Sunset By the Mississippi

We are in the full blown show mode now.  Here are some pictures of Sunset by the Mississippi.  we do this several nights a week in addition to Rendevous in Old Nauvoo.  I get a chance to play banjo with some of the other casts on some nights.  Last night the young single sister missionaries put on a socialble focused on the Savior.  Iit was musical and they did a great job.  I wish you grandkids (and all you others ) could have seen it.  It was amazing.  It is things like this that make you realiize how great the young fokls tday are and how they were saved to come forth in this time.  We're off to rendevous tonight as Peter and Abigail. 
Love ya'all

dad

The Work Goes On

Well, things have really gotten busy here in Nauvoo.  Lots of youth groups coming for youth conferences.  We had a group here from Joplin, Mo where the tornado hit.  Their stake center had been completely distroyed as had many of their homes.  I talked with one of the leaders who had lost her home and the home she grew up in. They were a good group and indicated that what they had been through gave them some sense of what it was like to loose things you have worked hard for.  They have a better feel for what the Saints went through here. 

A couple of nights ago we had a major thunderstorm like you can only have in the mid-west.  It was a spectacular site to see. It hit while we were in the second show of Rendevous and lasted all night. After we finished the show, Mom and I went outside of town a couple of miles to get out of the lights to watch and what a show we had!  I have attached a couple of pictures of our wild friends that we have around here.  In addition, we had a fawn born in our backyard!  The mother doe has now taken it into the woods across the street but it was in the yard for about a week. The temple picture is just one I like.  The temple can be seen from everywhere in Nauvoo and I like to photograph it.
It's prep day today and we are catching up.  I cut the lawn and Mom has done house cleaning.  We have two performances of Rendevous tonight.
Love ya all

Sunset By the Mississippi

We did our first Sunset show the other night.  It was fun.  Afterward we saw what a real sunset over the Mississippi can be like thought we would share it with you.  The evenings are so beautiful here!  It makes you understand why the Saints loved this place.