We had another great week. The weather is cooling off some here and even though we had a couple of warmer days in the 90's you can feel a change in the air. There are so many trees here that we are looking forward to fall so that we can see what the trees are like as they turn colors.
Monday Sister Pincock was assigned to work in the sewing room. She really enjoyed being there and while there she made 2 of the work caps that the men wear when we do our tours. She learned some good sewing techniques that will help her as she does her personal sewing projects. Elder Pincock worked in the tin shop on Monday and likes telling people about the special mouse trap made from tin and bearing his testimony about the importance of following patterns in our own personal lives. Patterns such as: Faith, Repentance, Baptism, following the Holy Ghost and Enduring to the end.
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| sewing room |
That evening we shared dinner with E/S Brough who live in our building. They are the couple that followed us to the hospital when Elder Pincock was having his nose problem. They kept checking with us that night to make sure that everything was okay and we so much appreciated their staying up all night to provide that service to us. We had a great dinner in our apartment with them. He is a teamster (drives the horses) and they will be going home in a few weeks.
After dinner we went for a walk around the Nauvoo State Park campground which is right across the street from our apartment. We had heard that there was a lake in the park so we went to check it out. It was there! We enjoyed taking a few pictures of the beautiful surroundings and enjoying the sunset as it gleamed through the trees and over the calm water. It was a great walk.
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| near our apartment |
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| Lake Horton |
On Tuesday morning we had our weekly training meeting with Elder Robert C Gay of the Seventy speaking to us again. He works on a committee with the Church that is over the Humanitarian Services which includes water projects, employment services, wheelchairs etc. We were particularly interested because we taught the employment program in Eastern Europe. He spent the hour answering questions from the missionaries.
It is always good to have General Authorities visit and talk to us. We get to see them a lot. Next week Elder Oaks will be here to participate in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum sponsorship of "Individual Liberties from Joseph Smith to Abraham Lincoln to Guantanamo: "Habeas Corpus and the Courts". Individual liberties will be discussed and we wish that our son-in-law Lucas Ingram, who loves history, could be here. We are told that there will be Governors here from Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Utah and other "legal" dignitaries. We are expecting to have busy days in our sites. There will probably be over 1000 people listening to Elder Oak's next Monday where he will be talking on the theme of "Behind the Extraditions: Joseph Smith, the man and the Prophet".
After Elder Gay's talk on Tuesday morning we took care of some personal things here in Nauvoo and then went to the Nauvoo Temple. We love being able to attend the Temple. It is so beautiful but there were not many people there but it was a special session for us.
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| flowers at the Temple grounds |
After the temple Elder Pincock got his hair cut and then we drove the 15 miles to Keokuk for dinner and shopping. It had been a long day so we enjoyed our evening out at the Hawkeye (Iowa) Restaurant and Walmart.
On Wednesday Elder Pincock served at the blacksmith shop. He had not been there since his nose bleed so we were a little anxious about the heat and coal dust from the forge because they do make horseshoes there. He made quite a few horseshoes and the smoke and heat did not seem to bother him so it was good. He had made only 1 horseshoe before and now he had to work all day there and had to make horseshoes all day. ( They give the horseshoes away to the guests). Elder Pincock got a little training and then made about 10 shoes during the day. A couple of pictures are attached. The first picture is of the first horseshoes he made and the 2nd picture is the last 3 that he made. I think he made good progress during the day!
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| first horseshoes made at the beginning of the day. (notice how uneven they are) |
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| at the end of the day. (notice how much more even the shoes are) |
After Sister Pincock finished giving her tours at the Wilford Woodruff home she went to the Land and Records Office to look up some names of ancestors of Reenie Blakely (she is our neighbor in Rigby). There were people living here with the name that we were looking for so we put the information on a CD and mailed the information to Reenie. Hopefully there will be a connection.
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| Sister Pincock on a slow day at a site working on doll clothes |
On Thursday, we got to serve together in the Riser Home and Boot Shop. It was great to serve together. George Riser was one of about 13 shoemaking establishments in Nauvoo. George was born in Germany and immigrated to America with his family as a young boy. They settled in Ohio and when George turned 18 he began learning how to make shoes. By the time he was 22 years old he owned his own shop in Ohio The business was prosperous and growing and George needed to hire additional employees and hired a Mormon by the name of Ebenezer Kerr. Ebenezer talked about how the church was growing in Nauvoo and George wanted to learn more so he sold his business, bought a wagon and team of horses, loaded up his wife and infant son and drove about 600 miles to Nauvoo to check out this new religion. Soon after the Riser's arrival their baby, John Jacob, became very sick almost dying. George asked Joseph Smith and Orson Hyde to give a blessing to John Jacob and upon completion of the Priesthood blessing the baby was immediately healed. This event greatly influenced the Riser's conversion. They were soon baptized in the Mississippi river in December where a hole was cut in the ice to perform the baptism. The next spring John Jacob became ill again and passed away. The parents were sad to loose their baby but felt that John Jacob's mission here on earth was to bring them to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Riser's left Nauvoo in 1846 and arrived in Salt lake City in the fall of 1847. George opened the first shoe shop in the Salt Lake valley. After arriving in Salt Lake George was called on a mission to his homeland, Germany. On his way he stopped in Ohio and taught his father the gospel and then baptized his father before leaving for Germany.
After telling the story we demonstrate how shoes were made in the 1840's.
On Friday Sister Pincock was not feeling well so she took the day to regain some of her strength and get some rest. Working with Elder Pincock the previous day must have been pretty difficult! Sometimes a little extra rest can be very beneficial. Elder Pincock worked in the brickyard today "hacking" bricks and giving a few tours. The numbers of visitors is sure dwindleing quickly. That evening we had two Sister Missionaries come for dinner. One of the Sister Missionaries is Sister Newell. Her father is Lloyd Newell and he does the speaking for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast. After those two Sisters left we had the 3 other Sister missionaries come to practice their discussion lessons. It was an enjoyable evening.
Saturday was a busier day in the sites. Sister Pincock worked at the Lucy Mack Smith home and enjoyed giving the tours there and particularly enjoyed working with her companions. Elder Pincock worked at the family living center during the afternoon. We ran home after work and had a quick dinner and then went back to the Cultural Hall for the musical Rendezvous. We had two shows because so many people were visiting on Saturday.
After Rendezvous we drove by the Temple to see the beautiful evening with the full moon.
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| full moon with the Nauvoo Temple |
Sunday we had our Church meetings and then we went home and rested and prepared for our District meeting that we were hosting at our apartment that night. For the discussion during the meeting we discussed and reviewed our notes from Elder Gay's talks earlier in the week. Then we had ice cream sundaes and brownies. A picture of our District group is below. E/S Thomas are from Driggs.
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| The members of the Willard Richards District (E/S Maughan, Sister McCann, Sister Brown, E/S Thomas and E/S Davis |
We had a great week and hope that you all are safe and healthy. We feel your prayers and love and are grateful for your support.
Love you all!
E/S Pincock
A great week, per usual. Keep up the good work!
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