Meeting New Friends

It has been a busy day. The wind has really been blowing, but I have been able to get somethings done in the house and some in the garage. I was taking care of something outside when a mother and son walked up to me looking for the Menke's. I told them that they had found us. The introduced themselves as being friends with my daughter Laurann Pluta that is married and lives in Logan UT. They are from Sandy UT visiting Nauvoo. It was nice to meet some of her friends. They loved their visit to Nauvoo and showed me on their list of all the places they had visited. They have been busy. They were disappointed that they couldn't go the Nauvoo Temple as it was closed for it's semi-annual deep cleaning and repairs. I advised them that if they wanted to help clean this evening that they might be able to go. I made a phone call and Tom Adams was able to have the come to do a special assignment. They were thrilled to be able to do this and were able to go places they would not have on a regular day. I had the opportunity of watching their 7 month old son while they did this. It is amazing how just stopping bye to say hello can touch so many lives. Our former guest that served a mission in this area 7 years ago arrived to stay a couple of nights and it was like they had been here just last week. It is amazing how friendships continue on and on.