February 11, 2016 - Thursday in Nauvoo

Finally!  We were able to resume our walking this morning!  The temperatures were in the low 20's but there was no wind and no snow.  The sidewalks and the roadways were lightly dusted with snow, but there was no ice to speak of.  It was wonderful!  We were able to get back to our little home at 7:15am, after a 70 minute walk, and begin our preparations for the day.  Take a look at this picture;

The morning walk!

Our shift assignment was at the Visitors Center for the afternoon shift.  We had a relaxing morning as we did some cleaning and worked around the house.  We had the mission electrician come in and fixed a fan in the bathroom and repaired two lamps that were shorting out.  It was a pretty exciting morning!

Mom and I spoke with the mission president this afternoon, along with one of his counselors, and received a new assignment that begins in March.  We have been asked to be the mission photographers and will serve for about six months.  This responsibility entails taking the pictures throughout the month, and then putting together a CD slide show at the end of each month for the missionaries.  We are very excited to learn something totally new to us.  We will have to move out of our little cottage into a bigger place that will accommodate the development photo lab.  This will be a whole new experience for us!  And we will have more room for visitors in our new home!

The Rendezvous Play had seven members of the audience tonight.  I am always happy to do this show.  It has a very special significance to me.  It tells the story of Nauvoo in the 1840's, and is a wonderful opportunity to share the Gospel in the theater setting.  The show went well for us and mom and I had the big parts of Editor and Relief Society President.

I am grateful for the many new experiences we have been given here in Nauvoo.  These experiences of serving at both Visitors Centers, and now being the mission photographers, is really a privilege of a lifetime.  We are so excited to continue the learning cycle that we have been exposed to in this mission!