We were IN the Manti Pageant!

 What a special, special night!  During my entire life, I have loved traveling to Manti to see the pageant, but never guessed in a million years that I would have the opportunity to be in the the pageant! Our nephew, Carson, was cast as Robert Browning, who searches for and joins the saints.  His wife dies as she crosses the plains and promises that she will be there when he passes on one day...and then she dies.  The story goes on about how Robert makes it to Utah and then at the end, he is shot by Indians.  His resurrected body sees his wife, they embrace, and then they ascend the hill toward the choir of angels, all dressed in white, singing as they walk toward heaven!  
The director of the show contacted Cindy to say she wanted to have a surprise for Carson: his family would be there behind the resurrected wife to greet him as he ascended to heaven.  So we drove to Manti, watched the play up until Jesus arrived, and then went behind the scenes to dress all in white.  We were behind a black sheet and suddenly the lights were on us!  Carson's face lit up as he saw us and ran up the hill to hug everyone!  We all had to hurry and move off and another Robert Browning character started to walk up the stairs toward the choir while we hugged each other and watched the ending.  The pictures I captures of Carson are precious.  It was a beautiful night as the Lindsay family was reminded that we are all part of an eternal family!  God is real and his gospel brings peace.