Parley street was the main road used as an exit from Nauvoo by the early saints. As you walk down the end of it there are signs showing quotes from their journals about how they felt and what they experienced. At the end then is this wagon up on a small float that shows how they would have crossed during the summer, or when the river was not frozen. A sister went with us and did a photo shoot the other week and we took these two pictures down there. Living here in our lovely home with plenty to eat, running water and clothes to wear it is hard to even fathom their lives and the sacrifices that they made.
We have been assigned now to do "outbound" it means that we go to Mt. Pleasant, a town about an hour away for our Sunday meetings. It is super exciting for me because it is an English/Spanish branch. It means that I get to go to Sunday School in a Spanish class, and Elder Spradlin goes to the English class. I also get to help with translation during Relief Society and Sacrament. Not only do I love the people we are getting to meet there, but I also enjoy having the opportunity to work with my Spanish!
Our preparation days get all sorts of things thrown in on them, from shopping, to extra play rehearsals, to practice spinning. Last week we went to Burlington which is about 45 minutes away since we had never been there before. We found the crookedest avenue in the US while there. Fun to walk down, then of course we walked back up so we could drive down it!
The times for us on site has changes, with shorter hours, so we have had more time to do other things. Amazing how fast the time fills up. We have been able to go to the Temple about twice a week now. I was given a bicycle so early morning rides are delightful and Elder Spradlin is getting back into his running. On sites people are starting to work on humanitarian projects and I am busy trying to finish my quilt, so hopefully in the next two weeks I will be able to post a picture of the finished project.
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