Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 – Jacob & Wendy, Police Dept., Vocal Point
We have family! This
afternoon our family arrived from Arizona. Our son Jacob his wife Wendy and
their 6 children will be spending six days with us. We are sooo very excited to
have them with us. Our home in Carthage has an extra bedroom and one and a half
baths, so we will have plenty of room for their family.
During the next 6 days
Sis. Johnson and I will still be working as usual but each day after we finish,
we will be able to spend the rest of the day with them and visit all of the
historic sites in Nauvoo. They will also be able to see grandma & grandpa
perform in “Sunset by the Mississippi” tomorrow night and then “Rendezvous in
Old Nauvoo” on Thursday night. We are very happy to have family with us.
This afternoon I had to
run an errand to the Carthage Police Department. My car’s license plate renewal
is due in October. Since Illinois doesn’t require emissions tests I can get an
“out of state exemption.” So, for the paper work I needed the signature of a
police officer to verify I live in Illinois and the car is with me. Officer Che
Humphrey signed my form so now I can send in my renewal form to the DMV.
An interesting thing
happened while I was waiting for Officer Humphrey to arrive. I got to talk to
the lady at the front desk. Her name is Alice Dean. She told me an interesting
and touching story while I waited. She said that this week she was in Nauvoo to
watch a performance of “Vocal Point,” Brigham Young University's premiere all
male a cappella ensemble. Alice said she liked their music and their
performance a lot.
Then Alice told me a
story that took place a few years ago in Nauvoo. She and her friend were at the
Nauvoo Family Inn and Suites buffet dinner on a Sunday afternoon. In the dining
room she noticed the a cappella ensemble “Vocal Point” seated at another table.
Alice said, “I’m not shy” so she went over to their table and told them that she
and her friend had come to Nauvoo to hear them perform that evening. The group of men explained that they were
sorry but they weren’t performing that Sunday night! But that’s when the magic
happened. The whole a cappella ensemble got up, came over and gathered around
Alice’s table and began to sing! They sang several of their performance numbers
to Alice and her friend right there in the hotel dining room. Alice said she
was so impressed that these young men would give her and her friend their own
private show. Alice said it was a moment she will always remember and cherish.
It also says a lot about the caliber of young men that make up “Vocal Point.”
This week, Sis. Johnson
and I, along with our son Jacob and his family will be in Nauvoo and we plan to
watch “Vocal Point.” I’m really looking forward to it.
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