Spring

I'm trying to post here at least once a week.  This past Saturday I was working at Land and Records.  I needed to go visit the Family History library up by the temple for some information.  As I stepped out of the building I looked down and found these daffodils blooming.  Oh blessed color to see amidst all the brown.  This cheered my heart and gave me joy.  I just had to take their picture.

Yesterday was the annual Prairie grass burn that is held here in Nauvoo.  They let a plot of ground grow wild back to the original grasses, then in the spring they burn it off and all the town people come to witness the event.  They served hot dogs, popcorn and a drink.  It only takes about 3 minutes for the whole thing to burn off.

At this event we visited with the Smiths here.  Elder Smith is Kathy Berlin's brother.  We have had a nice time connecting with them here.  They work at the temple.  A nice couple.

As I have been working in Land and Records two event happened.  One day I was asked to finish a research file that another missionary had not completed.  They handed me the file and it was Abraham Washburn, Mark's ancestor.  Wow.  I have felt privileged to work on it and learn some new things about this man.  And then another one was handed me to research some discrepancies on the birth, marriage and death dates.  This file was John Pincock, my ancestor.  It is amazing how these files have come to me to work on.  I'm doing my best to do these ancestor's memories for our posterity and others.  I know that my work here is important.