October 25, 2020
Hello dear friends and family!
This week flew by! Monday we had free so we decided to take our walk down to the Historic District aka the flats. It was chilly but was so nice to walk the streets that our ancestors walked. We walked past the pageant stage and it looked so lonely, as does the whole town. The fall colors are beautiful! Since the sites are still closed, we weren't able to go into any of them but we did end up at the Smith Family Cemetery where Joseph, Emma and Hyrum are buried. It is such a sacred place and the spirit there is so peaceful and strong. I am looking forward to learning more about them and strengthening my testimony of them while we serve here.
Tuesday we met with the mission presidency and then Wednesday we met with the FM directors, Jordan and Trish. They are so nice and we are excited to serve with them. We are amazed at the FM Complex here. It has everything you need to keep Nauvoo and Carthage running - greenhouses, HVAC, Cabinetry, Auto Mechanic, warehouses that are like a mini Home Depot, etc. It's pretty impressive. We worked Thursday and Friday with the mechanic and helped clear out the garages to store the big machines in during the winter. Doug had a lot of fun driving them!
We had a fun experience Friday night. They had a movie for the missionaries in the Visitor Center theater and it was a showing of The Nauvoo Pageant! We were excited to see it and then were even more excited when we realized it was one of the casts that we were in! It was so fun to watch - we set on the back row so we could sing and dance! So, of course, after the show was over we had to visit Annie's! For those who don't know, Annie's is the place to get amazing custard here in Nauvoo. During pageant time, Annie's is packed after each show. It was strange being about the only ones there.
I almost forgot to mention that Doug and I were asked if we'd be willing to do tours at the historic sites. We are excited to learn about the sites. It'll be a little bit before we do the tours but we look forward to doing them. The mission has seen a lot of miracles during the pandemic. They started doing Zoom tours of the sites and have had people from all over the world participate in them. There have been many who are so excited to watch the live tours because they'll never be able to make it to Nauvoo. If you want to watch any, go to nauvootours.as.me and sign up. It's a great way to see Nauvoo until you can come in person.
Love you all!
Sister Burns
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If you've ever been to the Pageant, you'll recognize this! 
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye... (Name that musical!)
And this...
And the stage in the background. It all looks so lonely.
Nauvoo is so pretty in the fall!
I did not like this weather forecast at all!
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