Nauvoo Exodus
People ask, “What do you do with all of your ‘free’ time?” Well, it’s true that we get through with our formal assignments at 1:00-PM, but that means that we get up at 5...
Category: Nauvoo
Henry Thomas
We had already been assigned housing when we arrived in Nauvoo, it is a two-story red brick home with a basement on Hyde Street. The rough footprint of the foundation is 18’ x 25’...
I Didn’t Learn to Paint
Some of my first memories are of “working” with my dad. When I was a pre-school kid of four or five, I was exhausted from “helping”, so I sat down on a square topped...
Winter Solstice
The shortest day of the year brings time for reflection and rejuvenation, there is less daylight, fewer blue skies, and more things that push us inside. Mother Nature is resting and some animals just...
MTC
Just over thirteen years ago we dropped our son Eli off at the Missionary Training Center (MTC), he was preparing to serve a mission in Mexico. I thought how brave he was to leave...
Why the Forest Floor?
Have you ever walked into a quiet spot in the forest and just stopped to take it in? You quickly realize that it isn’t quite as still as you first assumed as the birds...
