We do miss having family here but we look forward to several friends and family who are coming this spring and we are really excited to have visitors and being able to show people the wonderful things that happen in Nauvoo. We also got to enjoy the Young Performing Missionaries a few more times before they left. Devin Davis came for dinner and then all 4 of them came for breakfast. It was a fun boost to have them here again. Their special song in Sunday School was a reminder of their extreme talents and the real treat that is in store for those who come to visit during the summer. They get here in May and stay until August.
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| Elder Davis and three other of the Young Performing missionaries |
Also between Christmas and New Years our Head Rendezvous Director was here from Salt Lake giving us training on how to do our parts better. It was very helpful and this week we are seeing some great improvement in our performance. It is really amazing that all of us senior citizens are singing and acting on stage. I do have to tell you that David will have a surprise (new part )for all of you who come in the spring. You will be impressed!
New Year's Eve we had a fun party at our apartment. 18 of us gathered for delicious food, fun games and a chocolate fountain for dessert. There were 4 different parties going on in the mission. We were divided up according to MTC groups. Since we only came with 1 other couple, our group consisted of all those who have arrived since July. At 9:00 we all met at the family Living center and enjoyed more food and a fun band and dancing. There are some really talented people here and the band members entertain us often and they are very enjoyable. On New Years Day the sites were open and I served at the Heber C Kimball home. I was with Sister Scott. She gave us some soup for dinner along with some homemade divinity that really reminded me of Christmas because my Mom always made divinity for Christmas. That evening we watched the movie, Ephraim's Rescue. We had never seen it and enjoyed watching it.
We enjoy things every day. We are never bored. I have enjoyed making some old fashioned Christmas Tree Ornaments this year. They are like the ones on the beautiful tree that was in the Visitor's Center. All the ornaments were handmade. Since I didn't get them done before Christmas I am still making them.
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| Christmas ornaments that Sister Pincock makes |
We attended a baptism of a granddaughter of a missionary couple. Their son brought his family here for their daughter's baptism. It was really special. I get to help with the music at Church and I still get to play for a part in Rendezvous that I am enjoying. We invite people over to watch BYU and Bowl games often and we certainly enjoy the sessions that we attend at the temple. We also attend the lectures given by Susan Easton Black Durrant and find them very interesting and educational in Church history.
Today I had a great experience at the Family History Center. We located the names of my great grand parents on my Dad's side and we were able to prepare their names for temple work. I was so excited and felt the spirit of it all. It was a great day for me. We have never been able to get enough information about these family members to identify them properly. Thanks to indexing and the available Census records now days we were successful today and I am extremely happy about it all.
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| Nauvoo Family History Center (What a special blessing Sister Pincock had here) |
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| James & Drusilla Hendricks home in Nauvoo |
While studying about these relatives we ran across some information about the Pincock's. I have been asked to be the site leader of the Heber C Kimball home and I have enjoyed learning about and helping to take care of this home. I was very interested when we read that Heber C Kimball was the one who converted and baptized John Pincock (Elder Pincock's 3rd great grandfather ) in England. John and his wife, Mary Marsden are both buried in the Old Nauvoo Pioneer Cemetery. There are so many connections that we have made here in Nauvoo. We are blessed and love being and serving here. Our experiences are remarkable and we can hardly believe all of the things we are part of every day.
A Nauvoo
We so much appreciate our family and their support so we can be here. We also appreciate our friends and neighbors who support and help with the yard, snow and watchful care of our home.
Until our next report, we hope that you are surviving the winter and accomplishing great things. (I forgot to tell you that we just passed a very snowing and cold spell here in Nauvoo. We think the worst of that storm has passed and hope we can get enough warmth to at least get our car washed. )
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| sunrise from our apartment deck |
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| ice on our storm door during our 30 below weather |
Congratulations and Good Luck to the Max and Deanna Wade(now Elder and Sister Wade) who have just reached their mission and started new adventures.
Love,
Elder and Sister Pincock
It's good to get your view of things and it seems that there are good times in Nauvoo. I love your ornaments. It would be fun to see you perform, but maybe you'll do a reprise when I next see you?? Have a great week!
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