Week Eight--seems like only yesterday!

Dear Family and Friends,

It's been a little bit  quieter this week.  David had several days off  and has been recovering from his nose bleed episode from last weekend.  He seems to be doing fine-just a bit more tired than usual.  Last Tuesday I took him to the doctor to get the packing out of his nose and the doctor said he didn't have to come back.

Nose plugs are gone!!!  Thank you all for your prayers.

I've had some free time to sew and work on projects this week.  I got some doll clothes done for the grand daughters and got them mailed off today so watch for them and  let me know when they arrive.  I also sent two random letters to grandsons so hope you are the lucky ones this week!

We got our first speaking parts in the play "Rendezvous In Old Nauvoo".  We were kind of excited and studied them hard enough you would have thought they were star parts.  We each had two lines.  At least we didn't forget them when we performed on Friday, but I need to work on the acting part now.  David did great. 

I got to work at the Land and Title Office this week.  I learned how to run the computers and burn the CDs for the information.  People love to come in and get their information about their ancestors who lived and/or died in Nauvoo.  I also got to serve at the Riser Shoe Shop with David on Saturday.  He taught me how to make shoes like they did in the 1840's.  I think I will try making a pair for myself  some time soon.  Ha-ha.

The George Riser Boot Shop ( we served there together this week)  Sister Pincock can now make shoes.

We got our apartment cleaned and all the washing done this weekend so we decided to fix dinner and have guests over.  We had a turkey dinner with all the trimmings and even had some pumpkin pie.  It got us feeling in the mood for fall except it's been in the high 90's this last week and is suppose to stay there for at least another week   We'd sure like to entertain some of you so come whenever you can!   This is a crazy party place this week.  Everyone is having parties.  There are going away parties, MTC parties, "cast" parties, a Rigby party, teamster parties-you name it, it's a party.  You can tell  it has slowed down here.  We were invited to a MTC part last night for all those who didn't have a whole group of people in the MTC at the same time.  There were 7 couples at our party who came to Nauvoo by themselves or with just one other couple.  We had delicious food and then rushed off to a fireside.  Susan Easton Black Durrant and George Durrant (famous LDS authors) have arrived in Nauvoo on a Temple Mission.  They spoke to us about Emma Smith.  They have done extensive research on her life and their comments were very interesting. 

David had an early shift this morning, so I decided to go on a horse and wagon ride.  I have not had a chance to go on one yet.  It's different from the carriage ride we took a couple of weeks ago.   The wagon goes all around Nauvoo and gives  you an overview of everything there is to see and do.  It takes about an hour and is very enjoyable including a ride along the Mississippi River for about a mile.  All the beautiful Lily Pad flowers have died and are gone now.  But the river is a delightful sight and I enjoyed my ride.       

We have spiritual experiences daily, including a visit from Lloyd Newel on Sunday.  His daughter is serving a mission here and they came to visit her, he spoke to the Relief society sisters and told us they had taped his parts with the Tabernacle Choir this week so no one would ever know he was gone.  They just slip his parts into the live broadcast.  David received a Priesthood blessing last week before leaving for the hospital, and had numerous visitors and treats and kind words shown to him for his recovery.   We have wonderful experiences with the Nauvoo guests as we tell them about the history of Nauvoo and the restored gospel of  Jesus Christ.  It's a great place to be.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you and hope you all come to Nauvoo to see this great place.

Some very pretty flowers near the Family Living Center



Such pretty flowers

Love,  Elder and Sister Pincock