A Day of To Do's in Old Nauvoo?

What would it have been like to walk the streets of old Nauvoo in the summer of 1843?  Let's take a peek to see what it was like back then:

 If we had an errand to perform we would have taken the horse, buggy or walked.   On this crisp, cool morning the birds would be singing, frogs croaking, and crickets chirping.  We would have noticed the root cellar door open in Brigham Young's yard; seen children feeding the calves being raised for future oxen; and said hello to Elder Nash, as he opened up the Browning Gun shop.    

  

 Next we would have taken a round-about route past the wagon ride to see how the men were doing at the Quarry.   Perhaps we were taking lunches to the men.   At the quarry we would have been encouraged by our father/brother or uncle to hurry up, since we finished our task and get home quick to help Mother.  


We would have wanted to watch the men selecting and chiseling the stone to be taken to the temple site.  Stalling we offered to help dust off someone's brow or fetch a drink of water.  Why couldn't we be the lucky ones to serve the Lord in such a way?  Duty calls & off we go.


We may have ridden past the oxen to see who was assigned to haul the stones up to the temple and been reminded again that 'Mother' was probably wondering where we were.  On such a beautiful day we would be happy to live in lovely Nauvoo and never want to leave.  Perhaps we even received an encouraging word from the Prophet Joseph or one of the Apostles.   This would have made our day extra special.


I took my bike along to see what it may have been like feeling and seeing similar things, as if I was in Old Nauvoo.  I wondered how hard it would have been to leave, but knew our ancestors were willing to go where the Lord wanted them to go.  The Savior was their guide and they were blessed after much sacrifice to see earth's harvest fields so wide.   That's what a day in Nauvoo may have been like.   Thanks for joining me. 

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