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PREVIOUSLY ON "SISTER WIVES"...
Robyn: WE TOOK ON A REALLY BIG PROJECT
OF DOING THIS COMMITMENT CELEBRATION IN OUR BACKYARD,
AND IT CREATED A LOT MORE WORK FOR US.
Janelle: SO FAR, IT LOOKS LIKE
NONE OF US ARE GONNA HAVE DRESSES.
KODY, I'M SORRY
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE LIGHTS.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S TOO MANY LOOSE ENDS.
IT'S THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 48 HOURS OR LESS.
AND NOTHING'S REALLY DONE.
Meri: SAM ACTUALLY TOLD ME
THAT, BASICALLY, THIS DRESS WASN'T GONNA WORK.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT? I MEAN, CAN YOU NOT...?
STARTING OVER.
[ SIGHS ]
Janelle: IF IT'S ON CANVAS
AND YOU EVER GOT ANOTHER WIFE, THEN WHAT DO WE DO?
OUR FAMILY IS NOT, LIKE, CLOSED ON THIS.
I MEAN, I REALLY HONESTLY DON'T FORESEE IT COMING,
BUT WE NEVER SAW ROBYN COMING, EITHER.
SO, YOU KNOW.
AND NEXT...
TOMORROW'S THE COMMITMENT CELEBRATION,
AND WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING READY FOR THIS.
NOTHING IS DONE.
WHERE'S ALL MY HELP?!
I GOT THINGS TO DO,
AND I'M STUCK HERE TRYING TO WORK OUT
THE FREAKING LIGHT ISSUES.
I KIND OF WANT TO SCREAM.
WE FIGURE WE HAVE
ABOUT 7,000 INDIVIDUAL SERVINGS OF FOOD THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.
Janelle: WE'RE DOWN TO THE WIRE NOW,
AND SHE'S STARTING TO MELT A LITTLE BIT.
I'M REALLY WORRY THAT YOU'RE GONNA SNAP AND RUN SCREAMING.
I'M WORRIED I'M GONNA SNAP AND RUN SCREAMING.
I ALREADY HAD TO LOCK MYSELF IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM
TO WORK ON PART OF THIS.
YEAH. YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL PULL THIS OFF.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'D PREFER TO GET THIS DONE TONIGHT,
SO I'D RATHER THIS THAN THE REHEARSAL
AND DO THE REHEARSAL TOMORROW.
Robyn: YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE
AND YOUR MAKEUP DONE AND DRESS.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T NEED ANY CONTROL FREAKS RIGHT NOW.
[ GROANS ]
IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO.
Child: NO, IT'S NOT!
Kody: MY BLOOD SUGAR'S SHOT.
I AM JUST ABOUT TO MELT DOWN.
LOOK DOWN THE LENS!
Meri: I BELIEVE IN LIVING THIS LIFESTYLE.
IT JUST MAKES EACH OF US BETTER.
Janelle: I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING REALLY AWESOME.
I WOULDN'T WANT ANYTHING ELSE.
Christine: I LIKE SISTER WIVES.
I WANTED THE FAMILY. I DIDN'T JUST WANT THE MAN.
Robyn: SEEMS LIKE DESTINY,
LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE ALL BEEN TOGETHER FROM DAY ONE.
Kody: LOVE SHOULD BE MULTIPLIED, NOT DIVIDED.
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♪ I'M YOUR FIREFLY ♪
♪ I'M YOUR SHADE ♪
♪ I WANT TO LIVE IN A HOUSE THAT WE MADE ♪
♪ I WANT TO LOVE YOU ♪
Meri: WE ARE SUPER BUSY WITH THE FOOD TODAY.
THAT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL SLEEP TONIGHT.
OKAY, GREAT! YAY!
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS,
WE'VE BEEN PLANNING A FAMILY CELEBRATION,
BASICALLY A COMMITMENT CELEBRATION,
WHERE WE'RE INAUGURATING OUR FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT.
WE'VE BEEN WRITING THE STATEMENT,
WE'VE GOT THIS PARTY PLANNED,
AND NOW IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.
IN OUR FAITH, WHEN WE ACTUALLY MAKE OUR COVENANT,
OR WHAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD CALL OUR VOWS,
WE DO THAT FOR ETERNITY.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO RENEW.
WE ARE SIMPLY CELEBRATING
OUR FAMILY'S COMMITMENT TO GROW TOGETHER.
AND TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY. WE HAVE OVER 200 GUESTS COMING.
WE'VE BEEN DECORATING.
WE'RE PREPARING FOOD, AND THIS IS BIG TO US!
Bonnie: THE ONLY WAY I KNOW IS YOU CUT EIGHT THIS WAY.
HALF, HALF, HALF, SO IT'LL BE LIKE THAT.
I WAS THINKING THAT WAS THE EIGHT SIDE.
OH, MERI.
HALF, HALF, AND THEN HALF.
MY SISTER DEBORAH WENT TO CULINARY SCHOOL.
COOKING IS SOMETHING SHE REALLY ENJOYS DOING.
SO, I ASKED HER TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE FOOD FOR THE CELEBRATION.
WE'RE HERE TO SAVE THE DAY.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW SHE COULD HAVE A PARTY WITHOUT US.
AND WE'VE BEEN BRINGING OUR MOM INTO IT
BECAUSE SHE'S A TOTAL MATHEMATICIAN,
AND SHE'S HELPING US FIGURE OUT NUMBERS
AND HOW MUCH OF WHAT WE NEED TO BUY
AND HOW MANY SERVINGS OF EACH ITEMS.
I DO ALL THE MATH,
AND EVERYONE ELSE DOES WHAT I SAY.
IF THEY ARGUE WITH ME,
THEY FIND OUT THEY'RE USUALLY WRONG.
Meri: WE FIGURE WE HAVE
ABOUT 7,000 LITTLE INDIVIDUAL SERVINGS OF FOOD
THAT WE NEED TO MAKE
TODAY AND TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE THE PARTY.
SO, 7,000?
Meri: I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT EVERYTHING GETTING DONE TODAY.
OH, YEAH. I NEED TO GET A DRESS, TOO.
NOTHING LIKE WAITING TILL LAST MINUTE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Kody: THE CELEBRATION IS ACTUALLY MARKING
THE FIVE OF US AND OUR CHILDREN AGREEING THAT WE ARE ONE FAMILY.
SURE, WE HAVE FOUR MARRIAGES, BUT THIS IS ONE FAMILY.
AND OUR HOMES TOGETHER ARE ONE HOME.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS
I'M PUTTING THESE HOUSES TOGETHER WITH THE LIGHTS
AND BRINGING THE FOCAL POINT INTO THE MIDDLE,
BASICALLY INTO THE CENTER OF THE CUL-DE-SAC.
THE LAST WEATHER REPORT WAS 6-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS
WITH POTENTIALLY 20-MILE-AN-HOUR GUSTS.
NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT
30-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS WITH POTENTIALLY HIGHER GUSTS.
SO, I WANT TO GET THE LIGHTS ON AND GET THEM TIGHT
SO THEY'RE NOT HERE
SWINGING IN THE BREEZE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING, YOU KNOW?
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CLOUDY TOMORROW, TOO.
THAT'S NOT GOOD, IS IT? I DON'T KNOW.
TOMORROW'S THE BIG DAY, AND WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON.
A LOT GOING ON.
WE'VE GOT DELIVERIES STARTING RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE BRINGING IN ALL THE CHAIRS,
ALONG WITH THE GAS LAMPS.
WE'VE GOT THE FOOD PREPARATION.
WE NEED TO LAY OUT ALL THE TABLES.
SO, THERE'S QUITE A FEW THINGS WE'VE GOT TO GET TOGETHER
AND HOPEFULLY TIED IN BEFORE THIS EVENING.
IT'S GONNA BE A VERY LONG DAY.
VERY LONG DAY AND ALL NIGHT.
I'M REALLY PARTICULARLY WORRIED ABOUT THE CEREMONY.
WE'VE DONE A COUPLE WALK-THROUGHS.
IT HASN'T WORKED OUT.
Janelle: AND THE BIGGEST THING I WORRY ABOUT
IS THAT IF WE DON'T DO THIS RIGHT,
IT WON'T COME ACROSS DIGNIFIED,
COMMUNICATING WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET ACROSS TO OUR FRIENDS.
IT'LL JUST LOOK STUPID.
THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE.
Christine: SO, TODAY, WHEN WE DO OUR WALK-THROUGH,
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP
WHERE IT'S GONNA BE UP HERE, ESPECIALLY.
OH, I LOVE THAT!
WE'VE HAD FOUR MISSION STATEMENTS DONE ON CANVAS,
AND THOSE ARE SIGNED.
THOSE ARE GONNA BE ON DISPLAY DURING THE CEREMONY.
AND THOSE ARE ALSO GOING TO ALL FOUR OF THE HOMES.
WE HAVE A FIFTH ONE THAT WE'RE DOING, AS WELL,
THAT'S ON MATTE BOARD.
AND WE'RE GOING TO SIGN THAT DURING THE CEREMONY
AS PART OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE MISSION STATEMENT.
NO!
WE PUT THE MISSION STATEMENTS UP,
AND THEN ONE OF THEM FELL OVER.
OKAY.
SO, THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE TOMORROW.
I'M HOPING IT WASN'T POETIC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
BUT IS THAT INDICATIVE OF THE FUTURE?
IS IT?
Kody: WE'RE JUST HOPING AND PRAYING
THAT IT'S NOT BAD WEATHER TOMORROW,
BUT THE FORECAST IS THAT IT'S GONNA BE OVERCAST.
WE'RE GETTING MYKELTI FROM SCHOOL RIGHT NOW
TO BRING HER BACK 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A LITTLE MEETING WITH THE FOUR OLDEST GIRLS
TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING TO DO
FOR THE PARENTS FOR THE COMMITMENT CELEBRATION.
LIKE, A SECRET THING.
SECRET.
SECRET.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING, BANGING ]
Janelle: SAM IS THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF MY FRIENDS.
SHE JUST GRADUATED FROM DESIGN SCHOOL.
WE WENT TO HER THREE WEEKS AGO AND SAID,
"HEY, CAN YOU MAKE US FOUR DRESSES FROM SCRATCH?"
'CAUSE, I DON'T KNOW, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS OKAY.
BUT IT'S PROVEN TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, I FEEL LIKE.
IF WE HAD COME ACROSS THIS ON SATURDAY,
WE WOULD HAVE HAD TIME TO PLAY WITH THIS.
WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF TIME ANYMORE.
[ WHIMPERS ]
Janelle: WE'RE DOWN TO THE WIRE NOW,
AND SHE'S STARTING TO MELT A LITTLE BIT.
SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK YOU'VE SLEPT IN DAYS.
MNH-MNH.
AND THE DRESSES ARE LOOKING GREAT,
BUT I REALLY WORRY THAT YOU'RE GONNA SNAP AND RUN SCREAMING.
I'M WORRIED I'M GONNA SNAP AND RUN SCREAMING.
I ALREADY HAD TO LOCK MYSELF IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM
TO WORK ON PART OF THIS.
YEAH. YEAH.
WELL, NOW SHE KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THIS FAMILY.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT TO RUN AWAY SCREAMING.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! DID YOU JUST SAY THAT?!
ALL OF YOU HAVE FELT THAT WAY. COME ON.
OH, OKAY.
I'M JUST SAYING. OKAY, THEN, YOU'RE RIGHT.
Sam: IT'S ALWAYS BETTER WHEN MOM COMES.
Janelle: MY FRIEND ALTHEA, SAM'S MOM, HAS JUST COME,
AND I'M ACTUALLY VERY RELIEVED FOR SAM'S SAKE,
BECAUSE ALTHEA'S A ***-UP SEAMSTRESS,
AND I THINK SHE'S GONNA BE JUST THE HELP THAT SAM NEEDS.
OKAY.
SO, YOU SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Sam: NO. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU.
IT'S 'CAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR DAYS.
EXACTLY. YOU HAVEN'T SLEPT.
Janelle: I'M ALSO RELIEVED FOR OUR SAKE
BECAUSE I'M AFRAID SAM MAY LOSE HER SANITY.
AND THEN, PROBABLY, FOR HERE, WHAT I'M THINKING
IF YOU PUT A LITTLE BIT OF ELASTIC ON THE INSIDE.
THAT WAY, IT'LL CINCH IT TO YOU.
BECAUSE IF WE STITCH IT,
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET IT REALLY TIGHT.
Christine: SO, I TRIED ON MY DRESS, AND ALTHEA LOOKED AT IT.
AND SHE GOES, "IT'S A LITTLE BIT BIG."
AND SHE GOES, "LET'S TAKE IT IN A BIT."
AND I'M LIKE, "YEAH, WHAT WOMAN DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR THAT?!
UM, WHOSE IS THIS?
ROBYN'S.
SAM WAS WORKING ON MY DRESS
PRETTY LATE THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS,
AND IT'S NOT PUT TOGETHER YET.
AND I'M JUST CROSSING MY FINGERS AND TOES
AND JUST HOPING THAT THIS COMES TOGETHER AT THE LAST MINUTE.
Kody: I'M ACTUALLY BECOMING A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED
THAT THE DRESSES ARE BECOMING A PIPE DREAM.
THAT'S WHERE WE NEED SOME MAGIC RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'D PREFER TO GET THIS DONE TONIGHT,
SO I'D RATHER THIS THAN THE REHEARSAL
AND DO THE REHEARSAL TOMORROW.
Robyn: YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE
AND YOUR MAKEUP DONE AND DRESS.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T NEED ANY CONTROL FREAKS RIGHT NOW.
WHOEVER'S HERE, WE GOT TO DO IT.
[ GROANS ]
♪ HEY, HEY ♪
♪ HEY, HEY ♪
♪ HEY, HEY, IT'S THE START OF A BRAND-NEW DAY ♪
♪ HEY, HEY, IT'S THE START OF A BRAND-NEW DAY ♪
TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY.
WE HAVE OVER 200 GUESTS COMING.
WE'VE BEEN DECORATING.
WE'RE PREPARING FOOD.
IT'S A REALLY BIG CELEBRATION.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME SHOPPING TODAY,
'CAUSE THIS PARTY IS TOMORROW.
I JUST FOUND OUT
THAT SAM IS NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO FINISH MY DRESS.
MERI DOESN'T SPEND TWO HOURS SHOPPING FOR A DRESS.
SHE SPENDS TWO WEEKS SHOPPING FOR A DRESS.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE TO SPEND TWO WEEKS TODAY.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
YAY!
LOOK AT ALL MY LEAVES THAT I MADE.
YOU DID THAT BY YOURSELF?
LOOKS AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
SO, DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR DRESS?
I STILL NEED TO GO LOOK FOR A DRESS.
THIS IS LAST MINUTE. THIS IS, LIKE, CRUNCH TIME.
ANDREA IS MY VERY BEST FRIEND HERE IN LAS VEGAS.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT WE'RE YOUR BEST FRIENDS!
[ LAUGHTER ]
NOT SOME STRANGER, MONOGAMOUS WOMAN
THAT'S NOT EVEN MARRIED TO YOUR HUSBAND!
WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT MY BEST FRIEND!
OH, MY AWKWARD, BATMAN!
I THINK EVERYONE NEEDS
TO HAVE BEST FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE.
BECAUSE OTHERWISE, YOU'RE NOT GROWING.
AND I THINK THE ATTRIBUTES THAT MERI HAS
MAKE ME A BETTER PERSON,
AND I'M HOPING THAT THE ATTRIBUTES THAT I HAVE
WILL MAKE HER A BETTER PERSON.
DID YOU WRITE YOUR FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT WITH ANDREA?
[ LAUGHS ]
DID ANDREA HELP RAISE YOUR DAUGHTER?!
[ SIGHS ]
ANDREA CAME TO GO WITH ME TO GO SHOPPING FOR A DRESS.
[ LAUGHS ]
...BEST FRIENDS DO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TOUCHé! TOUCHé!
CHRISTINE REFUSES TO GO SHOPPING WITH ME.
AND IF SHE WAS TRULY MY BEST FRIEND,
SHE WOULD GO SHOPPING WITH ME.
BUT WHY WOULD YOU PUT ME THROUGH TORTURE?
IF YOU WERE HER BEST FRIEND,
YOU WOULDN'T MAKE HER GO SHOPPING WITH YOU.
SEE? [ LAUGHS ]
ANDREA'S MY FAVORITE PERSON TODAY. [ LAUGHS ]
SEE? SHE'S YOUR BEST FRIEND, TOO, RIGHT?
SEE YA. SORRY TO LEAVE YOU TO IT.
Kody: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THANK YOU, ANDREA, FOR TAKING THIS BULLET,
'CAUSE NONE OF US WANT TO DO IT.
Meri: AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT KIND OF DRESS I'M LOOKING FOR.
I AM HOPEFUL.
I WOULD LOVE TO FIND SOMETHING, BUT I'M NOT REALLY CONFIDENT
THAT I'LL WALK AWAY WITH ANYTHING.
MOST OF THE DRESSES ARE GONNA BE LONG OR SHORT,
BUT WE HAVE SEAMSTRESSES HERE,
SO WE CAN SHORTEN IT TO THE LENGTH THAT YOU WANT.
IN A DAY?
OH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY.
I LIKE THAT ONE.
♪ NEVER LET IT ♪
♪ JUST LET IT ALL OUT ♪
I LIKE THAT ONE!
SO, THE FIRST DRESS THAT I TRIED ON,
IT WAS SO SHINY AND SO SPARKLY,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CHRISTINE SHOULD BE WEARING,
'CAUSE I JUST AM NOT INTO THAT MANY SPARKLES.
I ACTUALLY LIKE THAT DRESS.
THERE ARE NO SLEEVES ON THAT ONE.
I LIKE IT.
LOOKING AT THE BLACK-AND-WHITE DRESS,
IT SEEMED A LITTLE BIT MORE MY STYLE.
AND I COULD SEE HOW THAT ONE WOULD WORK,
EXCEPT FOR IT WAS BLACK AND WHITE.
AND I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE A COLOR.
I DON'T LIKE THE COLOR.
IT'S VERY PINK.
I LIKE THIS ONE.
BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR COLOR.
I LIKE THIS ONE A LOT.
AND YOU COULD SHORTEN THAT SO EASY.
YEP.
I LOVE THIS.
SEE? IT'S YOU.
CHECK OUT THE PRICE.
I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT WHEN I SAW THE PRICE TAG.
ARE YOU DONE LOOKING?
I THINK I AM.
AWESOME!
YAY! YAY!
THAT'S GREAT.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ASK ME HOW LONG IT TOOK ME --
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU
FROM THE TIME YOU WALKED INTO THE STORE
TILL YOU MADE YOUR DECISION?
59 MINUTES.
YOU KNOW, I WOULD STILL BE YOUR BEST FRIEND
IF YOU WOULD HAVE ALL YOUR SHOPPING BE 59 MINUTES.
THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A RECORD.
NOW I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ASK ME HOW MUCH THIS DRESS COSTS.
HOW MUCH DID YOUR DRESS COST?
$59.
IT WAS ON SALE FOR $59.
YEAH.
DID YOU FIND A DRESS?
YOU DID?
WHAT COLOR?
GREEN.
MM-HMM.
WELL, I MAY NOT HAVE A DRESS.
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST KNOW THAT SAM HAS HER MOM HERE NOW,
AND MY DRESS ISN'T FINISHED.
OH, MY GOSH.
[ SIGHS ]
I MAY BE NAKED WITH THIS RIBBON ACROSS ME.
[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]
WE SHOULD ALL JUST GO NAKED.
I KNOW! I KNOW.
THESE DRESSES HAVE BEEN A PAIN IN THE BUTT.
CHANGE OF PLANS!
HEY, GIRLS. WHAT ARE WE DOING?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE SISTER CHAT.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER IN A WHILE.
ARE YOU GOING TO HELP WITH THE FOOD
WHILE WE DO THE SISTER CHAT?
NO.
IT'S ABOUT PRIVATE SISTER COLLEGE THINGS
THAT ONLY COLLEGE STUDENTS WOULD UNDERSTAND.
OKAY.
WE'LL HELP LATER.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE THE CELEBRATION,
MADDIE AND I HAD DECIDED
THAT WE WERE GONNA DO SOMETHING FOR THE PARENTS.
AND MADISON, MYKELTI, MARIAH, AND I GOT TOGETHER
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
Madison: I HAVE A GREAT IDEA.
WE COULD HAVE EACH KID
WRITE DOWN SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE GRATEFUL FOR
THAT THE PARENTS DID FOR THEM.
SO, "I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU TAUGHT US TO BE OPEN-MINDED."
"I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU DID THIS."
WE COULD GIVE EACH OF THE KIDS A FLOWER,
AND THEN AS SAVANAH WILL SAY HER THING,
SHE HOLDS HER FLOWER, SHE SAYS HER THING,
THEN SHE GIVES IT TO YSABEL.
AND YSABEL HOLDS THE FLOWER, SAYS HER THING.
AND THEN, WHEN WE GET TO LOGAN, THEN WE HAVE...
YEAH.
IS YSABEL AND GWENDLYN AND STUFF
GONNA BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR MOUTHS QUIET ABOUT THIS?
YES, THE LITTLE GIRLS DO OPEN THEIR MOUTHS A LOT.
AND WON'T SHUT IT.
I THINK THE TEENAGERS ARE WACKO
BECAUSE THEY THINK
THAT WE'RE GONNA SPILL THE BEANS, LIKE MY DAD SAYS.
IF THEY DO THINK THAT THE LITTLE KIDS ARE GONNA SPILL THE BEANS,
I'M JUST GONNA GO RIGHT UP TO THEM AND SAY,
"I CAN KEEP SECRETS."
I'LL GO TO THE STORE, I'LL GET WHITE ROSES,
AND THEN WE'LL BRING THEM TO MARIAH.
AND THEN YOU NEED TO TIE THE RIBBON ON.
JUST TIE IT ALL, PUT A BOW ON IT.
YEAH.
THE MISSION STATEMENT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PARENTS,
BUT I THINK THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO SHOW THEM
THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT, TOO.
BYE!
Meri: BRE SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT WE'RE NOT DOING A REHEARSAL UNTIL TOMORROW?
OH, YEAH. BRE'S GONE.
SO, WE MUST NOT BE DOING A REHEARSAL TILL TOMORROW.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD DO A REHEARSAL TOMORROW.
WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE MORNING.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'D PREFER TO GET THIS DONE TONIGHT,
SO I'D RATHER THIS THAN THE REHEARSAL
AND DO THE REHEARSAL TOMORROW.
YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE
AND YOUR MAKEUP DONE AND DRESS.
I DON'T KNOW.
I SAY WE DO IT RIGHT NOW WITH EVERYBODY.
SO DO I. I MEAN, THE BOYS ARE IN THEIR TUXES.
SOME OF THEM ARE IN THEIR SUITS.
GABE, AURORA!
YEAH, MOM?
RIGHT HERE, REHEARSAL, 10 MINUTES.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T NEED ANY CONTROL FREAKS RIGHT NOW.
WHOEVER'S HERE, WE GOT TO DO IT.
[ GROANS ]
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
RIGHT NOW IS THE WRONG TIME FOR ME TO SAY,
"WELL, SHOULD HAVE GONE AND BOUGHT A DRESS,"
BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I'M THINKING.
Woman: REMEMBER THE TWOS?
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Kody: THE COMMITMENT CELEBRATION IS TOMORROW.
I MEAN, WE'RE JUST BOMBED BUSY WITH THIS
JUST PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE ONE MORE REHEARSAL WITH THE KIDS
AND MAYBE HAVE SOME OF THE KIDS HELP KEEP OTHER KIDS IN LINE.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
IT WAS JUST MASS CHAOS HAPPENING RIGHT THERE BY THE GATE.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Hunter: WITH HOW BIG A FAMILY WE HAVE,
THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE CHAOS.
BUT IT'LL GO GOOD FOR HOW GOOD OUR FAMILY CAN GET.
WE'VE GOT ONE SPACE MISSING. REMEMBER? SORRY.
THE LAST REHEARSAL WENT SO BAD
THAT WE WERE THREATENING THE CHILDREN
AT THE END OF THE REHEARSAL.
YES!
STOP!
LISTEN TO ROBYN!
ONLY ONE PERSON CAN TALK AT A TIME, KIDS.
STOP. PLEASE STOP.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
ON THE DAY OF, YOU GUYS,
DO NOT ACT OUT OF TURN, DO NOT TALK BACK.
IF I HAVE TO CORRECT ANY OF YOU,
YOU'LL BE KICKED OUT OF THE FAMILY.
HOPEFULLY THE KIDS GO THROUGH WITH THIS
AND WE HAVE A SMOOTH REHEARSAL, PLEASE.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
THIS IS OUR FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT,
WHICH WE HAVE WORKED VERY ***.
AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO SIGN IT NOW.
THE KIDS ALL FELL IN LINE.
I GUESS THEY GOT MY LITTLE MESSAGE LAST TIME.
AND THE ONLY PERSON
MAKING MISTAKES IN THE REHEARSAL WAS ME.
SO, WE START YOUNGEST TO OLDEST?
Robyn: WE START WITH THE ADULTS.
OKAY.
WE READ IT, AND WE SIGN.
Christine: YEP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT WE ARE GOING TO PLANT A TREE.
Meri: WE'RE GONNA DO JEWELRY.
OH, JEWELRY! I'M SORRY. SO SORRY.
DO WE GO TO THE SAND CEREMONY?
JEWELRY NEXT.
JEWELRY. AM I DOING SAND, TOO?
OKAY. NOW, WE ALL GO, RIGHT? OKAY.
Robyn: WE'RE STILL A LITTLE FRAZZLED,
BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO OUR VERY BEST
TO PULL IT OFF TOMORROW.
Kody: I PROBABLY CAN GET A LADDER UP THERE
AND JUST FIND OUT THE BAD BULB, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
MAN.
HAVING THEM OUT, THAT'S SO FRUSTRATING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO AVOID THAT.
I KNOW.
THIS IS TAKING FOREVER.
THIS IS LIKE THESE DRESSES.
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT'D BE LIKE THIS, MAN.
I'M HERE AT THE LAST MOMENT.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THESE LIGHTS FOR DAYS.
WHY IS IT SO HARD?
YOU'RE HANGING LIGHTS!
YES!
BUT I'M ABOUT TO HAVE A MELTDOWN, TOO,
'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING UP AS FAST AS I THOUGHT THEY WOULD.
AND THIS WAS A SIMPLE PLAN.
THE BASIC PATTERN IS GOOD, THE BASIC CUT WAS GOOD,
THE LAYOUT WAS GOOD, EVERYTHING WAS GOOD,
BUT YOU KNOW THEY SAY THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS?
THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS,
SO WE JUST HAVE TO WORK THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS.
THE SLEEVE NOW IS GREAT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
SO, I'M SUPER EXCITED.
I KNOW FROM ALL THE YEARS
THAT MY MOTHER USED TO SEW CLOTHES FOR ME,
THE SLEEVES ARE THE LAST THINGS, GENERALLY.
SO, I'M HOPEFUL.
JANELLE, IT MAKES YOU LOOK REALLY THIN.
REALLY?
OVER THE COURSE OF THE THREE WEEKS,
I'VE BEEN CONTINUING TO LOSE WEIGHT.
SO, THEY HAVE TO KEEP TAKING IT IN, WHICH IS GOOD,
BUT WHICH IS A REAL PAIN FOR THEM.
HER WAIST IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THE STITCHED ONE.
I'M SORT OF PLAYING
A LITTLE BIT OF POKER RIGHT NOW WITH THIS SITUATION
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO ADD ANY EMOTIONAL STRESS
TO SAM AND HER MOM.
IS IT POKING OUT RIGHT HERE?
IS IT DOING SOMETHING FUNNY WITH THIS RIGHT HERE?
WHEN WE IRON IT, IT WON'T, NO.
I JUST AM TRYING VERY HARD
TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MY DRESS.
IT'S SCARING ME A LITTLE BIT BY NOW.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
LOOKS GOOD.
MY WIVES HAVE INVESTED A TON INTO THESE DRESSES.
RIGHT NOW IS THE WRONG TIME FOR ME TO SAY,
"WELL, SHOULD HAVE GONE AND BOUGHT A DRESS,"
BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I'M THINKING.
YOU'RE FINE.
I JUST GOT TO FIND OUT
WHAT WE NEED TO FINISH TOMORROW, WHAT'S GOING ON.
TOMORROW? PROBABLY TONIGHT. I'M GONNA GO BUY SOME SHOES.
AND THEN I'LL GO GET YOUR GRANDMAS FROM THE AIRPORT.
I'M GONNA HANG LIGHTS AND HANG LIGHTS.
I'M GONNA MAKE BOWS AND MAKE MORE BOWS.
SO, I HAVE THE SCRIPT
AND THE MISSION STATEMENTS TO WORK ON TONIGHT.
OKAY. I'LL BE WORKING ON FOOD AND CARAMELS.
OKAY. BREAK!
I KNOW, RIGHT?
MY BIGGEST CONCERN, HONESTLY, HAS BECOME THE DRESSES.
MAY I BE BLUNT?
UH, YES.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER DRESS?
HEY!
OH, MY GOSH! THAT IS --
SPEECHLESS ABOUT THE CAKE.
CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE THAT?
TODAY'S THE COMMITMENT CELEBRATION.
WE'RE FAR FROM READY.
Meri: YOU KNOW, IT'S CRUNCH TIME.
WE'RE ALL JUST SCRAMBLING AROUND TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING DONE.
MY DRESS IS STILL IN CONSTRUCTION MODE RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST NERVOUS.
IT'S GOING!
♪ I ♪
♪ GOT TO WARN YOU ♪
OH, YEAH. MERI OWES ME BIG-TIME.
♪ I GET A LITTLE BIT CRAZY SOMETIMES ♪
WHOO-HOO!
♪ WE ALL STUMBLE INTO AN ALIBI ♪
♪ SOMETIMES IT GETS ME THROUGH ANOTHER NIGHT ♪
♪ SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO LOVE AN ALIBI ♪
IT WAS A LONG NIGHT.
WE HAD A FEW LAST-MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS
THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW,
WHICH REQUIRED US TO TAKE THE DRESS APART.
SAME THING WITH THIS ONE. ONE DRESS IS COMPLETELY DONE.
THAT ONE SHOULD BE DONE SHORTLY, SO WE SHOULD BE READY.
WE'LL BE HITTING IT AT THE WIRE, BUT WE'LL BE READY.
WHERE'S ALL MY HELP?!
I'M TRYING TO FINISH THESE LIGHTS.
I'VE GOT TO BE GETTING READY.
I'VE GOT THINGS TO DO, AND I'M STUCK HERE
TRYING TO WORK OUT FREAKING LIGHT ISSUES.
I WANT TO SCREAM.
I THINK THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S REALLY STRESSED OUT
IS PROBABLY DAD.
DO YOU GOT OTHER STUFF TO DO?
I CAN HANDLE THIS IF YOU GOT TO DO OTHER STUFF.
Kody: I'VE DELEGATED THE LAST OF THE LIGHTS
TO MY BROTHER, MICHAEL.
SO, I'M FEELING PRETTY FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE.
I THINK I'LL GO TAKE A SHOWER AND GET READY.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO?
START CLIPPING SOME OF THESE STRINGS.
Janelle: WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE READY AT NOON FOR PICTURES.
MY KIDS ARE ALL GONNA BE READY.
I MAY NOT BE READY, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, WE'RE ALMOST DONE, I THINK.
YES.
WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
[ ROBYN SIGHS ]
Sam: MAY I BE BLUNT?
UH, YES.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER DRESS?
THIS IS NOT WORKING AT ALL,
AND I WOULD RATHER YOU WALK OUT THERE
WITH SOMETHING THAT I KNOW IS GOING TO MAKE YOU LOOK GORGEOUS
THAN JUST TO TAKE THIS
SIMPLY BECAUSE I'VE WORKED ON IT.
I DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT WORK.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK GOOD.
WE CAME TO SAM THREE WEEKS AGO, AND WE SAID,
"MAKE US FOUR ORIGINAL DRESSES COMPLETELY FROM SCRATCH."
I KNOW THAT SAM WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE HAPPY.
HONESTLY, IN ALL REALITY, IT WASN'T REALISTIC,
AND IT WASN'T FAIR OF US TO ASK HER TO DO THIS.
WE HAVE FAMILY PICTURES SOON.
I STILL DON'T HAVE MAKEUP ON OR A DRESS ON.
SO, I GOT TO BOLT.
THAT'S MUCH BETTER. I LIKE THAT.
I HOPE YOU DIDN'T SHAVE IT OFF.
OKAY, GOOD. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOUR HANDS WERE COVERING IT, AND I WAS WORRIED.
THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS CLEANER.
OH, HE'S TRIMMING.
AND I THINK IT HELPED,
'CAUSE IT GOT SOME OF THE PATCHINESS GONE.
OH, I LIKE THAT.
BUT THE LINE'S DEFINED.
Kody: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
Robyn: I THOUGHT IT WAS SEXY BEFORE.
I THINK IT'S EVEN MORE SEXY NOW THAT IT'S TRIMMED.
Meri: ARE THEY DOING PICTURES YET?
NO, THEY'RE NOT. YOUR DRESS LOOKS GOOD, THOUGH.
THANK YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER ONE?
WHAT'S WITH THE HAT?!
THE OTHER ONE DIDN'T HAPPEN.
Kody: MERI'S DRESS IS REALLY FINE.
I LIKE IT.
IT'S BETTER THAN I WOULD HAVE IMAGINED.
I REALLY AM GLAD THIS WAS A HAPPY ACCIDENT.
CHRISTINE! OH, THAT'S NICE, TOO!
THAT'S LOVELY!
BOTH OF YOU SCORED BIG-TIME.
I AM JUST REALLY EXCITED
TO ACTUALLY HAVE A BAND THAT I REALLY LIKE
COMING TO PLAY FOR OUR CELEBRATION.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
AND WE GOT THE BAND PLATFORM DELIVERED,
AND THEY'RE STARTING TO SET UP STUFF.
THE PLACE IS ABUZZ.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT. WE HAVE THE CAKE.
SO, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON OVER, GET THAT SET UP.
LET ME DO THAT.
WOW! I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING PICTURES.
LET'S GO.
IT'S ROBYN.
I FOUND A DRESS, AND IT'S WORKING.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SWEETIE.
THERE WE GO. [ CHUCKLES ]
HEY.
OH, MY GOSH!
Man: VERY NICE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WAS I RIGHT ABOUT THIS CHOICE?
Christine: IT LOOKS LIKE A --
IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE A CAKE!
THE REASON THAT THE CAKE IS A TREE
IS BECAUSE OUR ENTIRE THEME HAS BEEN OVER THIS IDEA
OF THE TREE OF LIFE OR OUR FAMILY TREE.
KODY, LOOK! LOOK! LOOK AT THE HEARTS!
OH, MY GOSH!
Christine: THERE'S A HEART FOR EACH ONE OF US AND KODY!
IT IS THE MOST AMAZING THING I'VE EVER SEEN EVER.
WOW!
Christine: CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE THAT?
HEY, GUYS.
YOU KNOW HOW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE PICTURES AT, LIKE, NOON?
WELL, IT'S LIKE 1:30.
UM, I KNOW.
JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.
MY DRESS IS LOOKING GOOD. IT'S JUST NOT FINISHED.
THEY'RE RUSHING, RUSHING.
I WENT OVER THERE JUST A MINUTE AGO,
AND THEY ARE PRESSING THE FINAL HEM.
ROBYN, YOU'RE NOT WEARING THE DRESS YOU WERE HAVING MADE.
SAM SAID, "LOOK, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GONNA WORK."
AND I JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE THIS DRESS, SO IT WORKS.
THAT'S A MIGHTY FINE LOOKING DRESS.
MOM, THEY NEED YOU FOR PICTURES.
VERY NICE! I LIKE THAT!
Christine: PICTURES ARE THE MOST STRESSFUL PART OF ALL OF THIS, HONESTLY.
AND THAT'S GOOD.
GUESTS ARE ARRIVING. WE'RE TWO HOURS LATE.
WE HAD TO DO THE MOM AND KODY INDIVIDUAL LITTLE GROUPINGS.
AND 17 KIDS, GETTING THEM TO COOPERATE.
IT'S EVERYBODY KEEPING THEIR COOL,
EVERYBODY KEEPING THEIR TEMPER.
RIGHT HERE. KODY. KODY. KODY. KODY.
BUT WE STILL NEED TO DO A BIG FAMILY PICTURE.
IT'S SERIOUSLY GONNA BE A CHALLENGE.
GOOD! KEEP DOING THIS!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
OKAY, PERFECT. I LOVE IT.
[ SIGHS ]
I'M ALMOST NERVOUS TO WALK OUT THERE.
Sam: OH, DON'T BE NERVOUS. YOU LOOK GORGEOUS AND STUNNING.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THE DAY.
I LOVE IT.
ALL THAT HARD WORK IN THE GYM IS REALLY PAYING OFF.
THERE'S A TRANSFORMATION THAT JANELLE HAS MADE,
AND THIS DRESS ACTUALLY EXPLOITS THAT TRANSFORMATION VERY NICELY.
YOU LOOK HOT, JANELLE. WHOO!
SO, JANELLE COMES OUT. SHE'S LOOKING GREAT.
WE GATHERED THE KIDS.
EVERYBODY, ARE YOU HAPPY?
AND I'M JUST, ONCE AGAIN, I'M LOOKING IN THE CAMERA,
JUST GOING, "SMILE."
GOOD.
OOH, YOU'RE GOOD, FERNANDO. GOOD JOB.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, KIDS.
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE GOT A FAMILY SHOT.
WE NEED TO GO GATHER WITH THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
I THINK IT'S IN FRONT OF CHRISTINE'S HOUSE.
TO ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT PICTURE
IN THE ENTIRE GROUP OF PICTURES THAT FERNANDO DOES
IS US WITH EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IN ONE PICTURE.
NOW WE'VE GOT TO GATHER THE ENTIRE FAMILY,
AND WE'VE GOT TO GET A GOOD FAMILY PHOTO.
SO THAT WAS A CHALLENGE.
IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO.
Child: NO, IT'S NOT!
Kody: MY BLOOD SUGAR'S SHOT.
I'M JUST ABOUT TO MELT DOWN.
LOOK DOWN THE LENS!
Man: IN JUST A SECOND HERE, THERE IS ONE MORE SURPRISE
THAT THE PARENTS WEREN'T COUNTING ON.
THEY HAD SOMETHING PLANNED FOR US, DON'T KNOW WHAT.
Meri: OFFICIALLY, AS FAR AS THE INVITATION GOES,
WE'VE STARTED.
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY DOING
OUR FAMILY PRESENTATION FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES,
SO RIGHT NOW, WE JUST WANTED TO ALLOW
SOME TIME FOR EVERYBODY TO GET HERE
AND JUST MINGLE AND TALK AND WHATEVER.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP
WITH SOME OF THE FAMILY PICTURES.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVEN'T EVEN TAKEN THE BIG GROUP PICTURE.
Kody: MERI, THE WHOLE FAMILY'S GOING.
I THINK WE'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW, SPEAK OF THE DEVIL.
NOW I'VE GOT TO GATHER THE ENTIRE FAMILY
BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
GUESTS ARE SHOWING UP. IT'S JUST CRAZY.
JUST FOCUS, AND HOPE THAT THE KIDS BEHAVE
WHILE WE'RE TAKING PICTURES.
TO ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT PICTURE
IS US WITH EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IN ONE PICTURE.
Fernando: IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO.
Child: NO, IT'S NOT!
[ CRYING ]
Kody: MY BLOOD SUGAR'S SHOT.
I MUST BE DYING OF THIRST.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG, BUT I'M JUST ABOUT TO MELT DOWN.
I KNOW. I'M SORRY.
AND THERE ARE NAUGHTY WORDS COMING FROM MY BRAIN...
WHO CAN HOLD TRUELY?
TRUELY, CAN YOU GO TO MYKELTI?
...GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO MY LIPS.
LOOK DOWN THE LENS!
IT'S LIKE I AM JUST AT MY WIT'S END.
LOOK AT THE CAMERA!
SAVANAH, LOOK AT THE CAMERA!
AND I'M JUST TRYING TO HOLD IT TOGETHER.
LOOK DOWN THE LENS!
YOU LOOK AT HIM!
RIGHT, YES.
Christine: KODY, YOU SOUND SO MEAN.
I JUST FELT CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES FOR TWO HOURS.
EVERYBODY ELSE HAS DONE IT FOR 15 MINUTES.
Robyn: YOU WERE SERIOUSLY HAVING
SOME SORT OF A DEHYDRATION MELTDOWN OR SOMETHING.
'CAUSE I KEPT LOOKING AT YOU LIKE...
THIS ISN'T LIKE ME, HUH?
Meri: IT WAS WEIRD.
IT WAS WEIRD HOW YOU WERE, LIKE, STARTING TO REACT.
YEAH, YOU WERE STARTING TO [BREATHING HEAVILY]
I'M LIKE, "KODY, IT'S OKAY."
WHOO!
WELL, WE JUST GOT THROUGH WITH THE PICTURE SITUATION.
I GOT MYSELF ALL CALMED DOWN,
AND MY KIDS ARE STANDING THERE JUST LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.
WE'RE ALL LINED UP.
YOU TWO ARE JUST ADORABLE.
LOOK AT YOU.
AND LOOK AT YOU TWO IN YOUR BEAUTIFUL DRESSES.
I FEEL A CALM COME OVER US,
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO WALK PAST EVERY KID AND SAY,
"OH, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL."
YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT.
SO, YOU, BEAUTIFUL LITTLE DIVAS.
I'M NOT A DIVA.
PRINCESS? OKAY.
AND I'M LIKE, "YOU LOOK GOOD. YOU LOOK GOOD. I LOVE YOU.
YOU'RE SPECIAL. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL."
AND I WAS GOING THROUGH THEM LIKE A LITTLE PEP TALK.
'CAUSE I JUST HOPED
THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I DID FIVE MINUTES AGO.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Robyn: WALKING INTO THE CROWD MADE ME JUST FEEL PROUD.
Christine: YEAH, FOLLOWING OUR KIDS,
OUR KIDS LOOK SO GOOD, AND THEY WALKED SO WELL.
AND THAT'S WHEN THE CALM HIT ME.
AS SOON AS I WALKED THROUGH THE GATE,
I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOSH, WE MADE IT."
[ APPLAUSE ]
Kody: THANKS VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
I'M TOUCHED THAT YOU'RE ALL HERE.
AND SUCH A BIG CROWD. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WE DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF WRITING A FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT
OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO,
AND WE WENT THROUGH SOME SERIOUS PROCESSES
TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT.
AND THEN WE SPENT THE LAST SIX MONTHS
AGGRESSIVELY WRITING THIS WITH THE HELP OF OTHERS,
WITH THE HELP OF OUR CHILDREN, AND MOSTLY MY FOUR WIVES.
ALL THE ANXIETY THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED
IN PREPPING HERE HAS SHOT MY NERVES.
SO I'M TRYING TO CALM DOWN TO A CENTERED PLACE
BEFORE WE READ THE MISSION STATEMENT.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
THE KODY BROWN FAMILY.
WE EMBRACE A SPIRIT OF ABUNDANCE AND AFFECTION,
TIME, OPPORTUNITY, PEACE, WEALTH,
PROSPERITY, WISDOM, AND LOVE.
AS SOON AS KODY STARTED READING THE MISSION STATEMENT --
I DON'T KNOW. YOUR VOICE PUT ME INTO THIS...
TRANCE.
AND INSTANTLY,
THE WORDS BECAME MORE MEANINGFUL.
STRENGTH, COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND LOYALTY.
YOU KNOW, AS KODY HANDS ME THE MIKE,
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HAVE A CASE OF STAGE FRIGHT,
AND I'M JUST TRYING TO NOW FOCUS ON THE WORDS
AND GET THEM OUT CORRECTLY.
WE TEACH, ALLOW, AND PROMOTE THE VALUE
OF MAKING CONSCIOUS AND RESPONSIBLE CHOICES
IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES.
[ Voice breaking ] AS SISTER WIVES AND HUSBAND
[CLEARS THROAT] WE EMBRACE ONE ANOTHER
WITH A COVENANT... OF ETERNAL NATURE.
[ SHUDDERS ]
WE SHARE AND APPRECIATE...
I HAVE A TENDENCY TO GET CHOKED UP
ANYTIME I TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT REALLY MEANS SOMETHING TO ME.
Kody: ROBYN USUALLY WEARS HER EMOTIONS
VERY CLOSE TO HER SLEEVE,
AND SHE'S VERY WILLING TO EXPRESS THEM
AND BE VULNERABLE ABOUT IT.
OUR BODIES, BEING THE TEMPLES FOR OUR SPIRITS,
ARE THE GREATEST PHYSICAL ASSETS GIVEN BY OUR MAKER.
WE COMMIT TO ENJOY AND HONOR THESE GIFTS.
WE INTENTIONALLY ORGANIZE
FUN PARTIES, GATHERINGS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS
TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE INDIVIDUALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS.
THE READING OF THE MISSION STATEMENT WENT FAIRLY SMOOTHLY.
NOW WE'VE GOT TO HAVE ALL 22 OF THE FAMILY SIGN IT.
♪ FLY AWAY TO NEVERLAND ♪
♪ MAYBE WE'LL NEVER LAND ♪
♪ JUST TAKE MY SHAKING HAND ♪
♪ FLY AWAY TO NEVERLAND ♪
♪ MAYBE WE'LL NEVER LAND ♪
♪ SO JUST TAKE MY HAND ♪
WHEN WE HAVE OUR ACTUAL MARRIAGE CEREMONY,
IT'S VERY SACRED.
IT'S VERY PRIVATE.
BUT I DON'T THINK WHEN I MARRIED EACH ONE OF THESE WOMEN
THAT THEY KNEW HOW IMPORTANT
THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER WOULD BE AT THAT TIME.
AND NOW THAT WE'VE HAD YEARS AND WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE,
IT'S MANIFEST VERY DIFFERENTLY
THAN WHAT WE HAD IMAGINED WHEN WE WERE FIRST MARRIED.
WE'RE TAKING OUR FOUR INDIVIDUAL COLORS,
AND WE'RE GONNA COMBINE THEM TOGETHER.
AND AS WE HONOR HOW UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT WE ARE,
WE ALSO HONOR THAT WE'RE TOGETHER.
A PLURAL FAMILY THAT SPLIT UP
BECAUSE THEY HAD TO MOVE AWAY TO PROTECT THEIR FAMILY
NEVER FOUND THEMSELVES BACK TOGETHER.
THEY NEVER FUNCTIONED AS ONE FAMILY AGAIN.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY BROUGHT OUR FAMILY ALL BACK TOGETHER HERE.
THAT'S THE REAL ISSUE OF THE CELEBRATION.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
DON'T LEAVE YET.
Janelle: HERE'S TRUELY,
AND SHE COMPLETELY CHANGES THE WHOLE NATURE.
IT CAN'T BE REALLY SERIOUS, BECAUSE TRUELY'S LIKE...
Meri: ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WHERE YOU JUST HAVE TO GO WITH IT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S LIKE, WHATEVER'S HAPPENING, LET'S JUST GO WITH IT.
WE WANTED TO HAVE A PIECE OF JEWELRY THAT WE ALL WORE
THAT HAD A SYMBOL THAT WAS THE SAME.
SO, EVERY PIECE OF JEWELRY HE'S HANDING OUT,
THEY ALL MATCH.
THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME SYMBOL.
AND THE SYMBOL IS A TREE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Kody: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO, THE LAST LITTLE PART OF OUR CELEBRATION
IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PLANT A TREE.
OKAY, MY BOYS.
THE SYMBOLISM FOR THE TREE FOR US,
THE ROOTS ARE BASICALLY SAYING THAT WE ARE GROUNDED,
THAT WE ARE HERE IN LAS VEGAS,
WE'RE PUTTING OUR ROOTS DOWN HERE,
THAT WE'RE HERE PERMANENTLY IN THIS PLACE.
WE ALL HAVE OUR DIFFERENT PATHS AND OUR DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES,
AND THAT IS SYMBOLIZED WITH THE BRANCHES AND THE LEAVES,
BUT AT THE WHOLE, WE ARE ALL FROM THE SAME TREE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Kody: WHERE'S THE CLIPPERS?
IF I CAN JUST GET THIS CUT.
ONE MORE CLIP. [ GRUNTS ]
NO, THERE'S TWO. [ GRUNTS ]
Robyn: I LOVE THAT IT WASN'T EASY
TO GET THAT TREE IN THERE,
'CAUSE IT TOOK A LOT
FOR US TO GET OUR ROOTS PLANTED HERE IN LAS VEGAS.
WELL, THAT JUST WORKED OUT PERFECTLY AND SYMBOLICALLY.
THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
Man: NOW, IN JUST A SECOND...
UH-OH.
...THERE IS ONE MORE SURPRISE
THAT THE PARENTS WEREN'T COUNTING ON.
OH, DEAR.
Madison: WE PREPARED SOMETHING FOR THE PARENTS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR US
AND BROUGHT US THROUGH SO MUCH.
THEY HAD SOMETHING PLANNED FOR US. DON'T KNOW WHAT.
Madison: WE PREPARED SOMETHING FOR THE PARENTS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR US
AND BROUGHT US THROUGH SO MUCH
THAT WE WANTED TO TELL THEM HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE
FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR US.
SO, EVERY KID HAS PREPARED SOMETHING
TO TELL THEM WHAT THEY'RE GRATEFUL FOR.
Savannah: I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM MY PARENTS
TO START LEARNING TO READ.
SAVANAH.
OUR PARENTS WORK HARD
FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY GIVE US,
AND THEY GIVE US LOTS OF LOVE.
BREANNA.
Christine: EVERYONE WAS SO INDIVIDUAL,
AND EVERYONE WAS SO SPECIFIC.
AND THEY TOOK THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT
REALLY WHAT THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR AND WRITE IT DOWN.
THE PRESENTATION WAS BEAUTIFUL.
EVEN THOUGH I MIGHT NOT HAVE LIKED IT,
MY PARENTS HAVE PUSHED ME
TO DO THINGS THAT THEY KNEW WOULD MAKE ME BETTER.
AND THEY HAVE.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT. PAEDON.
LET US KNOW HOW BLESSED WE ARE TO HAVE KIDS THAT WOULD DO THIS.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE AMOUNT OF LOVE
THAT YOU TAUGHT US TO HAVE FOR EVERYONE.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR HOW LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE YOU ALL WERE
OF EVERY SITUATION.
Robyn: BUT YOU COULD COMPLETELY TELL
THAT THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR WERE THEIR WORDS,
AND WHAT THEY WERE GRATEFUL FOR,
IT WAS SO SPECIFIC TO EVERY CHILD.
IMPORTANCE OF ACCEPTING EVERYONE'S INDIVIDUALITY.
I'M GLAD THAT OUR LOVELY PARENTS HAVE ENCOURAGED US ALL
TO THINK POSITIVE AND LOOK FOR THE BEST IN ALL SITUATIONS.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE EXAMPLE OF CHARITY, SUCCESS,
AND UNITY MY PARENTS HAVE SET FOR US.
THESE ARE FROM EACH OF THE CHILDREN.
BUT WE WANT IT TO REPRESENT, MUCH LIKE WE DID WITH THE SAND,
THAT ALTHOUGH WE'RE INDIVIDUALS, WE ARE ONE FAMILY,
AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN US HOLDING EACH OTHER TOGETHER.
ON BEHALF OF THE BROWN CHILDREN, THE BROWNIES,
WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, WE LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
Hunter: I THINK IT WAS REALLY COOL.
IT WAS A WAY OF SAYING WE'RE ALL BACK TOGETHER.
WE'RE FINALLY AS ONE AGAIN, NOT ALL SPREAD OUT.
WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. WE SEE EACH OTHER EVERY DAY NOW.
AND WE'RE MORE OF A FAMILY UNIT AGAIN.
Christine: THE FOOD WAS AWESOME.
SO, WE WERE ENJOYING ALL OF THE HORS D'OEUVRES,
AND WE WERE ENJOYING SOCIALIZING WITH OUR GUESTS
AND HAVING A GREAT TIME.
IT WAS TIME TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND DANCE TO OUR BAND.
THANK YOU TO VanLadyLove.
YOU GUYS, I THINK WE'LL DANCE AS LONG AS YOU'RE PLAYING, MAN.
LET'S SEE WHO WEARS OUT WHO.
Man: SO, THEN THIS SONG GOES OUT TO THE BROWN FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
[ "NEVERLAND" BY VanLadyLove PLAYS ]
♪ FLY AWAY TO NEVERLAND ♪
♪ MAYBE WE'LL NEVER LAND ♪
SIX HOURS AGO, WE WERE TAKING THAT BIG FAMILY PHOTO,
AND I JUST KEPT GOING FORWARD
SAYING, "OKAY, SOON ENOUGH,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO DANCE TO THE BAND."
I'LL GO TO MY PILLOW TONIGHT SATISFIED THE DAY WENT WELL,
THAT EVERY EFFORT WE PUT INTO THIS
WAS ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT.
♪ OH, OH-OH-OH ♪
Meri: AS THE KIDS ARE GROWING UP
AND GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE AND STARTING THEIR FAMILIES,
IT'S OPENING UP THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR OUR RELATIONSHIPS AS ADULTS
TO MOVE FORWARD AND IMPROVE AND GROW
AND JUST SEE WHAT THEY CAN BECOME.
Christine: IT COMES DOWN TO AN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE THAT YOU MAKE.
THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE EVERY DAY.
I HAVE TO DECIDE EVERY DAY,
"AM I GONNA BE A GOOD SISTER WIFE TODAY
OR A BAD SISTER WIFE TODAY?"
"AM I GONNA BE A SISTER WIFE THAT I WOULD WANT TO BE AROUND,
OR AM I NOT GOING TO BE AROUND?"
AM I GOING TO LOOK AT SOMEONE ELSE AND SAY, "OH, GEEZ.
THEY GET EVERYTHING, AND I GET NOTHING"?
IT'S A PERSONAL DECISION EVERY DAY
OF WHAT I'M GOING TO BE.
♪ MAYBE WE'LL NEVER LAND, SO JUST TAKE MY HAND ♪
♪ FLY AWAY TO NEVERLAND ♪
WE HAVE NOT ARRIVED.
WE'VE JUST HAD A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP WORKING HERE.
WE GOT THROUGH THIS DAY, AND IN ALL OF ITS CHALLENGES,
WE'RE HERE DANCING, FEELING WONDERFUL.
BUT WE ARE FAR FROM ARRIVED.
WE HAVE AN ENTIRE LIFETIME AHEAD OF US
OF WORKING OUT THESE DETAILS STILL.
BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
IT'S ABOUT EVER AFTER BEING INVESTED.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE
IN A CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH EACH OTHER
FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
♪ MAYBE NOT FOREVER ♪
♪ BUT I THINK THAT'S ALL RIGHT ♪
♪ AND FOR A MOMENT I KNOW ♪
♪ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IS GONNA SAVE US ♪
♪ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IS GONNA SAVE US ♪
♪ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IS GONNA SAVE US ALL ♪
I MIGHT HAVE TO FIND MYSELF
READING THE MISSION STATEMENT ONCE IN A WHILE,
REMINDING MYSELF OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE.
♪ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IS GONNA SAVE US ALL ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]