So in Nauvoo we don’t look for any excitement. We make our own!!!!!! This is the annual prairie grass burning. They let a section of prairie grass grow and then burn it in March. We started off by having a big hot dog roast across the street at the Taylor’s home. They are in charge of the pageant. Then people for miles around came to see this burning. It took 2 minutes and 34 seconds! So I can only imagine what a terrifying site this would have been to the pioneers. So many elements to have dealt with crossing the plains.
One of our new missionaries, Elder Ballard, from Snowflake, Arizona. He plays the harmonica and does a great job. He has 18 of them. Who knew they came in keys.
This is his wife in the middle. They sang a song at the talent show that was an old boy scout song. She has 9 sons. Yes, I said 9! Sister Maughan is to her right, she is new also and the three of us could get in quite a bit of trouble.
So for our talent show guess who was the MC? Richard F. Jardine, can you believe it. He was actually one of the best parts of the show. He told some jokes, and people were laughing at him. I was really proud of him and he is surely shining here in the mission. He has so much responsibility and gets more it seems like every week.
We were in charge of training meeting again this last Wednesday. They are pretty stressful for us. It is for the entire mission and we have 45 minutes of training. These last few weeks have been so hectic. 66 new missionaries to train, visit, orient on the sites, put in districts etc. Tuesday I was in Land and Records, which I love, but we had 22 tours that day. That means 22 groups of people who needed help and cd’s made. The woman that was helping me had to go help divide up the casts, which left me not even being able to go to lunch. I worked until 5 which was pretty stressful, came home and went and did two Rendezvous shows, and then home again to finish our presentation. We had been working on it for a few weeks, but nothing consistently, no time. So we stayed up until midnight to get that done. Richard put a power point presentation together, he is so handy to have around. Then up at 7 for training. I can truly say that this mission has taught me several things, but one of the most important is this……………….If I have done all that I can and I am doing my best, the Lord will surely make up the difference! I know that for a surety.I can feel His strength, help, and influence. I couldn’t do all that I am asked to do here without His help, for which I am so grateful. People are so kind here and lots of them expressed appreciation for our presentation. It was about being grateful, understanding that we are good enough, and being patient in the process……………………..We showed a video I saw on YouTube called, “no arms, no legs, no worries,” which was so inspiring. We finished with my favorite quote by President Hinckley. “Thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.”
An anonymous thank you………………………………….
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