End of January

 Today we are experiencing an ice storm - freezing rain. When I got up at 6 am it was just starting to rain. By 7 it was coming down pretty good and when Buck went out at 7:30 our walk was a skating rink. We got a call that there were no church meetings today and so we are at home trying to find things to do. A perfect time to make a post here. I will add a few pictures -




Geese taking off from the field

 

Joseph's Creek -just below our house

Buck ready for Sunday in the laundry/office/spare roon

HORSES JUST FED AFTER A DAYS WORK

Elder and Sister Christensen at our New Year's Eve Party.
Elder Christensen has ALS and they are going home February 6th. We will miss this great hero.

This was our New Year's Eve Party - there were four groups and our group had a really nice dinner and program. Was lots of fun.

Can you think of a better place to have a supper and program?

 The oxen pulling their stick - getting a new yoke soon - this one is really starting to pinch and they are not impressed. They are growing so fast. I had someone on the wagon ride last week that had been neighbors to the farm where they were born and told us the story of how they came to be donated to Historical Nauvoo.

Getting the wagons and carriages ready for the Exodus Commemoration which will be held on February 2nd - this coming Saturday. The first Saints actually left on the 4th of February. The Exodus continued through September. Just a few days after the 19th of February the river froze solid and many were able to cross on the ice instead of relying on the river barges. Sometimes 300 wagons would be loaded and lined up waiting to cross the river. Between 11000 and 13000 people were part of the Exodus.

 Elder Dahl in the Barn posing for this great picture. Elder Dahl is from Star Valley, Nevada and is a great missionary and friend.

 

 

 

The eagles are here for a few months. Two weeks ago yesterday I went to Carthage and as we drove along the river, we saw about thirty different eagles. They are really magnificent birds.

 

Our District - we had spagetti supper on the 20th and then we had our meeting at our house. Elder and Sister Ward - their third or fourth mission to Nauvoo. Elder and Sister Munhoz from Brazil - she works so hared to learn and express herself in English. Sister Fowers and Sister Moses who mostly work in FM and love and care for the flowers and grounds in Nauvoo. We love all of them

And the best place to end for this entry - the temple - January 2013