Week 28--March 1-7, 2020

Elder and Sister Daniels are going home. We will miss them. Tom went treasure hunting with Elder Daniels using the metal detector he had brought along. Tom found some coins. He had such a good time that he purchased Elder Daniels' extra metal detector. Another hobby for him when he returns home.

 We took Mike and the elders to the Kansas City Missouri Temple on Tuesday. Garnalee was baptized and confirmed for several of Mike's relatives. She stood in as the proxy for his wife, his mother, his aunt, his great grandmother, and his wife's grandmother  Mike was able to perform the baptisms and he's only been a member for two weeks. Tom performed the confirmations. Mike was also baptized and confirmed for several of his male relatives one of which was his father. It was a very special day for him.

Left to right: Tom, Garnalee, Mike, Elder Burnham, and Elder Tate.

As we wandered the Temple grounds we  enjoyed the beauty of the flowers. The pansies were planted last fall and covered with fabric that protected them throughout the winter. The tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths were poking their heads through the ground. Spring is on the way!

After the Temple we went to La Plaza for Taco Tuesday. This is a weekly event for the missionaries and any of the ward members and investigators who want to come.

Going around the table clockwise is: Tom, Garnalee, Dave (an investigator), Brother and Sister Bryner, Joy (a member of RLDS),  another Joy, Sister Garner, Elder Tate, Elder Burnham, and Mike. Elder Garner was taking the picture.

 On our P-Day we went to Hamilton to the Missouri Star Quilt Co. This is a little town where the big draw is the quilt shop. However, it isn't just one quilt shop but 14 uniquely themed shops. Each store has a different name and theme of fabric. They even have a Man's Land where the husbands can hang while their wives are shopping. The hang-out is equipped with a pool table, TV, and several recliners.
Hamilton is also the home of J.C. Penney. He was born here in 1875. He opened his 500th store in Hamilton in 1924. Today that store is part of the Missouri Star Quilt Co. is called Penney's Quilt Shop.

 This quilt mural was painted on the building across the street from the main store for the Missouri Star Quilt Co.
As Tom feared, Garnalee bought two quilt projects which will give her something to do while Tom is out fishing next fall.
We had lunch in Jamesport at a little dive called County Cupboard.  Portions were huge, so we ordered a taco salad (about 10" acorss) and split it.  For dessert we had Strawberry-Rhubarb cobbler (we split that too).  Good food, reasonably priced, and we both ate our fill.

After Hamilton we drove to Jamesport where there is an Amish community. The hitching rail had a horse tied up to it and an Amish carriage came up as Garnalee took the picture.

We visited an Amish furniture store. We bought a wood toilet paper holder and a cutting board. Tom decided that the Amish are definitely Christian, but we know nothing about them or their aversion to modern machinery and their mode of dress.
Very nice people! We'll have to learn more about them.

We fell in love with this table. It is 84" long, so it won't fit in my car (or our dining room for that matter), but they assured us they could make a shorter one, and ship it to Idaho.  We'll see.