The "Mini" Mission

Dear Uncle George: We take a break (hello, Val, it has been almost a month from your last entry, how much break do you need?) from our time in Nauvoo to catch up my real life. Bountiful Temple I went to Salt Lake City to meet my all-powerful photography "bosses."  I took some pictures. I saw old friends who I LOVE and ADORE. And paid for my lunch....so consequently I ate entirely way too much.  One lunch involved a sports bar in a basement of some seedy building.  With my missionary tag on. And the employees didn't even notice.  Welcome to Utah. We have been besties for decades I loved being at the Church Office Building with the media department and doing things that make a stay-at-home feel like she actually has a "real" job.  Commuting.  Dressing up.  My own cubical space I shared with a Argentinian who had yet to pump his own gas for his new car he had owned for five weeks. Herman is an easy name to remember Big Cottonwood Canyon

Written by Uncle George:  May 2, 1907 Visited the most interesting points--old homes of the Saints, the Prophet's home, temple ground.  In the afternoon, made views of the most prominent places.  Rowed...across the river to Bluff Park, Iowa side and got a beautiful view of Nauvoo.  Enjoyed the ride very much; and sight, which we wanted, was grand.  We can now understand why Nauvoo is said to be located on the most beautiful spot on the river.  Made views of the graves...Nauvoo Mansion, Nauvoo House, and many things that brought to mind the condition of our people sixty years ago. Val:  May 2, 2013 His name could have been Schneider and he could have come into my room. Since a girl can't get any internet in the great village of Nauvoo, I figured I might as well get clean. I mean, I had the time.  The good news is that besides that there are really only two overpriced places to eat within a 25 miles (hello, three sunnyside up eggs and toast everyday because I am already spe

Written by Uncle George:  May 1, 1907 Lunch on the train--eggs, cookies, prunes etc. Made a view of Quincy while waiting for the train.  On to the boat without a moment's delay.  Mississippi River.  A new experience for me.  Arrived in Nauvoo.  Went to bed at hotel about one and half miles uptown. Val:  May 1, 2013 I had a couple hash browns and imported grapes from Chili for breakfast. I would have preferred some prunes because I live like an old lady most days, but they weren't on the menu. And if you have ever driven through Chillicothe, Wheeling, Kearney, Hamilton, and Marceline to name just a few, you would know that just finding hash browns is a feat in itself.  Humanitarians would call this stretch of land a "food desert." We are not in Independence anymore, Toto. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to rural Missouri. The Grand River-- flooded. Wheeling is the home of the Girls State Basketball Champions... in 1975. No cell service. I saw