The City of Joseph Aug. 1, 2011

Matthew attended EFY in Nauvoo this summer.

The only problem was getting him there.

As a Mission President's wife I had to have permission

to leave our mission boundaries.

It would be a very quick trip

but I was thrilled because Sarah decided to come with me.

After Matthew checked in
we raced over to attend an early session at the Temple.
What a blessing that was for me
to be there with my sweet daughter.

Then we spent the day

  visiting as many wonderful things as we could:

the pioneer displays,

a couple toe-tapping shows,

the gorgeous flowers,

 and of course all the historic buildings

Our trip ended too soon,

and with a fond farewell,

we said good bye to the beautiful 

City of Joseph.

But,

I was blessed to spend a perfect day with my

darling daughter.

I think we talked enough to make up for the time

we missed during her mission.
How I love my beautiful girl.