Duck Dynasty

 Today we decided to visit the Duck Commander warehouse.  We didn't see any of the members of the popular TV show.  We were told that Willie is overseas visiting the troops and the rest of the family are enjoying time off.  I had planned on driving to Phil and Kay's house, but one of the warehouse employees told me that because of the ever-increasing number of people who simply show up at the house, a large fence was put up and now you can't even see the house.

 The famous loading dock

 The world's largest duck call

 One of the funny signs at The Pickle Barrel.  This one is for you, Sara and Jarem.  I was disappointed that they didn't have squirrel, frog legs, crocodile, or any other exotic foods on the menu.  I'm in Duck Dynasty country!  Where can I get some fried squirrel?!

From northern Louisiana to southern Louisiana.  We type the address of a temple into the GPS, navigate to the temple, and then pick a nearby hotel/inn to stay the night.  Tis nice to be close to the temple.  As we were leaving the temple tonight we saw the temple president and a small group of temple workers eating a late dinner in the waiting area.  They invited us to eat with them.  One of the workers (Brother Wiley……Wiley might be his first name) had made deep-fried turkey in a crock pot, which we packed in between buns, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, and mustard.  Dessert was a delicious pecan-coconut-oatmeal cookie.

Regarding our question about the Mormons, I'll simply say that the three people we talked to today didn't know anything about our religion.  This is further evidence of why it is so important that we open our mouths everywhere we go.  We don't have to preach, but even just talking to people and meeting new people when possible will open doors for sharing the gospel or planting a seed.

At least two of the people we have spoken with in the last week have referenced TV shows about "Mormons".  They think the shows are about Mormons, when in reality they are about the FLDS faith or other groups often confused with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  

We've got to get the word out!