Right now I'm at the Visitor
Center because it's Thanksgiving, and none of the libraries are open, and we
just finished an extra training meeting with all of the sisters. We're
behind on our Festival Training, so we're trying to catch up. Today we
passed out the guidebooks to all of the Sisters. The guidebooks are survival
books for festival and they are crazy to make. 20 pages, front and back,
with every little detail about the VC and festival you could ever need.
Oh boy. And since I don't have a lot of time, I'm going to attach a
little training meeting agenda (since I'm on the computer where they're saved)
and attach the skit we did to introduce our theme. I'm so sorry this is
so short, but time goes so quickly and I keep getting distracted because I'm at
the VC and keep talking to the sisters. :] One of the best parts of
the mission.
Love you all! Stay true
to what's eternal!
Love, Sister Welch
November 22, 2012
Presiding: Elder Olsen
Conducting: Sister Welch
(8:30-8:45) Welcome and
Announcements
Announcements!
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10th
Key: NST and outline the new kiosks
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You
should be finished with the Christmas Movies
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How
to fill out tours and daily report: by Sister Joost
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Time
for Elder Olsen
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Birthday:
Sister Wankier…it’s her golden birthday today!
Chorister: Sister Finlay
Pianist: Sister Lin
Opening Prayer: Sister
Blasco
Recitation and
Testimony: Sister Morotti
(8:45-8:55) Distribute and
explain the Guidebooks
(8:55-9:00) Festival
Positions Skit
(9:00-9:20) Position Walk
Through (upstairs)
(9:20-9:30) Creche Room –
Reboost Theme: Sister Wong
(9:30-9:40) Closing Prayer
Closing Prayer: Sister
Gros
Skit - The Dear Christ Enters In
Scene 1: Today
Sister
Scrooge isoffstage. All other sisters
are on stage, excited about Christmas, fluffing
trees, practicing ushering, and chatting amongst themselves. Then Sister Scrooge walks in, very gloomy, sits
on the bench, starts reading the Book of Mormon, with a sad/grumpy look on her
face.
·
Lights are up. Background
Christmas Music.
Sister Scrooge: (sighs) I wish this would just be over.
Sister Miller: Sister Scrooge! Come fluff the trees with us!
Sister Scrooge: (rolls her eyes) No thanks. (goes back to reading Book of Mormon)
Sisters
talk to each other and Sister Wankier tells a story of a golden investigator
last year at festival.
Sister Bechaver: (walks past Sister Scrooge) Come practice
ushering! We need some help.
Sister Scrooge: You’re all a lost cause. I’m fine over here. I need to catch up on my Book of Mormon
reading. (Keeps reading Book of Mormon)
Trainers
(Sis. Miller and Welch) test the headsets
Sister Welch: Is yours working? Can you hear me?
Sister Miller: Yeah it’s working, but I feel like Justin
Bieber!
Sister Scrooge: (sighs again.) I just wish this would all be
over. (gradually she drifts off to
sleep.)
·
Lights go down to a spotlight.
Elder
Olsen enters.
Elder Olsen: Sister Scroooooge!
Sister Scrooge: Elder Olsen!
Elder Olsen: Why the glum face?
Sister Scrooge: That’s none of your business
Elder Olsen: Mankind was my bus-i-ness!!
Sister Scrooge: Uhhhh.
Okay. I really do not want to be
here right now. Christmas is such a
terrible, hectic time of year.
Elder Olsen: Ohhhh. I
see. You must be remembering Christmases
past.
Sister Scrooge: How could I forget…
Scene 2: Christmas
Past
Sister
Scrooge looks up, as if to remember Christmas past. Visitors and sisters come on. Scrooge and
Olsen move into the background.
·
Lights go up a little to reveal Sister Scrooge-Past and
guests coming into the VC.
Sister Scrooge-Past: (very excited) Hi! I’m Sister Scrooge! Oh
my goodness!! How are you? Have you ever been to the VC before? What do you like about Christmas? Did you
know that we could have some missionaries come and bring you a Book of Mormon?
Larsons: Oh. That’s
nice. (smile and back away)
Sister Scrooge-Past: (to herself) Well, that didn’t work
very well. That’s okay. The next one, I’ll slow down, and just start
off with Merry Christmas…okay.
Okay.
A
stranger (Elder Hardy) walks up.
Sister Scrooge-Past: Merry Christmas!
Elder Hardy: Happy Holidays.
Sister Scrooge-Past: Oh. Well, Happy Holidays. What brings you in?
Elder Hardy: My car.
Sister Scrooge-Past: (trying to laugh). You’re so lucky. Did you know that tonight when you get back
in your car you could leave with a free copy of the Book of Mormon?
Elder Hardy: Look honey, I’m only here for the lights. I’m not interested in your religion. Have a good night. (walks away)
Sister Scrooge-Past: (with a downtrodden look) What did I do
wrong?
Another
stranger (Sister Hardy) walks up.
Sister Scrooge-Past: Hi.
How are you?
Sister Hardy: I’m just fine.
Sister Scrooge-Past: Well, um, I’m a missionary, and, um,
I’d love to share more with you…if you want….about Christmas, and a free movie?
Oh, you don’t want it? It’s okay. You
know, just have a nice Christmas. Bye.
Sister
Hardy gives a sympathy laugh, pats Sister Scrooge-Past on the head and walks
away. A Sister walks up to Sister
Scrooge-Past.
Sister Welch: Sister Scrooge! Will you hold the End of Line sign? (hands
her the sign)
Sister Scrooge-Past: (throws the sign on the floor) I’ve had
enough! (storms out)
·
Lights transition to Sister Scrooge (present) and Elder
Olsen.
Sister Scrooge: Ooooh.
I remember that night.
Elder Olsen: I’m sure you do. However, this year can be much, much
better. Look. Festival has started. Watch the joy that surrounds you.
Elder
Olsen fades into the background.
Scene 3: Christmas
Present
Sister
Scrooge looks up, to see visitors entering the VC, sisters GQ-ing them, and
receiving upper boxes, MoL’s, laughing, and enjoying their time.
·
Lights go up to show all of the visitors and sisters.
Sister
Scrooge watches for a while to hear how the sisters are talking to people.
Sister Word: Would you like a free copy? You would?!
Wonderful! Just fill out this little
card…..(her voice quiets as Sister Scrooge turns to the next sister.)
Sister Miller: You know Sister Allen? Me too! I love her! I’m sure she would love
missionaries to come visit you...(her voice quiets as Sister Scrooge turns to
the next sister.)
Sister Bechaver: I would love to send the missionaries!
Where do you live? Really? That’s my area!...(her voice quiets as Sister
Scrooge turns to the next sister.)
·
Lights fade a little.
The
Visitors and Sisters fade into the background as Sister Lin walks up to Sister Scrooge
and sits by her on the bench.
Sister Lin: Sister Scrooge.
What’s wrong?
Sister Scrooge: I just can’t do this Sister Lin.
Sister Lin: You think too much about yourself. You need to think about Jesus…. (smiles at her in the Sister Lin way.)
Sister Scrooge: You’re right, but I’m trying.
Sister Lin:
It’s okay. I sing you a song. (she hums a little of “O Little Town of
Bethlehem.”) Sing: The dear Christ enters in. (she nudges Sister Scrooge, then bounces
away)
Sister
Scrooge looks down, takes a minute to ponder, and Elder Olsen walks back
towards her.
Elder Olsen: You know who Festival is about, don’t you?
Sister Scrooge: Yes…. (looks down)
Elder Olsen: That babe in Bethlehem is what we need to be
remembering at this time. (bears his
testimony.) Sister Scrooge, you weren’t
sent here to fail. You were sent to
succeed. And the only way you can is if
you let the dear Christ enter in.
Scene 4: Christmas Future
Sister
Scrooge: (head comes up, looking above the audience) Let the dear Christ enter
in. (Has an “a-ha” moment.)
·
Lights go up to reveal more visitors coming in.
Visitors
enter and Sisters greet them and begin to talk. A Trainer runs out and has a
trainer moment.
Sister Welch: Sister Lawrence is doing what in the
reflection pond?! (runs off)
Sister Scrooge walks up to a visitor (Sister
Cardall) and begins to talk.
Sister Scrooge: Merry Christmas!
Sister Cardall: Merry Christmas!
Sister Scrooge: Aren’t these lights beautiful?
Sister Cardall: They are! They remind of the stars,
especially the Star of Bethlehem.
Sister Scrooge: That’s why I’m here! To testify of that
light that leads us to the babe in Bethlehem.
Did you know that there are more words of Christ?
Sister Cardall: I didn’t!
Sister Scrooge: Well, those words are called the Book of
Mormon and I would love to send you a copy so that you can have one for
yourself.
Sister Cardall: That would be wonderful. I’d love to learn more about this.
Sister
Scrooge pulls out a MoL card and Sister Cardall begins to fill it out. A
Trainer runs in with the end of line sign.
Sister Welch: Sister Scrooge! Would you hold the end of line sign?
Sister Scrooge: Of course!
(She takes the sign then pauses to think. She starts to hum “O Little Town…”) Sing: The dear Christ enters in.
Sister
Miller and Tiny Tiimina walk in. Sister
Scrooge notices them.
Sister Miller: Come on, Timina. Let’s go see the chreches.
Sister Scrooge: (towards Tiny Timina and mother) Oh! Merry
Christmas!
Tiny Timina: Merry Christmas! God bless us every one!
Elder
Olsen: (as Elder Olsen) Welcome to the
Annual Festival of Lights celebration!….(introduces the Mormon Message Festival
Movie)
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