Hey! I made it to the Hill Cumorah Pageant!!!

[Lilac]

I just wanted to tell someone that!

The show was good, the people were nice and it was well organized.

Still not sure if I have a testimony.

We also toured around and saw Joseph Smith's house, the shop that printed the first Book of Mormon, the Sacred Grove etc.

It was a great weekend but it was TOO HOT. The Sacred Grove was so hot that I couldn't concentrate and we had to leave after walking around in only part of it. I had intended to stay longer and see if I could get any spiritual direction but I was just too hot, my back hurt and the kids were starting up.

I give it five stars and it was extremely nice that there was no charge for anything. Thank you LDS for your generosity.

Blessings:D

[bl8tant]

I'm really glad you liked it! We took our kids to that area a few years ago and it was a fantastic experience, though we didn't see the pageant. Maybe next time!

[beefche]

I know what you mean about the heat! I think the Spirit lives in a cold environment because I was in Nauvoo when it was 90 degrees and it's just too hard to feel His influence when I'm sweating like a pig.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. What did your family think?

[Lilac]

My kids loved it. They particularly loved the printing shop of the BoM. The missionary doing the tour was beyond talented with children and made it so educational and fun. In fact, the entire weekend was very child friendly, which is one thing I love about the LDS.

One son thinks he might have a testimony., One son says he does not. My 8 year old is just waiting to be baptized! My little one liked all the special effects and fire in the show.

I took out some books from the library for the drive up. Coincidentally (or maybe NOT!) I grabbed a book all about the people who lived in the Americas before 1492. It was fascinating! I will post the title when I clean out the car. It was a young adult book so it had cool pictures of pyramids and all sorts of stuff with enough wording to make it interesting but not too much that you feel like you are reading a textbook. It was an excellent book and turned all my previous knowledge upsidedown.

My husband loved the book and it really really made an impact on his thoughts about who lived here prior to 1492 and what lives they led. There were pictographs on caves found in Texas that clearly show some type of cross. "Scientists" were stumped about the meaing of the carvings, but it was very obvious they were crosses.

So, reading that book on the drive up AND seeing the pageant right after was really great for all of us. Kinda put us in the right frame of mind.

The heat? It was about 90-95 and HUMID. It was really a shame because I wanted to spend some quiet time in the Sacred Grove thinking and praying. That's all I could think about was the heat.

If you are LDS, that weekend was the trip of a lifetime.

[pam]

I'm not sure I would have felt any spiritual connection myself in that kind of heat.

[confuzzled]

I love the hill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was in it many years ago and it holds a very special place in my heart. I understand the heat and the humidity!!!!!!!!!

[lizzy12]

The heat? It was about 90-95 and HUMID. It was really a shame because I wanted to spend some quiet time in the Sacred Grove thinking and praying. That's all I could think about was the heat.

If you are LDS, that weekend was the trip of a lifetime.

Imagine living there year round. Blistering summers, freezing winters.

What day did you go? I thought Saturday night was the PERFECT night for pageant.

We had 1,015 members on sunday, if you were there then your in that number !

I probably saw you haha.

It is a very special area and the ward loves visitors, we try to be very friendly.

Did you camp or stay at a hotel?

[Lilac]

I'm a native New Yorker so the weather was no surprise. I just didn't want to be in the heat. Or anywhere near the heat. I like to hide in the air conditioning. The poor volunteers from Utah were really suffering. They were unaccustomed to such high humidity and then intense heat on top of that miserable humidity. It was really tough weather.

Yes, I was at the pageant on Saturday night. :) We stayed in some RV camp somewhere in the area. Sodus? It wasn't that great. We were the only people with kids so we got "the look" when my four kids hopped out of the car. Then my husband asked for directions to the Hill Cumorah and we got the "strange" look.

We didn't attend church that Sunday morning because a water pipe broke in the RV and it was entirely too much to get everyone showered and neat in a public bathroom. I can only take so much stress.

At 12:30, we did all the touring in the area of the Smith house, Book of Mormon printing etc.

Is that your ward? We passed it and we were wondering about it. I bet the majority of the Cumorah visitors showed up for church that Sunday? That must've been really fun and a nice way to get to meet people from all over the country etc.

I really enjoyed it.

[lizzy12]

At 12:30, we did all the touring in the area of the Smith house, Book of Mormon printing etc.

Is that your ward? We passed it and we were wondering about it. I bet the majority of the Cumorah visitors showed up for church that Sunday? That must've been really fun and a nice way to get to meet people from all over the country etc.

I really enjoyed it.

Thats my ward :) You probably passed my house.

Most of them were visitors.

I love meeting ppl. Sunday schools always fun, even funner with 10 witty young men