Our day in Nauvoo started early but in such a beautiful way. We gathered down on Parley's street at 8 AM for the "Trail of Hope." Along the way the core cast portrayed various journal entries describing the feelings of those that were forced to leave behind this beautiful city. They carried with them their faith in God and a hope for better things to come and the knowledge that they would be sustained in their trials.
We went to the temple with the cast youth in the afternoon. It is so beautiful to see their faces, full of the same faith as those who came before. It has been so much fun to see these young people get to know each other. It is like we are now a family of 125. We'll be sad to leave our new friends but hope to stay in touch as well as we can. After the temple we visited Gina's friends, the Brimhalls who also are working in the temple. They fed us root beer floats (can't get too many of those) and then we scooted off to have our family portrait done in costume.
For our cast meeting, Rachael and I sang "I Need Thee Every Hour" with the choir. I have loved participating in the music here. Our leaders are so good at bringing out the best in us. We had a great district meeting where most of the kids shared some of the feelings they have felt while being here and off they went, "Rejoicing!"
The preshow visiting was especially fun since Mom and Dad arrived. What a joy it was to see them. We also were thrilled to see Dayna, Brynne, Braden and Megan. Two members of our home ward came as well. Devin commented about how he was a little more nervous, knowing people in the audience! I'll have to admit I felt a bit the same myself. It was an absolutely beautiful evening and all went well.
The night ended back at the Jr. High School for a cast dance at 11:30 PM. Way past my bed time but the kids had an absolute blast. It was a full day, a day of rejoicing all around.
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