the set for the Hill Cumorah Pageant
After we visited one of our old houses, we continued on to Palmyra, New York. While there we did a little sight seeing.
We went to the Grandin printing shop, where the Book of Mormon was first published.
outside view of the shop
where all the type pieces were stored
the printing press
the press to compress the pages before binding and cutting
Then we drove out to the Smith Farm, which is a couple miles outside of Palmyra.
the log house they lived in
inside the log house- it was actually bigger inside than the outside led one to believe
the frame house they built and moved into for a short period of time, just down the road from the log house
we walked through the Sacred Grove, which is just behind the log house
On our way back to the campground we visited the Hill Cumorah. The visitor's center had a display of old costumes that had been used in the pageant in the past. After looking at them, we wandered outside and eventually found the footpath to the top of the hill (it was hiding behind various barriers and signs for the pageant). It's not a tall hill, but the path was a bit steep, even with switchbacks.
monument at the top, LMS is in the red shirt
looking down from the top of the hill at the stage and the chairs for the audience
looking at the stage and up the hill from the seating
We went back in the evening to watch the Hill Cumorah Pageant. I hadn't realized that the audio portion is a recording, but it makes sense, since the participants only have about a week to practice before performances start. We enjoyed it, but LMS had a hard time staying awake for the whole thing- it didn't start till 9:15pm, and didn't finish till after 10. So I don't know that I'd recommend taking young children to see the pageant unless you bring blankets and sit in the back so they can lay down and sleep. I thought about doing that, but wanted to actually see the actors.
The cast members interacted with the audience before the start, which is such a great pre-mission missionary opportunity for the youth involved. When LMS gets a little older, it would be such a neat experience for our family to participate in the pageant.
Have you seen the Hill Cumorah Pageant?
My grandparents took me to see it the summer between my jr/sr year of high school. It was an amazing experience. I've since seen two other pageants and they don't even come close to the level of awesome that the HC pageant is! Sad for them. That climb of the hill is deceptively strenuous! :)
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