#15 - attend the Hill Cumorah Pageant

A few months ago, when Ricky and I knew we would be moving to Florida, we decided that we needed to go gallavanting across the northeast before we were too far away.

Enter #15, the Hill Cumorah Pageant, held annually outside Palmyra, NY in July. (More about the Pageant here; the storyline is based on the history of the Book of Mormon.)

We left on Wednesday and drove the nine hours to catch the pageant at 9:00 that night. It was a blast!

Ricky definitely thought so.

Seriously, the pageant was awesome. Before the show, the actors mill around and talk to people in the audience, and we had the chance to talk to so many awesome families! They came from all over the country to participate as characters in the pageant. I was jealous.

One more down on the list! The Hill Cumorah wasn't the only place we visited on our trip (Niagara Falls, anyone?), but since nothing else was on my 99 list, you'll have to read about it on my other blog.

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