On It's Way to SLC

After two hours of warming up, practicing, and trying to figure out the camera angles as I film myself in a practice room largely taken over by a grand piano, I finally did. I completed my application and DVD audition for the performing mini-mission in Nauvoo for the summer. It was quite a feat. Filming yourself singing and performing is not an easy thing to do. In fact, I think I scared the people in the practice room next to me away. They weren't in there for very long and I was being super loud and then they just upped and left. Shrug.

The requirements for my DVD included two minutes of an upbeat, broadway song, two minutes of a hymn or ballad, scales from lowest to highest note, and a dramatic reading. Therefore my DVD consisted of:

• The Spark of Creation from Children of Eden
• My Kindness Shall Not Depart from Thee, an amazing song based on the Lord's words to Joseph in Liberty Jail
• My scales--those were funny
• A short monologue from Dancing At the Lughnasa, minus the Irish accent because you're not supposed to do an accent for auditions but it sounded super weird with out it because that's how I learned it. But whatev. 

Anyway, as of 10:48 AM Hawaii time, it is in the mail on its way over to good old Salt Lake City. I'm actually super excited.  I've always said that I would never go on a mission when I was younger. However, if I were to go on a mission this one would be perfect for me! It's only four months long, I get to go through the intense daily scripture study which I would actually love, and instead of proselyting, I get to sing and dance!  Nothing may come of it-after all they do only take 20 people a year. But I'm proud of myself for applying and trying to come up with options for this summer. I would be so happy if I got accepted. Because as much as I love this rock of Oahu, I need to get off of it for a few months and go see more of the world.

Since the chances of getting into the pageant are not impossible but slim, I'm also applying to a few different study abroad programs through BYU. If I do get into the Nauvoo pageant, my back up is to study abroad in the Fall instead. That would be awesome. To go from a mission to across the world!

Anyway, I'm getting overly excited. But we shall see what happens.

I'm too shy and embarrassed to post my whole audition on here. But I'm willing to share my scales because I think they're funny.