Sunday 27 July 2008

The Lyon Drug was a good experience. It was nice to finally serve at a Site with Carolin. I didn’t try to memorize the dates and events of the Lyon family, I just read it from the script. I did have fun showing the kids the ivory handled tooth brushes, and telling them if the people didn’t brush their teeth, the other alternative was to have them pulled. Then I showed the kids the tooth puller. It looks like a plumbers basin wrench. We should be able to be at the Sites every Sunday, from now on.

The Mission had a fireside for us, put on by the Nashville Tribute band, as a tribute to the Prophet Joseph Smith. It was supposed to be outside on the Sunset stage. An hour before start time, the lightning started with the rain right behind. The performance was moved to the Visitor Center, but the rain came down so hard, Carolin couldn’t run 20’, from the car to the doors, without getting soaked. She had a rain coat with a hood, but the rain was driven so hard, by the wind, everything below her coat got it. I had to park and run into the building, and really got wet. With so many wet people in that auditorium, it smelled like a wet dog.

Monday 28 July 2008

We got information, on the lights above the relief map of Nauvoo, in the Visitor Center, this morning, to order replacements. I helped pour more concrete, at the NRI compound, fixed lights at the Family Living Center, and put a few bulbs in the Sites. “Exciting”. We have Sunset tonight.

Sunset was rain out again, tonight. Only 5 more shows, and Sunset will be over for the summer.

Tuesday 29 July 2008

This afternoon, I went over to the site of the “Tomb of Joseph and Emma”. The Church has been buying property in Nauvoo, when ever they can, and in one of the recent purchases, they acquired the tomb, Joseph Smith had constructed, where he and Emma would be interred. After 160 plus years, the stone work is in bad shape and dangerous, so NRI enclosed the area with a chain link fence. We were told, the tomb has three large rooms, but you can’t tell from the outside, it just looks big. The location is grown over with brush and trees now, but the Church has plans to restore it and open for tours. I haven’t heard why it was never used. The local people thought it was a wine cellar, used by the old settlers, who had a winery. The Church found a paper, with the floor plan and location detailed, so they feel confident it is the tomb.

Carolin and I visited Sister Memmott, who has pneumonia. She has been sick for quite a long time but is getting better slowly.


Thursday 31 July 2008

Today, I visited the Nauvoo Historical Society and Museum. It isn’t very large but the people are interested in talking, and they know a lot about the town. I found the location of the Nauvoo Expositor. The building is gone but it is fun to see the spot. I also bought a copy of that one addition of the paper which caused all the trouble.


Friday 1 August 2008

We started the day with a breakfast for all the couples who will be leaving in August. There are 19 couples and 5 single sisters. When they leave, all the young performing missionaries, band members, and young sister missionaries, will also leave. That is the time we will go to winter hours, at the Sites. We will start at 11:00 and close at 5:00. Sunset will be over and Rendezvous will only be one show.. It will be quite a change for those of us still here, but, that schedule will make it possible for me to go to the blacksmith shop, in the morning, and play with the forge and anvil.

Elder McKissick is back with me for awhile. We got some conduit ready for a service change, at one of the missionary homes, changed an exhaust fan, and a few light bulbs.