When we exit the museum, we come to three passage ways. One leads to the "Sacred Gardens", one leads to a restricted area, and one leads to the monumental church on the mission grounds. The image of the church is the one most people most familiar with, and understandably so.
The tour takes us through the back door of the church and we are met with the image of Mary surrounded by candles. The church at the mission is still used for church services today. If we were to enter the room picture below, we would come to a room filled with prayer candles, prayer stools, and little slots to put a $3 donation for each candle lit. For those who aren't familiar with the Catholic tradition, it is custom to light these candles for a loved one and they will burn for three days.
Prayer room
If we turn to our left, we see the ornate front of the church, with the altar and an image of Jesus on the cross. Turn the opposite direction and we see the front entrance of the church, which we see in many pictures of the mission.
 Looking at the front of the church |  Looking at the back of the church |
If we exit the church through the doors we entered through, we will find another room that looks into the very front of the church shown above. This room was likely to have been used as a place to hold the alter serving albs, as it is located directly to the right of the alter. The image below shows a quote of St. Francis, which is painted on the wall next to an archway that leads to the front of the church. It is likely that the friars and alter servers read this quote before beginning each Mass. Next to the quote is a preserved song book that was used in the late 19th and early 20th century.
 Entrance from the dressing room into the altar room |  A historical song book |
Once we exit this room of the church, we come to the area of the "Sacred Gardens", which is unfortunately roped off, but I was able to get a picture of it.
As we leave this portion of the tour, we exit through a door and enter the cemetery.
