A FREE NIGHT, NOT SO……

Today I worked in the Post Office and it was really fun.  I have never worked there before and business is picking up.  I gave tours from 9 AM until 3:15PM without a real break.  I even met people from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.  When they talk it is like listening to music.  I loved it.  I ran home and then buzzed right over to my new “hairdresser!”  It took me all of 3 minutes to get there.  she actually did a great job and will go back and see how she does at coloring.  She knows the “Sisters,” of Nauvoo and is a good Catholic, Cutting our hair is all the religion she wants 

So tonight we are going with our cast over to Fort Madison to eat at a Chinese dive.

We took the Openshaws and Sister Brown with us and had a great little drive over.  It really is so pretty here, and we have to cross the Mississippi to get here.

This is quite the railroad town.  There must have been six trains come through while we were eating.  The original Fort Madison is here, but Richard would not slow down enough for me to get a picture.  There will be a

next time.

So some of our cast members about 30 of us met and had supper together.  We didn’t have a show tonight and so we socialized!  There are so many amazing people here.  Most of them have been stake presidents, mission presidents, or served two to three missions.  I am also surprised how many of these couples are remarried mostly because of the death of their spouse. 

The MCKnights, he is in the mission presidency.  Sister Nemeck on the end.

Elder Nemeck and my sweet little Sister Brown. We are best buds!  She is like someone I have known forever. 

Sister Hadley is the secretary to the Mission President.  She is darling, she plays the piano, dances, sings and just about does everything.  She is also a widow.  She will be going home in September.  Next to her is Elder Gustafson.  He is 6’7” and just a riot. 

Sister Harrop is also from Highlands Ranch.  She came out two months before we did.  She is also a widow.  She does a version of Rindercella in the night show that is hysterical.

These are two of our teamsters.  The Calls and the Lymans.  Remember we have 18 teamsters here during the busy part of the summer.  These guys are becoming a dying breed.  If you are a teamster, Nauvoo is a shoe in for you.

So we are back home and looking at working at the Seventies Hall tomorrow, so I must go study the notes for the umpteenth time.  Still struggling with the Agatha part.

PS  I have had a few very touching experiences here but have neglected to put them on my blog.  I was working with a woman and her ten year old son at the Family Living Center.  When I do the demonstration on the candles I talk about Christ being the light of the world.  I also talk about how we can be a light as well, and when we keep “dipping” ourselves in prayer, scriptures, good deeds, etc.  Our light increases.  So this mother and her son were with me all alone.  I knelt down in front of him and he was just so cute.  I told him that I could “see” his light and that it was important for him to keep shining.  I looked over and the mother was crying with tears running down her face.  She just hugged me……….It is wonderful to feel the Spirit as it testifies to people.  That is one of the areas that I want to improve in, being able to help people feel the love of the Savior.  I do want to be what He wants me to be here, I am continually trying………