NRI work and ZC

Dad helps frame up the new greenhouse that will start our beautiful Nauvoo flowers.
I'm replacing brittle slides in the draperies of a missionary residence.





We thought we took a snapshot but we had the camera on video so this is a "super short," but it is so cute I wanted W&S to see it.
This is what they did for 2 1/2 hours while the grown-ups sat and watched.

The Wilford Woodruff home

This is where we served as tour guides today. It is Wilford Woodruff's home, the 4th prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

There were about 350 brick homes in Nauvoo in 1846 at the time of the exodus. The Woodruffs only lived in their completed house a few months when the saints needed to pack up and begin their trek to the Rocky Mountains. It sold for $675.00. It was one of about 49 remaining brick structures that remained in the 1960s when Nauvoo Restoration Incorporated began renovation and restoration. It was one of the few homes that was continuously occupied from the time of the exodus to the time of the restoration.
Here I am in the parlor of the home. In front of me is Wilford Woodruff's leather hatbox/suitcase/stool to sit on while traveling. Pretty nifty huh?

The temple and the fall color change. St. Peter and Paul's Catholic church is down the street. We went to their yummy taco dinner on Thursday night.

A tree in our yard had some outstanding color.

More photos of our work

Looking back to Pageant, Dad and the others on the Spanish translation committee.

Me and Sister Palmer at my desk.

Missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Illinois Nauvoo Mission

Here are some pictures of what we do when we go to work each day.

Dad mows some of the more than 300 acres of grass.

Here I am washing and waxing the bronze statues.


This one is in the Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, It represents a family of the 1840s..







I'm learning how to be a conservator! We use bamboo skewers to remove old wax and dirt. We have 14 bronze statues that we maintain.




The lawnmowers are hydro static but that isn't anything new to Dad since that's how the swather runs.