NAUVOO, Illinois—Visiting with family members in Historic Nauvoo, Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles took time to attend a pre-show devotional with cast and crew of the Nauvoo and British pageants on Saturday, July 12.
“We come because we have a big portion of our family here,” he told the audience at the Pageant Performance Center in Nauvoo, Illinois.
“We get to see our family perform with you. What greater thrill can grandparents have than that?” beamed Elder Rasband after introducing Christian and Monica Rasband, their eight children, and Monica Rasband’s mother, Roxanne Ingalls—all of whom were in the cast that night.
Standing at the podium with Elder Wayne Larsen, Nauvoo Performances chairman, Elder Rasband asked how long it had been since a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles had been able to attend the Nauvoo Pageant. When the answer came as 14 years, Elder Rasband responded, “I think it is high time one of us got here.”
“Because it has been so long,” he continued, “I have a little message from the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: We love you, we thank you, and we need you. Don’t ever for a minute think that you are not appreciated.”
He expounded on each part of the message and repeated it with a request: “Will you take that into your hearts?”
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