Acting for a Good Cause

If you want to know what Eli has been up to for the last three months, here's your answer. (And if you don't want to know, you may stop reading.)



Our stake put on a musical production of Savior of the World. Eli was approached by the director and asked to try out, at which time we discovered he can act and sing! He played the part of Ezra, a temple boy and helper to Zacharias and Elizabeth. The performers and crew worked hard and sacrificed their weekends for the past few months. I thought they did an excellent job (despite some glitches with the sound system.) It was apparently a testimony builder for many people, including cast, crew, and audience. The stake members were encouraged to use it as a missionary opportunity.



We weren't allowed to take pictures during the performance, but here are a few behind the scenes shots.




Eli was excited about the makeup--not.


Elizabeth and Zacharias.
These sweet people drove Eli to and from practice, thus saving our family from a massive headache.

When it was all over and Eli was receiving many compliments, I asked him if he would like to do something like this again and he replied, "Not in the near future."