Hot Days

We got a new camera and have been taking some great pictures. The turtle that you see was in the middle of Highway 96 and in danger of being smashed. I stopped and put him/her on the side of the road. The geese were coming across highway 96 and this car had to stop for them.
It has been really hot and humid the last 2 weeks. I have been working in on the weed crew for a couple of months now. It is amazing to see how much work it is to keep Nauvoo beautiful. It is a very important job. Without the grounds crew, the spirit in Nauvoo would not be here. We just got through helping the horticulturalist plant flowers all over Nauvoo. It is quite a job. Last week I got some heat exhaustion working in the high humidity and I had to quit working. We now begin work at 6 A.M. and we are able to quit at noon. It has been so hot and humid here that the horses that pull the wagons for the Wagon Tour have had to quit early. It is so hard on the horses. It was amazing. We are well and happy.

Happy Father's Day

Here is a video about a great Father. I hope you will enjoy it. I am thankful for my father and the great man that he was. I am also thankful for a Heavenly Father who loves me and blesses my life each day. Again, Happy Father's Day! Click on the link in the section on the right that is a Youtube link.

Today we had the privilege of taking the Tabernacle Choir on tours of Nauvoo. It was so great to bear my testimony to them of the truthfulness of the Gospel. What a day it was. One of the Choir members gave Elder Rawlinson their newest CD. We are so blessed in our church.

Weather and Prayer

Well, it is still not quite summer yet.
It rained again last night and the ground
is so saturated that there are little lakes
all over Nauvoo.

Prayer is the subject for our Prep meeting
this week. Sister Brockbank gave the thought
and asked us to remember when our children were
young how we liked to have them check in with us.
Heavenly Father is the same way. He likes us to
check in with Him. That's what prayer is all about,
checking in. So don't forget to check in with
Heavenly Father today and every day.

3 Nephi 18:20
"Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name,
that your wives and your children may be blessed."

Have a great day!

June is busting out all over.

Here we are again. It has been so long since we have updated this blog. We have been so busy. We are now doing 2 Rendezvous shows 2 nights a week plus 2 Sunset by the Mississippi shows during the week. We hardly have time to eat. We do find time though because we haven't lost any weight yet. The Slide Show over on the right side contains Pictures of the flowers that are now blooming in Nauvoo. Most of these are planted by our horticulturalist Durell Nelson. He has been doing the flowers and plants in Nauvoo for 30 years. He is very good. So I hope you enjoy a look at Nauvoo's flora and fauna.
Have a great day!