Saturday, October 01, 2016 – Drill & Wire Ghosts, Duck Season, General Conference

It seemed like Sunday all day today, of course it wasn’t Sunday because Sis. Johnson went shopping today and  it’s our P-day.  While Sis. Johnson was at Wal-Mart in Keokuk, IA. I watered our little tomato garden and our other potted plants and I worked on drilling holes in the ghosts we will use to decorate the mission float in “Boo-tiful” Nauvoo. The parade will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29 for the Halloween festival in downtown Nauvoo. 

While I was outside watering and drilling ghosts I heard the unmistakable booms of shotguns being fired far off in the distance.  It is clear to me that October 1^st must be the opening day of one of the water fowl seasons in Illinois, maybe duck or goose season, I don’t know. I haven’t seen any ducks on the Mississippi yet but there are thousands of geese everywhere.

Of course the reason it seems like Sunday is that today was General Conference. It’s a day we missionaries look forward to with great enthusiasm.  Like you and everyone else that watches or listens to General Conference, it warms our hearts and brings peace to our soul. We love the words of the apostles and Prophets as well as the other general authorities and auxiliary leaders. Each talk is great and the words of council are timely and profound.