Sunday - October 28 -

I think I am going to have to visit John and Lily in the Phillipines to learn how to really do a good job on this blog - but Since that is not likely to happen for a very long time, I guess I will just have to try to do the best that I can here.

August 2012 -

Sunset show - Nauvoo Brass Band, Young Performing Missionaries and the Senior Missionaires

 

 

 An 1840's suffergette (sp?)

The pageant came to a close, the young performing missionaries left and quite a few of the senior missionaries went home. The weather cooled down so it seemed that things were a little bit less hectic - but wow - did we miss the energy of all those who had left.

 Pageant is awesome - don't know what the spots are - its not rain and we sure did need it - Didn't get any until Hurricane Issac left the Gulf and spilled some moisture up here. I couldn't believe how a few days of rain changed everything back to green again.

 Now I am having a hard time to upload some more pictures - lets see.....

 summer time teamster group - now there are only 8 and some of those only work 1 day a week.

 

 

More sunset - melodrama

 Elder McGwen- the awesome drummer

Elder Thompson - served with Clay Neilson



Sister Hurren - French horn such a great YPM

The young oxen - Elder Nunn has been training them and they are growning like crazy

Elder Hoopes - such an example - had to return home to treat bone cancer - we hope he will be back

A Barge coming up to draw bridge at Fort Madison where we often go to shop

Our Mission President and Wife

Everyone is involved

 

 See how they have grown


Fall colours - more to come

Becky with one of the teams after the carriage ride - we were so excited to have them come in October. George and Wendy visited us the end of August and John and Lily also came so we have felt very blessed with family visits. Can't wait until more of you can visit

 

Rendezvous Again

Mississippi Wide - in the middle of Lake Cooper at the end of Parley Street

Center of our beautiful Nauvoo

Replica of the wagons and barges the people used as they began their westward trek

On my day at John Taylor's home I picked up lots of Ohio Buckeyes which are a type of chestnuts - you can't eat them. We also do have chestnuts that you can roast, black walnuts, pecans and persimmons. I've learned alot about trees in Nauvoo and they turn so beautiful in the fall.

 

Our next door neighbors tree

The American Queen - a River Paddleboat -a cruise is on my bucket list

Can you believe the colours - the last couple of days have turned much cooler and with a little wind so that many many of the leaves are falling off. I have to admit that I am still excited to see the winter here.

Last night we went to "Bootiful Nauvoo". The missionaries and others carved over 500 pumpkins and lined main street of Nauvoo and then they had a small parade at 6 pm. There are lots of people come and everyone walks up and down the street after the parade and looks at the pumpkins. The missionaries also made kettle korn in a big caldron and passed it out in bags to everyone. It was really fun.

 

Now for the writings without pictures. Nauvoo is an awesome experience. We meet the greatest people who come here everyday and they come from everywhere. I am working three days a week in the Lands and Records office where we research the records of those people who lived in Nauvoo when the Prophet Joseph Smith and then Brigham Young were here. We prepare the files so that people can find where those people lived and also put their records on CD's so that their descendants can take those records home with them. The other two or three days a week I work everywhere else. Recently I have been in the Wilford Woodruff home, the John Taylor home, the Lucy Mack Smith home, The Log School House, narrated on the wagon ride (I love that - even when its cold),esterday at the Brigham Young home andworked with Elder Nunn at the Brickyard. It is the greatest experience to tell the stories of the Saints and to feel of their faith and spirit and my own testimony has grown so much.

The week after General conference, was a Mission presidents seminar here and we had some of the Seventies here to train Mission Presidents. They also spoke to us. It was and is so exciting to know how the Lord's work is going forward in all of the world and to be a part of it.

Elder Nunn drives horses and works in the Blacksmith shop. On Sundays we work together in other places. He loves all that he is doing. He has also learned that he is quite the bass singer and we are singing in the mission choir. We are learning a new part - one of the vignettes in Rendezvous and I can still memorize - just not as well as once I could. We need to do some practicing now so guess I will close this for now.

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