Valentine Activity

Third Floor of the Nauvoo Cultural Hall

This evening, the mission held a Valentine dance on the third floor of the Cultural Hall. You might ask what is the significance of that, if any? It is the original wood floor on which Joseph Smith, Brigham Young and other church leaders of the Nauvoo era danced. The third floor was discovered during the restoration of old Nauvoo. At that time when the church purchased the building, the third story had been removed. However, the third story floor was still intact.

The suggestion was made that a Valentine dance for the mission be held there. The question was taken to the director of facilities who contacted the church history department in Salt Lake City for permission. The response was that if the facilities director performed an inspection of the building and determined that it was structurally sound enough, it would be alright to have a missionary dance there. The inspection was performed and request granted.

Photo taken from the orchestra balcony

The dance couldn't start until after sites were closed and the Rendezvous performance in the Cultural Hall was over. So, the dance started at 8:30 p.m. and was over by 10:30 p.m. Senior missionaries can't take too much night life, especially when you have to be to your site assignments in the morning. 

Elder and Sister Taylor who are the pageant missionaries where there taking pictures of missionaries by a window through which you could see the temple in one of the panes of glass.

Picture taken with the Nauvoo Temple
seen through the window

It was an enjoyable evening. Everyone wore their period clothing so that those participating would be dressed like the early residents of Nauvoo. It has been awhile since we've been to a dance. However, it didn't take long to recall the steps. We had a live band. The band was the same missionaries Who                                                                                             played for the New Years Eve activity.