A week or so ago my wife and I went after two birds with one stone.

We attended a family reunion in Manti and then caught the Mormon Miracle Pageant there.

It was my first time.

We Mormons love our parades, pageants and monumental productions. I know Mormon minimalism must exist out there, but I've never seen any. It probably gets painted out by the broad brush strokes of our super-shows.

We Mormons approach theater the way my father approached prescription medicine: If a little is supposed to be good for you, then a massive dose will really work wonders.

And so I stepped through the gate of the Miracle Pageant, not knowing what to expect, but expecting it to be large, lofty and probably long.

I was not disappointed.

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