How lucky, blessed, and priviledged we were this year to be a part of the Savior of the World cast at the Conference Center!!! I am not an actor but doing things like these strenghens my testimony so much that it makes me want to do it more! It wasn't easy cause from about mid October to beginning of January we were commited to 3 performances/practices per week. But it was so worth it! I know my Savior better because of this experience! We met so many amazing people! Even Gracie made friends and still remembers all of the songs and the New Testament has come to life for her!
So we got to do it becaue Kailee wanted to try out and asked Casey if he wanted to but then I thought that it might be fun to do it also with Gracie. Cee Ryle coudn't do it because he had performances and practices for Les Miserables. They told us there are so many people that audition but they pray over who should be in the cast and that's how they pick you. They consider this missionary work because we are sharing our testimonies with the audience. We also have opportunities to go out to the audience and greet them and talk to them about the show.
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| We loved it when we knew people in the audience!!! |
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| These are the tinies! There were about 7 little girls in the cast. They soon became friends and called themselves the tinies. |
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| Mary. So beautiful kind. She portrayed her part perfectly. |
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| The Nativity Scene |
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| Joseph and Mary. A very touching scene. |
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| Getting our hair done. |
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| Denise aka Elizabeth. She was our district leader. A most kind, loving, talented friend. |
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| Kailee as Mary's cousin. |
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| Elizabeth |
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| The 12 apostles |
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| The finale |
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| The Sowby family. another wonderful example of a great family in the cast. |
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| Awesome picture of us as angels |
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| Mary Magdalene |
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| The colonade. Waiting for the second act to begin. |
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| David and Nancy |
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| Our district family. Will, Casey, Lisette, Nancy, David, Gracie, Denise, Melissa, Kailee |
I'm including some of my favorite lines from the script:
ELISABETH: I’ll give God forever to make me what I am. Give
my plans and give my dreams, give up all my fretful schemes. I’ll give God this
moment to fill my soul with cheer. I’ll give him forever more, and that will
keep him near.
ZACHARIAS: Yes, we must leave it in the hands of the Lord and
not worry about it.
MOTHER of MARY: I think it’s good to wonder a little about yourself,
if you will be true to the covenants you’re going to make. But we need never
wonder about the Lord.
Ask God all your questions, Tell Him all
your fears, Thank Him for His mercy, And wait with open ears. Listen as He
answers, Hear the voice so still, Let the Spirit’s whisper Teach how to do His
will. Then go and do His will.
JOSEPH: If I follow all the rules.
GABRIEL: For with God nothing shall be impossible.
MARY
Who am I, that this day
He should come to me?
Dressed in white, filled with light,
What wonder did I see!
And he spoke words divine,
Words I cannot say.
So I’ll praise His name, I will praise His name,
I will praise His holy name,
Praise His name from day to day.
Who am I, that this day
He should come to me?
Dressed in white, filled with light,
What wonder did I see!
And he spoke words divine,
Words I cannot say.
So I’ll praise His name, I will praise His name,
I will praise His holy name,
Praise His name from day to day.
ALL SHEPHERDS
Yea, though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
JESHUA: All things testify of him.
NATHAN: We’re just shepherds.
ELI: Yes, Nathan, just
shepherds. But tonight we are servants, servants of a King.
MARY MAGDALENE and MARY
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Rise, O Light of Bethlehem.
Calvary’s dark night is over,
Christ the Lord is come again.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Rise, O Light of Bethlehem.
Calvary’s dark night is over,
Christ the Lord is come again.
DISCIPLE: Yes! And we walked along telling Him
everything that had happened to Him! Why did He come to us?
CLEOPAS: Because He wanted to teach us, to remind us
of all that the prophets have spoken.
MARY MAGDALENE: It’s true, what He said, isn’t
it—that this experience would be like childbirth?
MARY: Yes, “A woman when she is in travail hath
sorrow, . . . but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no
more the anguish.”
MARY MAGDALENE: We’ve been grieving for three days,
and suddenly the grief is forgotten!
MARY MOJ: Oh. Not forgotten—changed. Our sorrow
became our joy.
MARY: Oh, Joshua—it’s good to wonder a little about
ourselves, but we need never wonder about the Lord.
PETER: Plenty of people saw Him in life, watched His
miracles and heard His teachings, and yet some of them were among those who
condemned Him to the cross. To see Him, Thomas —to see Him as He is, for who He
is—we must look with our hearts.
And then He asked, a second time, “But whom
say ye that I am?” And I looked at him and I said, “Thou art
the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And he said to me, "flesh and
blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.”You
see Thomas, it isn’t by flesh and blood that we know, but by what we feel. At
first Mary Magdalene thought He was the gardener. And Cleopas walked along the
road to Emmaus, thinking He was a rabbi. But when they felt Him, they knew. And
one day, when you do see Him, you will not know any better than you know now
that He lives, because you already feel— (pointing to Thomas’ heart)—here.
ALL
Come, Lord Jesus, Great Redeemer,
Light of morning from the east.
We will be Thy children ever,
Dry our tears, all weeping cease.
Come in glory to the earth,
Come to us to rule and reign.
Ready us to kneel and greet Thee.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Come, Lord Jesus, Great Redeemer,
Light of morning from the east.
We will be Thy children ever,
Dry our tears, all weeping cease.
Come in glory to the earth,
Come to us to rule and reign.
Ready us to kneel and greet Thee.
Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Jesus, once of
humble birth,
Now in glory comes to earth.
Once He suffered grief and pain;
Now He comes on earth to reign.
Now He comes on earth to reign.
Now in glory comes to earth.
Once He suffered grief and pain;
Now He comes on earth to reign.
Now He comes on earth to reign.
