"Eat your vitamin pills."

Natalie commented yesterday about being sad she never saw the Hill Cumorah Pageant.  Me too!  I always thought it would be so amazing!  It was and it is and it will be for two more years.  I think the Church sets such an example with how they, on many of these changes that impact a lot of folks, like the Boy Scouts, that they give a reasonable amount of time to sort things out and make other plans.  Just like Hill Cumorah Pageant.

I wonder how much it costs the Church to put the pageant on?  Stopping the production will impact the community with business loss to Hotel/Restaurants/Gas stations/other stores.  I like there is compassion in the 2 year heads-up.  I also like that Church funds are spent on helping the poor/needy/suffering souls and not doing things for the local economy of private/commercial industry.

Over the years there have been so many activities/policies/procedures changed and now we are seeing really big changes.

I got to thinking how applicable Ecc. Chapter 3 in thinking about these changes...

1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

Then I got side-tracked and started reading about the Prophets recent trip and boy, was I enlightened.  I think the key about some of these cancellations/cessations etc. is found in this amazing talk, new and current, a short talk by his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson.  here   I think her mentioning the Widow's Mite fits in with some of the changes being made.  I just listened to this 5+minute talk and it is just great!!  Enjoy!!  I love the mention of not cutting the ham to fit the pan just because it's always been done that way!

“He's not afraid to do something different,” said the prophet’s wife. “If we're really preparing the Church and the world for the Second Coming of the Savior, he is sincere about that. He doesn't want us spending money, time, energy on anything that isn't really focused on that. It's pretty stunning.” 

“We're witnesses to a process of restoration,” said the prophet. “If you think the Church has been fully restored, you're just seeing the beginning. There is much more to come. … Wait till next year. And then the next year. Eat your vitamin pills. Get your rest. It's going to be exciting.”