More holiness give me...

As I think back on this past week my heart is just full of gratitude.  Even though we’ve been here in Nauvoo for over a year, I still stop a lot and think to myself, ‘I can’t believe we’re actually here!’  We are here, walking the same streets on our evening walks that Joseph and Emma walked.  We are here, spending time in the temple, remembering the dedication of pioneers who gave all they had to build their Nauvoo Temple.  We are here, witnessing the same beautiful sunsets that Brigham, and John, and Wilford did. We are here to share their stories, their unwavering testimonies of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  And we are here to share our own testimonies.  What could be better?  It’s just difficult to put into words how grateful we are to be on the Lord’s errand in such a holy place.  It has truly been a gift and it all spurs me to increase my own discipleship.  To be more devoted, to be more holy, and to be more Christlike.

I love this holy building.

Takes my breath away.

I spy with my little eye...a  white beacon on a hill.

The flooding has receded a bit along the Mississippi River.

I'll never get enough of this view.

The flowers at the Sarah Granger Kimball home
 with the barn in the background.

The newest additions to Historic Nauvoo,
 right along Main Street.

A very quiet, peaceful and rainy day at Pioneer Pastimes.