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Restoration

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Lyrics: (Scene: Conference of the Church on August 8, 1844. 7 of the Ouorum of the Twelve are seated on the stage. YOUNG and RIGDON are greeting the people as they arrive. The stage is as follows:

[Cast Members (on audience's left) and CHORUS (on audience's right) - after they enter later in the act - at first they are in the first row(s) of the audience]

Quorum of 12 (on audience's left) - only 7 members are present at this meeting - John Taylor was recovering from wounds inflicted at Carthage, and 3 others were travelling to Nauvoo

Speaker
(no podium, stands facing audience)

(Edge of stage)

Audience - first row(s) reserved for the singers

The scene opens as NANCY, FORBES, ANDERSON, and CLAYTON come onstage. There seems to be a happy agreement among them.)

3-2.1 Scene
ANDERSON
Then we are agreed.
CLAYTON
Yes.
(They approach Rigdon and Young.)
Good day, Brother Rigdon; good day, Brother Young.
ANDERSON (To Young)
Will you speak this afternoon?
YOUNG
Yes, the Lord willing.
ANDERSON
It may rain; there is some shelter under the trees where we can listen to you. Everyone who can has come.
YOUNG
I am grateful.
FORBES
But the speaker's stand is in the open, and you have no mantle.
(To ANDERSON)
I believe you have one, Brother Anderson.
(ANDERSON offers the mantle, which billows forth.)

YOUNG
Brethren, I have stood in the rain before, but later, if I need it.
Thank you.
(YOUNG and RIGDON go to the rostrum. The audience murmurs, for they have seen the mantle. RIGDON, wearing a long coat, stands aloof. YOUNG shakes hands with the Quorum of the Twelve as ANDERSON, CLAYTON, Forbes, and NANCY talk among themselves.)
FORBES
I had to see.
ANDERSON
I believe you, Brother Stephen. It is he.
The spirit glistens and stirs.
The people stir under his hand;
The Twelve seem as one.
The people gather together as if for a great journey.
An era is done; an era begins. Listen!
NANCY
The meeting begins.
(The four take their place in the audience.)

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