Manti Miracle Pageant

The very last weekend in June, David and I decided we wanted to go to the Miracle Pageant down in Manti, UT.  Since my mom was in town we invited her.  We also invited David's sisters and mom as well as Adam and Carlee.  This was David, Carlee, and David's mom's first time to go to the pageant.  I hadn't been in about ten years so I really didn't remember much of the pageant.  David, his sisters - Kathryn and Kelli, his mom - Lauri, and I all drove down early to save seat for us.  Here is when we first arrived.  It was really, really bright outside.  How gorgeous is the Manti Temple in the background!

After we claimed our spot at the pageant, we walked down Main Street in Manti to find some dinner.  Here we are eating our hot dogs and hamburgers in the grass.  And of course David is making a face. :)

David and his sisters, waiting for the pageant to start.
David and I in front of the Manti Temple.  I forgot how big the Manti Temple is!  It really was so gorgeous.

Everyone at the pageant - minus Adam who took the picture and minus Jack who was running around pulling grass up.

One last shot of the temple in the sunlight.

The temple at night time - still waiting for the pageant to start.

For those who have never been, the Manti Pageant is a play that all the Mormons put on down in Manti.  The play is performed right in front of the temple, on the grassy hill just below the temple.  The play is about how the LDS church began and the early church members' journey across the plains on their way to Utah.  The play was good.  There were the occasional cheesy lines  - "the arrow...so swift" (as one guy said after he was shot by an arrow, right before he died) - but overall I enjoyed the play.  The end was really great with music playing from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  The only drawback to the pageant was how late it was.  The pageant didn't even start until after 9:30 pm.  It ended around 11:15 pm and then we had to drive back to Provo.  After dropping David's sisters and mom off at their house, David and I finally got to my grandma's house around 2:15 am.  I was so tired the next day.  I hate staying up late.  Marriage is so nice - David and I go to bed at 10 pm.  We almost never stay up past midnight - not even on the weekends.  We enjoyed it but probably won't be seeing it again in the near future.  I think I can wait another ten years or so before I go back. :)