OLD NAUVOO and CARTHAGE
There are two groups of YPM--Young Performing Missionaries--every summer, each coming for about 3 months. Some have returned from full-time missions, some others will soon go out. The first group starts in April and leaves around pageant time, and the second group picks up and finishes out the summer. The second group will be leaving after Conference weekend. At first we didn't realize how much they did. They put on at least 4-5 shows most days, ending with "Sunset by the Mississippi" in the evening, an energetic song-and-dance show that includes tap dancing as well as involving little kids from the audience for part of it. We've seen it four times and have enjoyed it every time. Some of their shows only include part of the cast, some all of them. We see the missionaries often in the temple. It's amazing how active they are.
Brad came to visit with three of his daughters. It was a whirlwind 1 1/2 days, but we're glad they made the effort. Heather stayed home with Maggie, who couldn't get away because she's a cheerleader and it's football season.
Carthage was high on their list of Wanna dos.
We saw several shows (Nauvoo style, which is usually less than an hour and is put on by the 20ish-year-old YPMs with SO much energy!) Some are religious themed, like "Sisters in Zion" and "Spirit of God" while others are decidedly pioneer themed, like "Sunset by the Mississippi." All are enjoyable and fitting for Nauvoo.
Saturday morning we went to see the vignettes along the Trail of Hope, where a few of the YPM tell stories as if they were some of the pioneers being driven out of Nauvoo. That was touching.
Then we did baptisms in the Nauvoo Temple. There were some sites like the blacksmith shop that they wanted to do but we'd seen several times before, so they did those on their own. We joined them to see the oxen and do a cart ride because that was still on our bucket list.
Ella snapped this picture before it slithered down a hole by the air conditioning unit, which means we've had a neighbor we'd never seen before. Glad he didn't make it inside like the little frog did a few weeks ago. This dude wouldn't have been as much fun to catch.
We picked up dinner (pizza that is surprisingly good from a gas station) and stopped by the Fudge Shop before watching the delayed football game between Utah and WV. Go Utes!
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