Monday, July 25, 2016 – Dinner with an Amish family

This evening we went to Bonaparte, Iowa to the home of an Amish family, John & Marie Bontrager. They own a bakery and a woodworking shop. John Bontrager is friends with Elder Ramsey, here in Nauvoo. Elder Ramsey found out that the Amish family cater dinners and can handle meals for up to 75 people. 

Elder Ramsey spread the word to all of us in the “Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo” cast. There were about 40 of us that were interested so he put together dinner reservations for us to eat with the Bontrager family tonight.

 

The Amish do not want their pictures taken. I talked to Bro. Bontrager and he explained that it is OK to take pictures inside and out of their home, business and property. He just asked that neither he nor any of his family be in the picture that is taken. That is why in all of the pictures I’ve taken you won’t see any of the Bontrager family.

 

Bonaparte, IA is 55 miles north of Carthage and the drive there took us a little over an hour. But it was well worth the trip. The food was wonderful and Sis. Johnson and I along with all of the other 40 or so had a very good time. We got to meet and talk to all of the Bontrager family. John and Marie have 8 children, and that includes two sets of twins. The children range in age from 17 to 2 years old.  They are hardworking, industrious and polite kids, simply a great family.