Friday, May 27, 2016 – More rain, FM “Employee Appreciation” BBQ, Wood Chips, Dinner

We had heavy rain overnight again. So Sis. Johnson was out on the sidewalk early to clean up the mess.  After she finished she hauled wood chips and covered the ground around four more trees. After cleaning up around the visitor’s center I was off to the Bushnell House to mow and clean.

A little before noon Sis. Johnson and I were off to FM (Nauvoo Facilities Maintenance) in Nauvoo to attend a picnic/BBQ luncheon. Every year at this time FM has this BBQ to show appreciation to all of their employees (there families are invited too), as well as the volunteers (Senior Missionaries) that work at FM.

FM has about two dozen paid employees. There are probably double that number in senior missionaries who’s calling is to work at FM too. Plus there are other senior missionaries that are tour guides in the Historic Sites that volunteer to help at FM on their P-day and other free time.

After the luncheon my boss, Scott Higley, helped me with several chores. He fixed my line trimmer and leaf blower. He gave me 200#’s of chemical fertilizer to spread on the grounds at Carthage and he filled my dump truck with another load of wood chips.  Sis. Johnson and I have a lot of work ahead of us.

 

This evening we had Sis. Missionaries for dinner. Again we had Sis. Nelson and Sis. Chapman. Sis. Johnson prepared a wonderful lasagna dinner and we topped it off with chocolate chip ice cream. 

As is the custom, every time the sisters are invited for dinner they leave a spiritual message. Tonight’s message was on faith. And, coincidentally when the sisters first arrived I mentioned that Sis. Johnson was better because of her faith in the priesthood blessing she received. That earlier comment tied right in to their message. They read from Moroni 7: 36-37. And, yes, “…it is by faith that miracles are wrought….”

36 Or have angels ceased to appear unto the children of men? Or has he withheld the power of the Holy Ghost from them? Or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth shall stand, or there shall be one man upon the face thereof to be saved?

 37 Behold I say unto you, Nay; for it is by faith that miracles are wrought; and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men; wherefore, if these things have ceased wo be unto the children of men, for it is because of unbelief, and all is vain.