Saturday, July 27, 2013

Saturday's Warriors

Here's the deal.  Pageant practice makes for kind of a long day.  This is the very first year of the British pageant, and though things seem to be coming along nicely, there are very many kinks that will most likely be worked out for the next cast/ next year.  There are 23 scenes in the show (all named after religious reformers/ pioneers of the time), and just tonight, 3 flippin days into this show, we finally got to see the list of scenes.  Confusion abounds.  There isn't a great deal of things for the kids to do, and there have been absolutely no activities aimed at the youth to help them get to know each other and bond.  I am being critical, I know.  Ryan's Hill Cumorah Pageant experience is not being repeated here in the British Pageant, which leaves us trying to connect the gap for our kids between what we thought this would be like, and what this actually is like. Days like this make Ryan and I wonder why we decided to sign up to participate in the first place.  We wanted our family to make memories.  We wanted to celebrate the roots of our religion.  We wanted to share the gospel. We wanted our testimonies of Jesus Christ and His church to expand.  In spite of today, these goals are still achievable. I know things will come together.  They always do when we are trying to do Heavenly Father's work.


Lunch. PBJ and Bananas.  



This is the favorite item here at the temple: The soda machine that stocks real American rootbeer.



Ryan, celebrating his triumph in doing his dance moves correctly.



Owen and this string disc game. It held his attention for about 8 minutes, 8 blessed minutes.


1 comment:

  1. I think Ryan is celebrating because he looks great in his hat, I would raise my hands too.

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