Today we separated into one of three zones for a Zone Conference meeting. That meeting started at 7:30am, this morning, so we had to forgo our walk. After our morning devotional and prayers, we got ready for the day and left for the meeting at just a little past 7:00am. There are about 60 missionaries in each one of the three zones, and our discussion today was on the ways we share the Gospel here in Nauvoo.
Our Nauvoo mission is very unique since many prospective members come to us and eliminate the time to go and find such people to teach. There was good discussion on how missionaries can succeed in the sites as well as in the Visitor's Center.
Mom then went with her FM gardening group to plant more flowers and I went with Elder Heslop to clear some brush along the trekking trails. This gave me more insights to the trails that the visitors will see this summer. We clipped back the foliage and mowed down some grasses. Here are some action shots from the 4-wheeler;
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| An overgrown trail on the 3 mile trek |
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| Our first pass with the big mower |
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| Another swath along the 3 mile stretch |
It was a very humid morning, so the cloud cover, and the breezes, were welcomed! We were able to clear most of the 3 mile trek path. It was so nice to be out, in this country setting, preparing these pathways for our summer guests. I am looking forward to working with the various families and youth groups that are coming!!
We closed the evening with our final Sunset practice. We start the Summer season this Saturday, and we have 23 performances between Saturday the 28th of May, and Saturday the 13th of August. We have had a great day! Mom was able to plant more flowers at the Memorial where the Saints entered the Mississippi River on that very cold February morning in 1846. What a blessing it has been to have such a variety of site and service assignments here in Nauvoo and Carthage over the last 16 months!
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