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