed until the 1790s, but it is still flourishing today. It is also called the White Dove of the Desert. The Mission is on the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation. Besides the church, there is also a mission school. While the church has had many restoration projects through the years, there are many of the original statuary and murals still in place. The interior is very elaborate and beautiful. More than $11 million has been raised for preservation and restoration of the amazing artwork.  Outside the church there are vendors selling fry bread, burritos, tacos, etc. We couldn’t resist and shared a fry bread. Yum Yum! It is well worth a visit if you are ever in this area.