1997 Miracle Yearbook

g oward the end of Fall quarter,afewstudentsrehearse for Thursdays Live, a collec- tionofskits,narratives,and mu- sic used to communicate the importanceofsexualpurity.The title of this year's production was "98% Pure and Mostly True";referring to the fact that "mostly pure is really impure." Associate Dean Carl Ruby suggested thatthere were three types of people present: those who were pure,those plagued with guilt,and those who were actively impure. The dramaexamined sexual pressures from several differ- entaspects.Onehumorousskit demonstrated the pressure dur- ing a first date. Julie Forstrum andCraigHamerwerestationed Ennoteza9E (Wickfioi;n at "Look-Out Point." Craig wrestled with hisdesiretomake "themove"withJulie,whileJulie wrestled withnotwantingtoscar herreputation.Afteran intense psychologicalbattle,Craigfinally blurtedout"Doyouwanttopray together?" Krista Price performed a so- liloquy.Shereminiscedabouther datinglife,which hadleftherinan off-campuskitchensurrounded by cookies she was saving for specialfriends.Shethoughtabout aformerboyffiendandtheirphysi- calrelationship.They,likemany couples,started bygivingsmall parts of their purity to one an- other, and then more. When brought back to the present, Kristafinds that,during herre- flection,shehad eaten allofthe cookies,leavingnoneforsome- onespecial. Thefinal skit ofthe evening was a celebration of Mandi Ormeand Craig Hamer'sanni- versary at the park where they firstheld hands.Astheevening progresses, they return to the car, and eventually engage in sex.The entire scenario is nar- rated by the characters to their respectiveroommates.Eachre- veal their excitement, horror, andguiltfortheirirresponsibility. Anson Hanbury concluded the skit with the song "All is For- given."Theultimatemessageof theevening wasthatsexual pu- rityisagiftofGod,butstepping over God's boundary can for- feit His protection. Eric Fiveland Above:Bill Workman falls backward as hiscomputerspeaks to him aboutthe importance ofa pure mind. 26 liudeni fife