The Start of a Busy Summer

Well, today marks the start of an ever-busy Summer! Rehearsals have started for the play With Mine Own Hand: The Musical Account of Nephi. I am so excited to be part of the play again. It's the account of Nephi and his family as they journey from Jerusalem to the Americas from The Book of Mormon. For more information, visit the WMOH website. This year, we will be performing two sets of performances during the month of August: one in Oregon and one in Utah.

I love the music of the show! Shivers ran up my spine the first two times the music was played tonight. The music sounds amazing and portrays the emotion during the play especially well! There is nothing like watching the scriptures come alive before your eyes! I gained a lot of knowledge last year as I pondered the scriptures and participated in the play last Summer. I am excited to view the play with "new" eyes. I've grown a lot over the last year or so, and I can feel my testimony being polished every day.

I am, by no means, a performer in the show! I am the Director's Secretary. This job will be a little different than it was last year because there will be different demands. So far, I am in charge of noting absences and late arrivals for rehearsals; I distribute promotional items to the cast. Tonight, I was a stand in for where bodies were needed. I even got to play the leading lady for one scene! Of course, I didn't say anything... I only walked from down stage to up stage with Nephi! I think the most accurate description for my job is to serve where I am needed at the moment!

It's going to be a fantastic Summer!

I'm Afraid I've Been Thinking

For those of you who are not lucky enough to endure... I mean... enjoy my constant stream of thought, I thought I would share with you a glimpse into my mind workings.

I have been blessed and cursed with the gift of thinking. I am a wonderful thinker. I can think in any circumstance, any time of day or night. It's just dandy! Sometimes, I even can keep myself up into all hours of the night because I am thinking! It seems that I can always rely on my brain to give me some form of amusement and entertainment.

The question: Is all this thinking worthwhile? Most of the time, it isn't. This is where my thinking becomes a curse. On rare occasions, I have been known to have a profound thought about a gospel analogy. I have found that analogies are my forte. I can produce analogies in mass- they might be a stretch at some times, but they are always there.

In Russia, I was told that thinking causes your hair to grow slower. I didn't believe it when I was there, but I am starting to believe that theory after being left to my own thoughts for a time! I'm sure being able to see my hair grow as the roots start showing against my dyed hair is helping me realize how slow my hair actually grows!

Well, I'll save you the agony of listening to the rest of my thoughts, but who will save me?!

Knees Up Mother Brown

Since my arrival home, I have been having quite the experience with knee pain. After not trusting my weight on it on Sunday, I went to the doctor, yesterday, to see what was wrong. I didn't do anything to it, so I was baffled as to what was wrong. It turns out that I have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome meaning that my kneecap is rubbing against my bone. So, I now have the wonderful chance to start a new fashion trend with a knee brace, complete with hinges! If you start singing the Primary Song about hinges, I might scream. That song has been running through my head all day yesterday and today.

Πoкa, пoкa!