Hello and HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
In the words of Oliver Cowdery - "These were days never to be forgotten" I love everyday that I get to spend here on my mission! I am one blessed lady!
I spent most of my time this week in the greenhouse and I love it!!! There is just something about playing in dirt and being with nature that I love! Also, the greenhouses are warm so after being in cold weather, it's refreshing and wonderful to walk into the greenhouses. I've learned to transplant, prune and water. I would find myself singing "Faith is like a little seed, if planted it will grow" while I'm taking care of them. I spent a good share of one day pruning the prayer plants. They were so full and gorgeous but we couldn't get the water to them because they were so full and the leaves were turning brown, so they had to be cut back so they could receive the nourishment they needed so they could grow and thrive. Isn't that a lot like us? We have to have trials and hard times in our lives so that we can grow even stronger. I know trials always seem to bring me closer to my Savior. I don't like it when I'm being "pruned" but the results and blessings are always worth it in the end.
We have quite the ukulele group going on here and it's a blast! We have a zoom class once a week and look forward to when we can meet in person! Elder Burns kept looking over my shoulder while I was playing so I asked him if he wanted to play also. He did, so we bought him a banjolele! So we sit around pickin' and strummin'! My goal is to get good enough that we can sit around the campfire and sing to our playing!
It's still been really cold this week - in the low single digits and below. With the wind chill, it's been -25 BRRRR! This is when I just want to wrap up in a blanket and not go anywhere. But the work moves onward! It's forecast to improve in the next week or so - it'll be in the 30's! That'll feel like a heatwave! Haha! I know, I'm a wimp when it comes to cold weather!
We've had several snowstorms so Elder Burns has spent a lot of time plowing. He's also been working on several other projects that have kept him busy.
A highlight of this week was a virtual tour of some of the Community of Christ sites - the Joseph and Emma Smith Mansion House and the Nauvoo House, where Joseph and Emma first lived when they arrived in Nauvoo. It was fun to see these places and hear some of the stories. Joseph and Emma sacrificed so much for the members of the church. There were times they went to bed hungry because they had fed others in need. There were times they slept in a tent because they had given their beds and floor space to others in need. Joseph had made several hiding spots in the house so he could hide for protection from the mobs and those wanting to arrest him on false charges, time after time.
Our Dare to Share this week was by President & Sister Massey. He was the supervisor over the building of the Meridian, Idaho Temple and they shared experiences and pictures from that. My takeaway from the evening was that the Lord is in the smallest details, not only of His temples, but of our lives. I really miss being able to go into the temples, the House of the Lord, and look forward to the day that they are open again and I can again enter His Holy House.
I love you all! Have a great week!
Sister Burns
Elder Doug and Sister Jill Burns
975 Young Street
Nauvoo, IL 62354
A talent that Elder Burns has is pencil drawing.
He usually does buildings. This was his first attempt
at something other than that and I think he did a great job!
I can't remember for sure what this is, maybe Salvia?
Seeds are planted in these containers, then we take that
little stick and transplant the seedlings into these slightly
larger containers.
The Prayer plants before their pruning.
I forgot to get an after shot.
Just a beautiful flower hanging around the greenhouse.
Our resident toad.
I was finally able to finish the red shelves.
This is the before,
This is the after. It's so nice to see these projects
finished and looking good. I've threatened the
workers that they had better keep things cleaned!
One of the projects Elder Burns has been working on.
He made 30 of these. They are for the site signs.
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