August 2nd, Nauvoo Illinois
Today, Brandyn and Jen needed to go with some friends from their ward who were going to the temple for the first time. Deb and I took the boys to an amusement place on the edge of town until they were finished.
Deb and I were anticipating attending the Historic Nauvoo Pageant this evening and wish the boys could have stayed with us to enjoy the pre-pageant activities, which included games and activities from the early Nauvoo period. Brandyn and Jen have seen the pageant before and decided not to stay for the show tonight because of the late hour that they would get home with the boys.
Deb and I spent the day visiting shops, buying books, and taking more photos of the Nauvoo Temple and surrounding sites.
The pre-pageant show started about 7:00 p.m. and included period music and games.
The temple looked awesome from our pageant seats (right behind the Mission President).
Deb lost it during this scene...
Four Brothers in Carthage...
This embroidered Temple was raised...
Then it was lowered and the real temple was illuminated on the hill behind the stage... it was quite moving!
The pageant was very well done and very inspirational... well worth the trip... the only thing that could have made it better would have been having the little guys with us!
After the show, I took some time to take a few more photos of the temple under the evening illumination... Deb wanted a photo of the windows... this is one of many.
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