August 6th - 12th

This week things have slowed down a little. We are approaching our 7th month in the
mission and time is flying by. Interesting how the summer traffic when school is
starting slacks off. This week was mostly those who worked at the Nauvoo Pageant
and people going to graduate  medical and dental school.





We had a wonderful Zone Conference the first of the week talking about Faith
and conversion. Saturday we had a wonderful Baptism of a young Karen girl. This
10 year old sister has been faithful all the time we have worked with the group. She
gives scriptures in Sacrament Meeting and bears her testimony all the time . Finally
permission was given by her parents to be baptized.  A very spiritual meeting; singing
songs in Karen and some traditional food. She was confirmed on Sunday Morning
in the Group. :)
We are so grateful to serve this mission on such hallowed ground. To be where
as President Hinckley said  in dedication of the Kanesville Tabernacle,
“May it be a place to remember and ponder the lives and deeds of men and women
who were endowed with a great overpowering sense of mission, and who out of love
for a great cause were willing to give their all, even life itself.
"May the realistic re-creation of the past become a sobering part of the present that
there will be a grateful remembrance of those who have gone before."
How blessed we are!  We love finding out about our great pioneer heritage!
more Handcart story
"A handcart company was then formed and the Saints loaded their belongings on
the handcarts and started west. We endure many hardships, pulling and pushing
up and down hills and through sand and mud, wading stream of water and crossing
rivers we had to unload and pack our things across on our heads to keep them
from getting wet and also to make fires and dry ourselves before starting on again."

"But before we got much further, we found out we had too much load and were
nearly all worn out. Then a halt was called and a meeting was pronounced that
we might council as to what was best to do. It was agreed that we lighten our load
by leaving on the camping ground such things as we could spare. It was a shame
to see so many good things left, such as feather beds and bedding and many
other articles that would have been of great use to them on their journey."



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