Sister McBride and I were called to serve in Carthage on March 1st. We moved there on the 14th. We have been there for 2 months!! Holy Cow...how did that happen. Carthage in a special place. It is a little less hectic, compared to Nauvoo because we are in the same site every day. We do love it dearly here, but there are some challenges. One of the biggest is the driving...and driving. We still have to go to Rendezvous shows twice a week, and Sunset By The Mississippi practices twice a week. We come in once a week in the morning for Mission Training Meetings, and we come in for Church on Sunday mornings, and back out to Nauvoo again for a Sunday night Sociable or Zone Meeting. We have put a lot of mileage on the car. Even though its only 23 miles to and from.....it adds up pretty fast. I guess the best part is that we are driving through beautiful farmland instead of through a noisy city.
Carthage, like I said is very special. There is a very strong feeling of peace here, and the Spirit is always here so strongly, especially in the "Martyrdom Room". It seems like we have a special spiritual experience every day here. March was pretty slow, even though it was quite a warm month (in the 80's), but April picked up with everyone's spring breaks the first two or three weeks of the month. The weather has been cooler than March and some spectacular thunder and lightning storms that light the whole horizon.
Sister McBride has been busy taking pictures of spring blossoms. We love the Magnolias and Dogwood and other blooms. They are mostly gone now, but thankfully preserved by my bloom lovin' wife. The grounds at Carthage were full of tulips along the walkways. It's just a wonderful time of year. Now were are gearing up for the busy season which will start the last few weeks in May and go until the end of August. We will see how we hold up through the onslaught of guests coming in for the summer season and the Pageant. BYE for now!!
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