Are we planning a family reunion around this? I'm going to try to go
and would love to go with all of you who want your kids to know what
this is and why we love it! I might have my boys starting kindergarten
that week, but I don't want to miss this. I want them to witness,
indoors, how I gained my testimony of Joseph Smith listening to his
booming voice over the speakers mingled with the sound of chirping
crickets under a million stars.
Some loved watching it, some
loved performing in it, "but to those who lived here, and to those who
loved it, it was the reflection of one man."
August 14-17, 2012
City of Joseph—A Historical Musical of Nauvoo
Pardoe Theatre, Tuesday–Friday at 8:00 p.m. (matinees at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday) A
powerful stage version of the original Nauvoo Pageant, City of Joseph
portrays life during the establishment and growth of Nauvoo, Illinois
under the direction of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Scaled to fit an
indoor stage, it features all the music from the original pageant as it
tells the story through the eyes of those who lived there from
1839–1846. Experience what a quarter-million others felt during its
27-year run in Nauvoo: an appreciation for the dedication, faith and
courage of the early Saints!
