Of Smiles and Life!: Nauvoo!!

This summer, at the beginning of July, my family and I were involved with the Nauvoo pageant! It was so amazing! The first week we went to rehearsals during the day and then we worked the Country Fair. I played the fiddled, and the rest of the family taught different dances. There were stilts, pioneer games and all sorts of other things for the families to do at the Fair.

The second week, the family actually got to be in the pageant with the core cast. It was so cool! Performing dances and such in pioneer outfits, and afterwards meeting people from all over the United States, and beyond. My favorite scene was when we "built" the temple. I will get more pictures up soon, now that I have finally found the connector from my camera to the computer.

Matt and my sister Sherie and her kids came to see us Wednesday of the second week. Then, out of nowhere, my brother and his family showed up. It was so cool to have everyone there! We missed Trent a ton, though!

We got to help a family that my parents met on a plane during a trip earlier in the year and they came to Nauvoo. We got an email about a month ago that said they were baptized!!

If you EVER get the chance to see the pageant or go to Nauvoo, TAKE IT!! It is an amazing place! My testimony grew sooooo much while I was there!!!

--Karen