Bryan.

This is another great experience that was sent to me by Bryan, who played John the Baptist. I feel lucky to have this tool, the blog, to give louder voice to the moments that people had in the creation of these images. Thanks again. Here it is.

"Mark I saw on the blog you asked cast members to share their experience…my experience with Reflections has not stopped. I continue to hear stories from people about their experiences when viewing the photos and the feelings they had. Each time I listen to their feelings, the spirit testifies to me that this work is right, that Christ lived, died, and was resurrected on the third day for me. My experience started off with the road trip down to Arivaca with Robert. My personal life has been a roller coaster of personal decisions and choices, one moment I’m resolved, clear, and know exactly they way I should go, then you take an three hour drive into the Southwest of Arizona and realize that I have so much more to learn about patience, kindness, judging, relationships, and the full capacity of love…specifically from the Savior. As we made our way through the country side, both Robert and I were impressed with the location and once I saw the actual efforts of the production, I soon realized that I didn’t understand the sincere efforts and spirit of this project. During the pre-shoot discussion, Robert, Nanci, and Mark really helped all of us transform our minds and spirit to the actual event. I have to admit something; I was not prepared and felt complete inadequate to be in the presence of people that were so tuned to the spirit and had studied sincerely the words and teachings of Christ. The feelings of being unworthy…to be a part of something so special was regularly going through my mind as I listened to other cast members preparation, not only for this project, but how they live their lives. When we finally got to the lake we called “Jordon River”, I wasn’t feeling excitement quite yet, I was again feeling completely unworthy to represent, not only images of John, but the life of Christ and the ordinance of baptism. Desperation prayers were offered to not only provide me comfort, but help me know how to feel. It wasn’t until later that my Heavenly Father was allowing…even at that moment…to feel those same feelings that John must of felt when Jesus came to him to be baptized. Feelings of being unprepared and unworthy allow us to cry out to our Father in desperation for help. As we entered the water, it was then I felt the spirit calm me down (but then I was freezing from the cold water as well) and Robert put his hand on my shoulder and the spirited started to fill me up. The emotion and spirit of the experience was so real for Robert and me that we embraced and shared in the love of our Lord. I will cherish those feelings and this experience for the rest of my life. Thank you."