About 7 years ago, our family had the opportunity to participate in the Nauvoo Pageant. We had applied kind of on a whim because my friend had recommended it as a great experience. We actually got accepted for the last week of the pageant. We were in the "Gold" cast. We participated in the Preshow Country Fair which involved my older boys playing in a band and the rest of us playing stickball with all the visitors.
We also got to be in the finale of the pageant and then mingled with the audience afterwards. We loved it! It was a good experience and we would have probably gone back to do it again except our youngest daughter was born a few months later and her health challenges have kept us closer to home.
We hadn't really considered going back until late December of 2013 when my husband mentioned that he had gotten an email inviting former Nauvoo Pageant cast members to apply late. My first reaction was "Oh, I don't want to do that" since the time, expense and effort involved (not to mention the driving) are fairly significant. But then a little voice said to me, "This would be a good experience for your children." So I said, "OK, let's apply." We quickly put together our application and submitted barely in time. Then a few weeks later, we got the news that we had NOT been accepted. Frankly, I was relieved. But then, about a month later, we got a phone call saying that they had a spot for us if we were still interested.
We thought about it and decided we should do it. So we found a place to stay and we're going. As I look at the pictures from 7 years ago, I'm remembering what a wonderful experience it was. I'm so glad we could take our older children before they left home.
Here's the official invitation we're sending out to anyone who might be interested in attending:
http://invite.nauvoopageant.net/2014/Gold/Bergeson.htm
We'd love to see you there!
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| You can see the Nauvoo LDS Temple in the background. The costumes were hot to wear in the humidity but don't we look authentic? |
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| Looks like a pretty serious pitcher! |
We hadn't really considered going back until late December of 2013 when my husband mentioned that he had gotten an email inviting former Nauvoo Pageant cast members to apply late. My first reaction was "Oh, I don't want to do that" since the time, expense and effort involved (not to mention the driving) are fairly significant. But then a little voice said to me, "This would be a good experience for your children." So I said, "OK, let's apply." We quickly put together our application and submitted barely in time. Then a few weeks later, we got the news that we had NOT been accepted. Frankly, I was relieved. But then, about a month later, we got a phone call saying that they had a spot for us if we were still interested.
We thought about it and decided we should do it. So we found a place to stay and we're going. As I look at the pictures from 7 years ago, I'm remembering what a wonderful experience it was. I'm so glad we could take our older children before they left home.
Here's the official invitation we're sending out to anyone who might be interested in attending:
http://invite.nauvoopageant.net/2014/Gold/Bergeson.htm
We'd love to see you there!
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