Week 7--October 6-12, 2019

The Senior Couples and the Sisters gathered for brunch before watching General Conference on Sunday morning. The food and the company were wonderful.

Standing: Sister Olson
Seated: Sister Nabhan, Sister Moritz, Sister Hales, Sister Richins, Sister Salois, Elder Hochstettler, President Cannon.

At the conclusion of the meal the Sisters sang to all the Senior Couples as a thank you for the wonderful meal. 














 This week was Zone Conference and flu shots for all the missionaries. Elder Harrington was able to smile while getting poked.

Sister Richins and Sister Salois were all smiles and proudly showed off their bandages.

We had the opportunity to go to Adam-ondi-Ahman (Spring Hill) and Far West with President and Sister Cannon and some of the sisters on Thursday. Spring Hill was named Adam-ondi-Ahman by Joseph Smith in tribute to Adam, the patriarch of the human race. Adam blessed his posterity here three years before he died. This place is also where the Garden of Eden was located. We started off at Preacher's Rock where the sisters gathered for a picture. 

Front row: Sisters Henderson, Smith, Banner, Barajas, DeLeon, Harris, Pomeroy, and Ells.
Back row: Sisters Smith, Salois, Lynsky, Spencer, Durfee, Price, and Mickelson.

To demonstrate the acoustics of the area President Cannon had the sisters go down to the pecan grove while he stood on Preacher's Rock while sang the song Adam-ondi-Ahman which was written by William W. Phelps and was included in the first hymnbook.

1. This earth was once a garden place,
With all her glories common,
And men did live a holy race,
And worship Jesus face to face,
In Adam-ondi-Ahman.

2. We read that Enoch walked with God,
Above the pow'r of mammon,

1. While Zion spread herself abroad,
   And Saints and angels sang aloud,
   In Adam-ondi-Ahman.
2. 3. Her land was good and greatly blest,
   Beyond all Israel's Canaan;
   Her fame was known from east to west,
   Her peace was great, and pure the rest
   Of Adam-ondi-Ahman.
3. 4. Hosanna to such days to come,
   The Savior's second coming,
   When all the earth in glorious bloom
   Affords the Saints a holy home,
   Like Adam-ondi-Ahman.

 The sisters in the pecan grove.

 We were able to gather pecans off of the ground. It was interesting to see that some of the pecans were still in the pod while the pod had opened up on others.

 A squirrel would fill his cheeks with nuts. Tom filled his coat pockets with pecans.

Sister Lynsky was able to gather a good supply of pecans.

 After Preacher's Rock we went to Tower Hill where the Valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman can be seen.

"The Hills Are Alive (la la la la)" even in Adam-ondi-Ahman

 Tom and Garnalee at Adam-ondi-Ahman.

The sisters gather with President and Sister Cannon at Tower Hill.

Front Row: Sisters Smith, Lynsky, Salois, Spencer, Durfee, Mickelson, Price, DeLeon
Back Row: Sister Cannon, Sisters Barajas, Henderson, Smith, Harris, Banner, Smith, Ells, President Cannon.

A final picture as we leave Adam-ondi-Ahman and head to Far West.

We gather at the Far West Temple Site. Here the four cornerstones were laid for a temple that was never built because the Saints were driven out of Missouri into Illinois where they built the beautiful city of Nauvoo.

Front row: Sisters Salois, Smith, Lynsky, Barajas, Smith
Back row: Sisters Ells, Banner, Henderson, DeLeon, Harris, Smith, Price, Spencer, Mickelson, Durfee, Elder Harrington, President Cannon, Sister Cannon.

Tom and Garnalee at Far West Temple Site. On the granite walls are revelations that Joseph Smith received while living in Far West. The wall on the left gives the name of the church and the law of tithing. The middle wall declares Far West to be a consecrated and holy land. The wall on the right is the revelation for the first great missionary call across the waters given to the twelve apostles in this day.

Prophecy was fulfilled at Far West as the Twelve Apostles gathered in Far West on April 26, 1839, to leave from this spot for their missions.

Tom was entranced by the counted cross-stitch of the Liberty Jail on the end table at the visitors' center. (It was created and copyrighted by Eleanor Heward.)  He decided he could make one too.  This one, just finished yesterday, will be a Christmas gift for President and Sister Cannon.