We arrived in Nauvoo on Saturday the 2nd of July. Rick MacGregor had contacted us before we came and invited us to dinner with he and Sherry. It was a good time catching up with friends we made during our mission. Such kind people!
One of the reasons we went on Saturday rather than on Sunday was so we could attend church in the Hannibal branch. A new branch president was called a few months ago. Dan Cooke is now the key holder. What a great privilege for him to grow and learn!
I went to the missionary wall and imagine my surprise as I looked at the Cooke brothers both serving! These young men as well as Macey Voelkel were part of our Sunday school class. We had hopes for these young men but were a bit worried about whether or not they would serve. Caden had a steady girlfriend and I was pleased to find out that she was their newest convert!
Later in the week we went out to lunch with Charlie and Vickie Monaco. It was fun to watch the two of them interact. He calls Pat every other month just to talk.
The only night we were able to go see Sunset By the Mississippi we ran into Elder and Sister Prettyman who are now serving in Adam-ondi-Ahman. They love it there! I was just so excited to be able to reconnect other than online with Jody!
The Fillmores, Plesheks, Erin and Tom came for a visit as well. We all went to Fat Jimmy's for dinner one night. I rode with Andrew and Cierra and found it very interesting that before Eddie fell asleep he parked his cars in his shorts.
Another blessing we had while in Nauvoo was the opportunity to go to the temple a lot! Serving in the Nauvoo temple for the summer are Kris and Scott Cunningham as well as Larry and Debbie McMurdie. We haven't seen the McMurdies in a long time and it was so fun to catch up. I didn't know they left Green Bay and moved to Idaho. They told me all about their mission in Africa. It was so rewarding for them and yet, not something I ever want to do.
So many blessings in serving in whatever capacity it is!
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