Wednesday, June 22, 2016 – Mission-wide training Mtg, Family Living Center, Trimming trees

After our Mission-wide training meeting this morning in Nauvoo we went to “The Family Living Center” to pick up Sis. Johnson’s new runner. Some of the things they make at the family living center on their looms include decorative table runners. Sis. Johnson picked out a small pretty on and bought it. 

While we were there we bumped into a crew from FM (Facilities Maintenance) working on pruning the bushes. Sis. Johnson and I can appreciate the scope of their job. We only have the grounds at the Carthage Jail to maintain, FM in Nauvoo has over 500 acres of grounds to manage and keep beautiful. It’s a huge responsibility and they do a great job.

Back at the Carthage Jail Visitor’s Center Sis. Johnson and I helped Scott Higley (Our Boss) prune the trees that line the sidewalk leading to the visitor’s center. For months now after every storm we’ve been picking up large limbs and small branches. The lower limbs are all dead and they break away easily. We’ve been afraid for weeks now that one of them would fall and hit a guest. 

Next Monday we will have the special commemorative program on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum here on the grounds of the Carthage Jail Visitor’s Center.   We want the grounds to be beautiful and completely ready for the event. Trimming the trees and making them safe as well as beautiful was on our long list of things we want to get done before next Monday.