Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 – Church Services, Sarah Granger Kimball Home, Alan & Nancy Norton, District Meeting

This morning’s Sunday services were very good. Our Fast & Testimony meeting was punctuated by some of our Senior Missionaries that will be going home soon. Everyone bore powerful testimonies. The missionaries here are wonderful dedicated servant of the Lord and we will miss those that are leaving soon.

This afternoon we were privileged to serve in the historic Sarah Granger Kimball home here in Old Nauvoo. The home is one of the oldest wood frame homes in Nauvoo and dates back to the early 1830’s before the Saints settled in Nauvoo. It has lasted over 180 years which is good for a wooden structure which usually succumbs to rot, termites or fire. It has been continually occupied  and well taken care of which accounts for its longevity. 

While giving our tours today we had another one of those sweet surprises. A couple came in to take the tour and though we don’t know them, we discovered they are from our home Stake back in Arizona. They are Alan and Nancy Norton from the Amberwood Ward and Bro. Norton is on the Stake high council. The Norton’s are here in Nauvoo for their anniversary. We had a nice discussion about how the Ward and Stake are doing back home. It was fun. We will get to see Bro. Norton again in six weeks when we report to our Stake High Council.

This evening we had our monthly District meeting and dinner. In anticipation of so many Senior Sisters and Senior couples leaving the mission this fall, Pres. Hall re-aligned all of the districts and our district is rather large for the moment. In the next month and a half the rest of the Seniors finishing their missions will go home and that’s when the districts will be at the right size. Next spring there will be a whole new group of Senior Sisters and couples that will arrive.