We met early once more. A few final pictures to catch before the moment was lost to us all.
Is it really here?
The months of hard work have all come tumbling together, screeching to a sudden halt.
I listened humbly, then, as the cast and crew sang together....
"Each life that touches ours for good....
What greater goodness can we know, than Christlike friends,
whose gentle ways,
Strengthen our faith, enrich our days......
For worthy friends whose lives proclaim devotion to the Savior's name....
We praise they goodness, Lord above."
I was moved to tears.
My arms tingled with goosebumps and
my heartstrings were tugged as Gayle shared
her own final words with the orchestra,
speaking of miracles and marvels,
sharing in tokens and expressions of genuine love.
What a culmination of beautiful people to bask in the light of!
Truly a night to remember! A very full house as Elayna magically tried to accommodate the masses coming in on stand-by. They were in for the show of a lifetime.
Aside from the previously adjusted lines:
"Section 82 of the law says cigarettes are bad for the body and illegal in this state."
"Lovely girl... teaches gospel doctrine!"
"Not in your Pre-existence, girly girl!"
We had some new ones creep in tonight:
(perhaps not documented perfectly as I scribbled away in the darkness to take notes....
but close enough to still get the idea and another laugh!)
Harold Hill in persuading Mrs. Peroo....
"All the great players were Irish..... O'Randall, O'Partridge, O'Salisbury...."
Mrs. Peroo's grateful exclamation:
"The Latter-Day Saints be praised!"
During the Chase Scene.....
"Someone check down by the Bishop's Storehouse!"
"Let's go ask his Home Teachers!"
Wonder what the director thought of it all?...... Pleased as punch, it would seem.
The lights are off now, the halls empty of musical life.
But our hearts and minds are brimming. . . with love, with gratitude, with wonder...... we who were privileged to have a hand in this small gathering of Zion.
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