Nauvoo Tidbits and Treasures

Sept 6th 2022

Thank Goodness for Pictures!

More weeks go by...and sometimes the only way I can remember what happened is with pictures, so I'm grateful Dave is a picture taker! I'll let them, the pictures, tell about the events.

The temple presidency farewell party went very well! I was happy to be a part of it. Dave, as always, helps and does whatever needs to be done without being officially assigned. He took care of all the sound needs for the evening and took a video of the program and then spent hours editing it. He sent it to over 300 people as a beautiful memorial gift. The link below can be downloaded to watch if you feel so inclined. It's 30 minutes long and the song I was in charge of is five minutes into it.

Nauvoo Temple Presidency Farewell Celebration 29-Aug-2022

Our days are filled with office work, engineering duties, temple experiences, sweet friends, and resting. (for me anyway) Dave has been spending lots of time organizing the volunteer window watching schedule for the upcoming temple closure. He had 138 spots to fill and they are all filled except for 3. He is pretty amazing that way and so are the many people who choose to accept the assignments.

We have a new set of performing missionaries here until mid October, so we have been going to the new "shows" It's been wonderful! These young people add such a strong spirit of testimony here in Nauvoo, plus it's just fun to enjoy their amazing talent!

It truly is an incredible honor and blessing to be here serving in Nauvoo. How did we get so lucky to be here....it's a wonder.....

All you can eat Watermelon Festival in Montrose Iowa

Dave eating a "walking Taco" which is a bag of crunched up

Doritos with taco meat, salad, tomatoes and salsa.

We got to play Bingo

An old prairie school that we pass every Sunday

on our way to church

Cicadas shells...skins...whatever you call them.

They are loud noisy and everywhere!

We got to go up to the tower of the temple.

You have to climb four 15 (est) step spiral staircases. I had to go pretty slowly...when I was young and in Paris in the Eifel tower I didn't go all the way to the top (stupidity of youth)

but I made myself finish this one.

Yeah for me!