Nauvoo, Illinois- Touring old Nauvoo

Nauvoo Illinois Temple

When the Saints abandoned Nauvoo, Illinois after the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, they crossed the Mississippi River using the example of a barge shown below.

Beautiful flowers outside of the Nauvoo Heritage Center.

Kyle on Wagon Tour of Nauvoo.

Anna Hargadon (left) of Granite Bay, Califorinia-

as Eliza Snow in the Nauvoo Pageant.

Aurora Florence as Emma Smith

 Steve Hargadon and his daughter Anna.

Carthage Jail and Lucy Mack Smith Home

Carthage Jail

(D&C 135)

 This is where Joseph, Hyrum and their friends were initially put, before being moved to the upper bedroom (pictured below).  Mobs stormed the upper bedroom and shot and killed Hyrum and Joseph Smith.

    Roger's Ancestor,

Joseph Bates Noble's Home,

 eventually became Lucy Mack Smith's Home

Roger and Kyle in front of Lucy Mack Smith Home

Nauvoo at Sunset with the images of Joseph and Hyrum Smith leaving Nauvoo on horseback towards Carthage jail. 

Kyle, Roger and I went on up to Nauvoo, Illinois from Missouri.  We stayed in a small cabin at the North End of town.  It was really a fun experience. 

We were able to see the opening night of the Nauvoo Pageant. We visited with Anna Hargadon (Eliza Snow) and Aurora Florence (Emma Smith) were young girls who I taught voice lessons to when they were around 8 yrs old when we lived in Granite Bay California. They both had lead parts in the pageant.

Our good friends from Granite Bay, California, Jana and Steve Hargadon and their daughter Caroline, met up with us for the opening night of the pageant.  They had come to see their daughter Anna in the show. 

We were there in Nauvoo two days, which was not long enough to see everything for me, .....Roger and Kyle might disagree!

Trip to Missouri - LDS Church Visitor Sites

Kyle, Roger, and I took a fun trip to Missouri to see Ryan, Hannah and Madeline in Kansas City, KS. For those who are as geographically challenged as I am. Kansas City is split in the middle, and half of the city is in Kansas and the other half in Missouri. Alas, the confusion of my first line that we went to Missouri, but were in Kansas also. We traveled to Independence Missouri to see the Visitors center there, and then onto Liberty Jail, Far West - Temple Site, Adam-Ondi-Ahman, and past the new Kansas City Temple.

 Independence Missouri, LDS Visitors Center

                                                        Liberty Jail, Liberty Missouri
                                                                 (D&C 121-123)

                                                           Grandpa Roger and Madeline

      Kyle Davies, at Far West Missouri. Establishment of Law of Tithing was given here. (D&C 119)

 Northwest Cornerstone of the Farwest Temple.  Each Cornerstone represented membership of the priesthood. Such as, ...the Melchezidek Priesthood, the First Presidency, the Twelve Apostles, etc. (D&C 115)

 The new Kansas City Temple.

Dedicated April 2012

Trip to Council Bluffs

We had a wonderful trip through South Dakota and Iowa on our way to meet up with our son, Ryan and his family in Council Bluffs, Iowa. There were many surprises on our trip to and back from Council Bluffs. One was a detour to go to the true: Little House on the Prairie, near the town of De Smet, South Dakota. It was a gamble that paid off. The other fun surprise was traveling back and stopping in Mitchell, South Dakota to see the Corn Palace.

Easter Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt

Fort Yates Branch

President Leroi Laundreaux
Sis Bonnie Laundreau








Laura Walters





Kathy Tiger and Alva Cottonwood





Pres.Leroi Laundreaux




Fort Yates Branch Easter Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt was a huge hit for the kids.

























We had a Easter Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Elder Nichols and Elder Maskall.

The breakfast began at 11:00 am, followed by a wonderful Easter Egg hunt for the children. Sis. Emily Barlow provided all of the filled Easter Eggs.

Fishing Anyone?

Roger and I have found a new love....fishing on the Missiouri River at Ft.Rice, ND. It doesn't matter if it is warm or cold, you can find us along the banks of the river fishing two to three nights a week. The good life! Tonight it was so cold I had on two pairs of pants, two shirts, two coats, a scarf, ear coverings and a winter hat, plus my gloves, and snow boots. You can see in the picture below I look a little thick around the middle with all the layers.(That's my excuse and I am sticking to it!)





Tonights Catch! I caught this all by myself. It is a 5.5 lb Walleye. You would be so proud of me, I bait my hook with minnows, reel in the fish, and even get it off the hook. But I let Roger do the dirty work of gutting the fish. We are having so much fun. You can have two fishing poles going at once when fishing in North Dakota.


I must admit it makes me a little sad when I realize I have caught a mother fish and she is full of eggs. There are over a million eggs in her two sacks. Below is a picture showing those sacks and the eggs inside of them.





Post note about this blog day - This morning I woke up at 5:45 am to get ready for a trip to Bismarck for a Colonoscopy. So, that explains the no make up look for the day.