Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 – Tree trimming, Elder Blair & Move Date

Today I didn’t have any lawn mowing to do. But, as usual I helped Sis. Johnson clean around the visitor’s center as well all of the sidewalks. Next I completely cleaned the parking lot of the Carthage Visitor’s Center. I almost never mow on Tuesday so it turns out to be a good day to clean the parking lot. I use my leaf blower and it takes me a couple of hours. 

After I finished cleaning the parking lot I started a new task that I’ve been wanting to do for weeks. A lot of the trees on the grounds of the visitor’s center have dead limbs that are brittle and often break off when it’s windy.  But since they are all away from the sidewalks they don’t pose any danger to visitors. Today I was able to get a couple of the trees trimmed. They look a lot better and now we won’t have as much cleanup after storms.

NEWS FLASH

We have a moving date! This afternoon we got a call from Elder Blair, counselor in the mission presidency.  He said we will be moving to Nauvoo the week of September 19^th to the 24^th.  We will meet with Sis. Hopkin tomorrow, she is over the mission housing. We will find out then where our new home will be and she will give us the key.

 

We’ve known for some time that we will be moving to Nauvoo for the winter. When it turns cold there won’t be very much for us to do here and our time will be much more useful in Nauvoo. We are looking forward to the move and transitioning to work in Nauvoo instead of Carthage.

Tonight’s “Rendezvous in Old Nauvoo” show was bitter sweet again.  We had five couples performing tonight in their very last show. A lot of tear were shed by them as well as all of us because we know this will probably be the last time we will ever see some of them. 

One of the leading couples have a very poignant and touching song they sing at the conclusion of the show titled, “Farewell Nauvoo.” The first verse reads:

And so Nauvoo, we say Farwell to you

With numb and aching hearts, one last Adieu

As through our tears we look to homes beyond

Could ever we be fond of one as you?

At one point in the song the sister was so overcome with emotion she couldn’t sing the third verse. Everyone tonight was having a hard time with their parts because this truly was a final “Farewell Nauvoo” for many of them.