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06 June 2016

The month of June was quick in coming. Our challenge on the mission is to keep up with the growing number of tourists visiting the temple in Nauvoo.

The tour buses are arriving with hundreds of youth to do baptisms for the dead. They are coming from Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas and many other groups are scheduled to arrive in July as well.

For example, we worked in the baptistery twice this week and a full day at the Arrival Center. The two days at the baptistery I was the coordinator. One day we had 22 different groups come in the morning shift. Then of Thursday another day with hundreds of youth to be baptized and Friday we had over 200 youth at the Arrival Center with their adult leaders staging to be escorted to the temple each hour for their turn in the font.

President McArthur talked to us on Tuesday and said, “now then it gets busy at the baptistery, we will have to step up our assistance”. I wondered what is BUSY!?

Dawn and I did manage to get to the BYU performer’s Sunset By The Mississippi stage show and the BYU fold dancers before the rush.

Also, the Aylworth’s were here with Tanis taking out his endowments on Saturday the 4^th of June. His dad, Jared and paternal grandparents were here. As a result we entertained them for three days by taking them to the sites and shows on the flats. Stephanie was not here because she had hurt her back and stayed home. Tanis is leaving for a mission in July to Montreal Canada (French speaking).

Just a note to say the fire flies have their lights on! How exciting to see them again after years away from Kentucky.

The corn is growing however, it is extremely hot and we need rain! Very dry outside.

President Spendlove and his wife Tina, were here for a few days. We delighted in having them here for a visit.

Our FHE group spent last Monday with Cal Christensen as we visited several mounds in the area. He attached possible geographical sites with events in the Book of Mormon. There is so much evidence that the Nephites and Lamanites lived in this very area.

We are now ready for July. Dawn and I are the shift coordinators for the Monday PM temple shift. This is an added responsibility and will keep us busy the entire month of July.