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HEY YA'LL. so i feel like this is the first interesting thing that has happened to me all summer. so naturally, i have to blog about it. even though i only have 11 minutes of battery left, and i have 8 blogs open in my browser i have to read in that time, and i have to catch up on facebook, and send alicia a dear elder in that time. but you guys are important, and this seat in the public library in the middle of main street in nauvoo couldn't be comfier. so here goes.

sorry to all you who i have already explained this to, but for those of you who don't know (or haven't been answering my texts about my hideousaaaa dress) I AM IN NAUVOO. it is wonderful. seriously, its the best experience ever. we've been here since last sunday and are here till next sunday. and most importantly, we are IN THE PAGEANT! duh. we're in the green cast. meaning, last week, the yellow cast was here (there are 5 family casts that rotate, so last week the yellow cast performed, and this week we perform while the gold cast is here. but since its the last week, the gold cast doesn't get to perform...they're needed to run the preshow, or country fair, that goes on before the pageant from 7-8:30. there's stick pulling, rag tying, ROUND DANCING, what my friends and i do, and lots of other fun games. the green cast did it last week, on top of rehearsals every day for 6+ hours, so this week we get to relax and just preform every night.) SO YEAH. this night is our first real performance, last night was our dress rehearsal.

whoooo. 9 minutes of battery left.

so yeah. last week, seeing as it was a heat wave, and it was 100+ degrees every day, = 130 with the humidity (actually though) just imagine me, normally. WITHOUT MY DRESS, SHAWL, PETTICOAT, PANTALOONS, STOCKINGS, AND HAT. yep. my dress was SOAKED every night on the dance floor. but so was everyones. we loved it.

i love everyone here. literally, the spirit of nauvoo, you hear every other second during rehearsal or backstage before we go on, "husband material" or "i love everyone." but seriously. i have a circle of 10 boys that i love, probably more, both in the different casts, the core cast (the group of 20+ actors who are here all summer, playing joseph smith, emma, brigham, etc. I AM IN LOVE WITH JOHN TAYLOR, HEBER C. KIMBALL AND ROBERT LAIRD. BUT GUESS WHAT ROBERT LAIRD IS A 40 YEAR OLD MAN. I JUST FIGURED THAT OUT LAST NIGHT. i'll show you pictures, he's from england, and you guys would agree with me, HE IS A CUTIE. i love him oh yes i do.)

anywayssssssssssssssssssssssss. the main purpose of nauvoo, besides sweating to death, is to do missionary work. oh my the work is great brothers and sisters. and yes i just said that, its a phrase we say often. (besides 3 cheers for zion hip hip hOORAY hip hip HOORAY hip hip HOORAY!) i told a few of you this experience but i had the greatest experience about following the spirit. basically last monday night i went into the town gas station to get milk. i talked to the woman at the cashier for a few minutes, and left. and ever since then, i just kept having the feeling that i needed to talk to her and ask her if she would like a copy of the pageant cd! (which is what we give out to the non-members, and what we ask the members if they have any friends they would like to share it with. over 40 people were baptized last year because of it, nauvoo is great.) anyways, LONG story short, i found out when she worked, went back to find her, told her i couldn't get her out of my head, and just had to ask her if she wanted a CD. she said yes! the spirit works through us, even through crazy ways.

anyways i have 3 mintues left. sorry to sound all missionary-like but i just want you guys to know i know this church is true! joseph smith was a prophet. he restored the gospel. and the spirit is a great thing we can have in our lives if we learn how to follow it.

only a month till i see you all. i can't wait. p.s. when are you all moving in? i miss you guys! sorry for the lack of pictures. see you sooooooon :)

emilee