Ward Talent Show

Saturday night our ward had a talent show, and so our first experience with an Italian ward function. It was supposed to start at 6:30pm, so we ate dinner and got to the church about 6:20pm. When we got there, we found out that the time had been changed to 7:30pm, apparently just before we got there. (We found out later that everything was set up and ready to go, but someone from the ward who was participating would be late, so they postponed the whole thing for that person) So we waited around and talked with the other American families and the missionaries, as we cant communicate with anyone else. When we finally got going, it was great. There was singing, ballet, and quite a few piano performances. Then, as with any LDS function, the young men got up and did some silly boy scout camp type skits and then the real fun began. There were a few other fun performances and then my favorite, the karaoke. The spunky sister in the ward did a fantastic rendition of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' in Italian. It was epic. I'm sad I didn't get video of it, as the battery on my phone was dying. Then the Elder missionaries did a pancake and Nutella eating contest without hands. You know when the eating without hands starts, it's all downhill from there. After the missionaries were done, they got the bright idea to have all the Americans working on the Rome temple have a go at the pancake and Nutella contest. So Ryan, Bret, John , the Bishop and Elders Quorum President had a go.

I know Ryan did NOT want to do it, but he was a good sport and did it, and I think won. It was a toss up between him and the EQ president. Here's the video.

Ryan said that was just about the worst thing he's ever had to eat. Not because it tasted bad, but because it was so thick and dry - it got stuck in his chest and took about 2 hours to make it's way down. All in all, it was fun. We didn't get out of there until almost 10pm, but when in Rome..... I was impressed with the small ward that we have, so many people participated. Just about everyone did something. I know where we've lived before, in a ward of 300 active members, you could barely find enough people to participate, to even do a talent show. So hats of to the Italians. I loved it. It was fun - just as a ward function should be.