Brandon sent these pictures of Kendall and Presley taken during their Nauvoo visit.

The photos were taken in front of the Sarah Granger Kimball home. The following about Sarah is taken from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism:

"Sarah Melissa Granger Kimball (1818-1898) was founder of the Ladies' Society of Nauvoo, a suffragist, an advocate of women's rights, ward Relief Society president for forty years, and a strong presence in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for much of the nineteenth century. . . .Perhaps most significant in her early adulthood was her formation of the Ladies' Society of Nauvoo, the antecedent of the Relief Society. Married at age twenty-one to Hiram Kimball, a wealthy Nauvoo merchant who later converted to the Church, she sought to help build the kingdom of God, which the Saints then saw as embodied in Nauvoo, especially in the temple. She and her seamstress, a Miss (Margaret?) Cook, determined to sew shirts for the temple workmen and subsequently invited other women to join forces with them in a ladies' society. When they approached Joseph Smith for his approval of the society's Constitution, written by Eliza R. Snow, he stated that although the Constitution was excellent, the Lord wanted the women organized 'under the priesthood after the pattern of the priesthood.' According to Sarah Kimball's recollection, Joseph continued, 'The Church was never perfectly organized until the women were thus organized" (Kimball, p. 51).'"

After attending Church at the University of Iowa Married Student Ward today (Sandy taught Gospel Doctrine) we drove to Davenport, IA. We are taking the car to a dealer tomorrow for its 5,000 mile service. Davenport is 106 miles from Nauvoo and the closest dealership location.

Davenport is located on the Mississippi and is across the river from Rock Island, Illinois.

Beautiful clouds as we drove from Iowa City to Davenport.

Riverfront, Davenport, IA

"Brady" Street, Davenport

A monument in recognition of Davenport.

RiverWay, Davenport

Sandy found this penny near the Mississippi River. She likes to find pennies because they remind her of the following thought from an unknown source:  "Whenever I find a coin I see that inscription [In God We Trust]. It is written on every single United States coin, but we never seem to notice it! God drops a message right in front of me telling me to trust Him. Who am I to pass it by? When I see a coin, I pray, I stop to see if my trust IS in God at that moment. I pick the coin up as a response to God; that I do trust in Him. For a short time, at least, I cherish it as if it were gold. I think it is God’s way of starting a conversation with me. God is patient and pennies are plentiful!"

As we strolled along the river we passed this group beating drums. I asked a participant what was happening. Following is a statement from the internet that describes this event: "Sunday August 21st, 2016 is the 23rd annual Drums Around the World. It will be one hour of simultaneous drumming at 12 noon PST and will feature a large scale event hosted in Pioneer Park in Nevada City California along with dozens of self organized participants around the globe. Drums Around the World is an annual simultaneous world wide drumming day. The purpose is to Honor the traditions of the drum, and celebrate its power to unify humanity."

You just never know what you might see on a beautiful summer day in Iowa.