July 26, 2015 - Sunday in Carthage

Today was a much anticipated day off for mom and I.  We had the afternoon and evening off!  We have been working hard each day and the pace is incredible.  So the opportunity to have nothing on our agenda today other than our Sunday Meetings was much anticipated.

We had our early morning devotional and prayers this morning as we prepared for our meetings in Nauvoo.  We left Carthage about 7:00am this morning and arrived at about 7:35am at the Stake Center.  It is always fun to arrive early and watch the missionaries come into the meeting.  Most of them are shocked that mom and I are already in place for the Sacrament Meeting coming all the way in from Carthage!

There are some wonderful people we get to serve with and a few of those will be going home in the next two months.  And there are several couples that will be here for another twelve months that we are looking forward to serving with over the Nauvoo winter months.

There is already talk about us moving back to Nauvoo.  We have been serving in Carthage now for about five months and we were told four to six months.  However, most of the housing in Nauvoo will open up in September so I'm not sure that we will even be able to move back before September.  It sure has been a privilege to serve here in Carthage this summer.  

Today marks the last day the Young Performing Missionaries have their Vignette here on Sunday's.  They all go home August 11th, but they have firesides the next two weeks and that makes today their last day.  Mom and I were off today and I made a commitment not to go over to the Visitors center for even a minute!  That gave us a wonderful meal time together after Church, and then a marvelous nap, and then some phone calls to family members.  It has been a good day of rest for each of us!