Welcome to Nauvoo! We literally hit the ground running here. We left the Provo, Utah, training center at 10:30am Wednesday February 18th, and stopped at the Jeppson's long enough to change and start crying all over again. Amy made us some wonderful snacks and lunch sandwiches and we were on our way by 12:00 noon. We were excited to be on our way and traveled all the way to North Platte, Omaha. We settled in at 10pm Wednesday night and had a fitful nights sleep. All I could think about was the "Welcome to Nauvoo" song for the Rendezvous production...
We were both up at 6:15am Thursday morning and went to the workout room for about 30 minutes, had breakfast and were back on the road by 8:15am. We arrived in Nauvoo at 5:10pm and we got checked in and introduced to our little home. This is a old updated home in the flats of Nauvoo and there is an upstairs and a downstairs apartment. We have the upstairs apartment and what a comfortable living space!
Within minutes of unloading our car, mom and I went to our first Rendezvous. This is the main play that the Nauvoo missionaries put on. As I was watching and listening to the performance, I could not help but feel that I was way out of my league. I have been told that every missionary participates, and I am willing to do that, but I sure hope I don't totally mess up the performances. We met several couples afterwards and we have already had visitors come and welcome us in our apartment. Our district leader and his wife brought us dinner and our zone leader and his wife brought us treats.
Today we met with the mission President and his wife, President and Sister Gibbons. They were so kind and welcoming. We had a wonderful meeting with them for about 45 minutes. He asked if we would be interested in serving in Carthage and we told him we are willing to go wherever he needs us. He said it would not be for the next 3 or 4 weeks but that we would serve for 4 to 6 months if needed. After getting somewhat settled in our new apartment, thinking about moving was a little overwhelming because we would have to move to Carthage.
We have training and orientation on Saturday and Monday and we begin our site service on Tuesday. There is no time to waste here! The opportunity to serve is such a blessing for us and we appreciate the support we receive from family and friends.
We are missionaries at the Historic Nauvoo Mission, and we are here for 23 months. We look forward to seeing as many family members and friends who will make this trip. I can't help but wonder who we will see that do not know we are here! For those interested, I have posted our contact information below. Thank you for following our missionary progress! We have traveled nearly 22,000 miles to get here since November 21st and we are excited to begin the sharp learning curve of Nauvoo!
Mail Packages Email Phone
Elder and Sister Lasher Elder and Sister Lasher robertlasher@gmail.com (208) 520-6317
P.O. Box 215 975 Young Street
Nauvoo, IL 62354-0215 Nauvoo, IL 62354-0215 (217) 453-6827
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