Nauvoo Temple in the Evening and Upcoming Week

This past Wednesday night we heard the tornado sirens which indicate that there were tornados reported in Hancock County (which is where Nauvoo is located).  There was a lot of rain, lightning and hail (later on in the evening).  We didn't see any tornadoes that evening.  The over abundance of rain this year has caused some concerns with the farmers since they aren't able to prepare some of their soil for planting corn or soy beans, which are the two biggest crops grown here.  Many of the farm fields have puddles (small lakes) of water.  I hope the rain subsides somewhat in the next few weeks so that they can plant the rest of their crops.  There has been some corn planted so far, but little (if any) soy beans.

That evening when the sky was covered with rain clouds, I took some pictures of the Nauvoo temple after we finished our temple shift at around 8 pm.  The temple is so beautiful no matter what time of day (or evening) but we thought these pictures were especially beautiful.  And the temple is even more beautiful inside.   We feel it a great blessing for us to be able to serve in the Nauvoo temple at this time.  The patrons and temple workers are welcoming and kind.  

This summer we will be welcoming many youth and adults from various parts of the U.S. and other countries.  They will be coming to the temple and will see the historic sites in (and around) Nauvoo.  We are now serving in the Baptistry on the Wednesday PM shift and this week we will be very busy with a large youth group (and leaders) from Utah.  We look forward to serving them in the temple.