Friends from Home

Rhea and Ted Gregory from our ward in Plain City have been here in Nauvoo the last two days.  It was great to have people here from home.  They came to Rendezvous last night and visited us at our sites today.  They came to our Sunset Practice tonight and then we went to dinner.  They are serving an inner city mission in Ogden in the Daily Dose program, teaching Spanish Speaking people English.  They serve four days a week, about 10 hours a day going to people's homes and teaching them a series of 48 conversational English lessons.  They love the people they work with and are so committed to them.  They are awesome people.  We love them.  Still raining here.  The Mississippi is over its banks, but no flooding in Nauvoo, yet.  Areas to the south of us are dealing with flooding though.  The forecast looks better after today.  Friday I get to work the garden schedule, planting flowers from the greenhouse into pots that will line the streets of Old Nauvoo.  The sun is supposed to shine and the temps should be in the 60's.  Awesome!  Well, got to sign off and go to bed.  Have to be at a practice for a sociable that we're singing at in May at 7:45 a.m. in the morning.  These are long days, but the time is going so fast.  It seems like it was just the first of April a few days ago.  We love you all.  Mom