Friday, June 10, 2016 – Buzzards, 97 degrees, Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo

It’s hot in Illinois! Yesterday it was 97 degrees on our way into Nauvoo to attend the Temple. Even though it was cooler by the time of our performance in “Sunset by the Mississippi” we were still sweating a lot.  Today’s forecast was for 100 degrees but it only got up to 92. Actually we can’t complain, it was 117 degrees in Arizona last weekend. 

We drive between Carthage and Nauvoo almost daily and sometime twice a day. Each time it’s a 50 mile round trip. As a result of all those miles over country roads, we see a lot of road kill.  Mostly we see dead possums, raccoons and squirrels but occasionally we see a farmer’s dead cat or dog.  The other thing we see a lot of are Turkey Vultures.  Of course buzzards are everywhere, from California to the Atlantic coast but the Midwest is famous for their Turkey Vultures. Now I know why, these birds are the biggest, the fattest and the best fed birds in the whole country. I’ve never seen so many big fat buzzards in my life. Tonight we performed in “Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo” again. For the drive in to Nauvoo, this time we hitched a ride with Elder & Sis. Bowler.  They are new to the mission field like we are. They arrived 6 weeks after Sis. Johnson & I. They live in one of the apartments in The Bushnell House and they serve in the visitor’s center. The Bowlers are from St. George, UT but they lived in Chicago, ILL for 25 years and raised their family there. They are a great Senior Couple, hard working and full of enthusiasm for the Lord’s work here in His vineyard

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