My Pa and I in "Rendevous"
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Only Two Weeks Left
I can't believe there is only two more weeks of our shows here in Nauvoo! Just last night we finished the run of the Nauvoo Pageant! Our leaders talked President Ludwig into allowing us to stay and watch the Pageant for the last time. It is such a wonderful place to be. Each night as the pageant began we were out seeking referrals from, and visiting with the guests. And since our neighbors from Kaysville, the Balling family, have been here helping with the pageant, this week it was fun to talk with them about their experiences as well. We had a neat experience with a non-member who came to see HHRB at the same time as the Ballings, and then we all ran into each other again at the Pageant's Country fair! As I met her young daughters, brother Balling had a chance to visit with the mom; she said she had a wonderful experience here and was seeking more information about the church when she returned home to Texas.
We also saw some other fun people this week. My Pa from the Rendezvous show, (who was in the New Braunfel ward on my mission) had his family (grandchildren) in town this week, they came and saw JPAA and Rendezvous. In that same night of Rendezvous the Texiera's, another couple from New Braunfels, Texas that I got to know, were at the show. In addition to it being the busiest week with the last week of pageant, this seems to be the time for all the YPM's from past years to come visit. There is a group from last year, and several from 2007 as well. I also ran into a girl I know from working at the MTC.
On Monday my throat was being tired more than usual, and on Tuesday I decided to visit the doctor here. He concluded that I have this virus that's been going around and started me that day on an antibiotic. Wednesday was rough on the throat and since then I've improved. I think we caught it early enough that it didn't get real bad, I didn't have to miss any shows.
We've had some really great shows this week. We are all really tired, specially from pageant nights, but we're aiming high for the finishing two weeks. It seems hard to remember life before Nauvoo. Today we are starting the recording of all of our songs from the sociable, and all the shows. So for those of you who didn't make it out here this summer, you can still hear some of what we've accomplished here, when I return home.
All is well and I love you all.
Love Elder Rose
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
A Hot Time in Nauvoo
Nauvoo Heat Index all last week was well above 100 degrees F. It was so so hot outside, we would walk from the car to the buildings and you would already start to sweat. It was wonderful:) Because it was so HOT, our evening outdoor show was moved inside every night! It's different to do inside, and we can't quite do all the same numbers, but it was a fun adventure. Plus when we come inside we get to wear our wireless mics rather than the stand mics we use on the outdoor stage, so the sound is a bunch better! Our neighbors the Ballings came too, I ran into them on Saturday night during Sunset show. They are here for the Pageant all this week.
After Sister Cook left earlier last week, we thought we would have a normal run week. But we were surprised on Thursday when Elder Mark Lucivardi came and wanted to see our show. He is the General Authority over our department here and came in the early summer to see the other cast's show. So this time he could only come to the 2:30 HHRB show, but wanted to see our cast, so we switched shows for him. It was great, he loved the show. Sister Steele was out sick on Saturday, but was back by Sunday. Other than that we were all in good health and running well with the shows.
On Sunday we put on what's called a 'Sociable' here in Nauvoo. It's basically like a Fireside musical presentation. All the BYU groups that come put one on, as well as special speakers, and the young sister missionaries as well. So we took our turn. Because of our busy schedule and because the band is never with us, we really didn't have much time to prepare our group numbers other than Sundays. So most of the small group numbers had to practice on their own, and then we spent from 12-5pm on Sunday putting the whole blocking and order of the program together. We performed on the indoor stage and had two performances, 6:30 and 7:45, so all the guests and Missionaries could see it. I accompanied Elder Toone on the guitar for his solo, and I sang in a quartet the song 'Write thy name upon my heart.' The program was great, and even better the second time through. The most moving part of the program though was the accompaniment of the Spirit. It was strong and consistent throughout the program. It was a great upliftment for the busy week ahead. And even though we didn't get any rest on Sunday, the different schedule and work rejuvenated us for this week. One of the band YPM sisters even said the program changed her life. Nauvoo is truly a sacred place. Specially on that stage!
Love, Elder Rose
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