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Show THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1977 PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW. PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1977 I 1 I i i $ i ' i i J " . " H I i , v. j GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. W. Clark Collings will hold open house Friday, celebrating 50 married years Open House to Honor Lindon Couple Friday on 50th Wedding Mr. and Mrs. W. Clark Collings of Lindon, Utah, will be honored by their children on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. An open house will be held Friday, July 15 from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. in the south foyer of the Orem 3rd-21- Ward Chapel, 50 South 750 West, Orem, Utah. The couple were married in the Manti LDS Temple, July 20, 1927. They moved to Orem in 1944. In 1972 They retired and moved to Lindon, Utah. Mr. Collings was born in Kingston, Utah, to William church auxiliary organizations. While in Nevada, she and her husband held Stake Sunday School positions and were Stake Missionaries in the Reno Stake. They are parents of six children: Wendell C. Collings, Provo; Boyd M. Collings and Howard E. Collings, Orem; Mrs. Richard M. (Barbara) Hebertson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Don C. (Marilyn) Meldrum, Boise, Idaho; Mrs. Roger D. (Elaine) Sorensen, Fallon, Nevada. They have 28 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. R. and Dora Moosmann Collings. He has been active in the LDS Church, having held teaching and executive positions in various auxiliary organizations and in the High Priests Quorum. He was counselor to Bishop Stanley J. Finch in the Sharon Ward. He was a carpenter and a builder by trade. He was construction supervisor on two LDS chapels in Orem, two in Nevada and two in California. Delia M. Collings was born in Manti, Utah, to Frederick C. and Mary - Olsen Miller. She has been a recorder in the Manti Temple and has had teaching and executive positions in a number of Fireside Set by Young Adults for Sunday Evening A Young Adult Fireside will be held Sunday at 8:30 p.m. for the Young Adults of the Alpine, Timp, and Pleasant Grove Stakes. It will take place in the Alpine Stake cen-ter in Alpine and Bro. George Durrant will be the speaker. Bro Durrant graduated from American Fork High School, taught at B.Y.U., and is currently working in the geneological Dept of the chur-ch. Light refreshment will be served so tell your neighbor and bring a friend. If you need more infor-mation contact your ward representative. Young Adults Service Project The Young Adults from Pleasant Grove will have a Service Project Saturday and will leave for the Manti Pagent at 5:00 p.m. the same day. Contact Graig Brown (225-353- for More Information. i : i f v"-;---- X . ::d& MISS YVONNE JENSEN AND JOHN HANSEN Yvonne Jensen Sets Wedding With John Hansen in Temple Yvonne Jensen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phil H. Jen-sen of American Fork and John Hansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hansen, have selected July 15 as the date of their marriage in the Manti Temple. A reception will honor the young couple that same evening from 8 to 10 p.m. at the home of the bride's gran-dmother, 810 East Main in American Fork. In case of in-clement weather, the recep-tion will be held in the Sports-men- Lions Center, 600 East Center in Pleasant Grove. The bride has selected for her attendants Lynne J. Houtz, LaDawn Jensen, Deneen Hansen, Shauna Hansen, Fay Ann Hansen, Connie Singleton and Susan Mower. Melisa Memmott will serve as flower girl. The bride is a student at the American Fork High School, and will continue her education there when school starts this fall. The groom is a graduate of the Orem High School and LDS Seminary. After their marriage the . young couple will make their first home in Pleasant Grove. All friends and relatives are cordially invited to the recep-tion Friday evening. Students from Granville, Mass. Visit in PI. Grove On July 9, a school bus with 5,6,7, and 8th grade students from Granville, Massachuset-ts arrived in Pleasant Grove. Everett O. Rockwell, elemen-tary school principal and his wife Mim believe in Field Trips. In 1975 they came to Pleasant Grove from Massachusetts with a dif-ferent group of students. This year there are 24 students and 5 chaperones. While in Utah they have visited Temple Square, This Is The Place Monument, Bingham Copper Mine, Snowbird (for a tram ride) and they hiked up to the Tim-panog- Cave. They enjoyed a swim in the Pleasant Grove city swimming pool. They camped in the back yard of the John W. Phelon family for three nights. Their field trip will involve them in 8,492 miles of travel covering the states of Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, Minnesotta, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, and the Provinces in Canada of On-tario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. A six week field trip is quite a field trip, wouldn't you say. l , I , - j " ' f - I . y " " j z - SS 4 . . i y' i !' I I ' ? - ; r f i f f . p I , : : . T MISS GAYLEIVEY AND SCOTT ANDERSON Gayle Ivey, Scott Anderson Will Marry Friday in Temple were he was active in FFA and a Seminary graduate. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout and received his Duty to God Award. After at-tending Utah Technical College in Provo he served as a missionary in the Roanoke-Virgini- a Mission. In the Fall he will return to Brigham Young University to continue his studies in Business Management. The couple will live in Pleasant Grove. Mr. and Mrs. J. Kent Anderson of Pleasant Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Gareth E. Ivey of Carlsbad, New Mexico, are pleased to an-nounce the forthcoming marriage of their son and daughter, Scott Anderson and Gayle Ivey. They will be sealed in the Manti Temple the morning of July 15. They extend an invitation to all friends and relatives to attend a reception in their honor Friday evening from 7:30 until 9:30 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove Stake Center. i Gayle graduated from Franklin High School its' Virginia and then attended Chowan College in North Carolina were she received an A. A. in Pre-la- In April she attained a B.A. in Political Science and received a teaching certificate from Brigham Young University. Scott is a graduate of Pleasant Grove High School LaLeche League to Hold Meeting on July 20, 7:30 p.m. The La Leche League will hold a meeting on July 20, at 7:30 p.m. (remember a half hour early), at the home of Mrs. Errol Bartholomew, 179 South 200 West, Lehi, Utah. The discussion topic will be "Art of Breastfeeding and Overcoming Difficulties." If you have ever had difficulties in breastfeeding and didn't know who to ask for help, this meeting is for you. Or if you are just starting to breastfeed and want some good pointers this meeting is sure to help you. 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Ft. tSwJ Specialized Sizing Dry Cleaning ESifil 1 Dry Cleaning I Special IMIh Special I Long Dresses Men's Suits j $3.00 1 $2.50 Mormon Miracle Pageant Begins Tenth Year Tonight at "Manti; Runs from July 14 to July 23, Except Sunday, Monday Ten years of the Mormon Miracle Pageant leaves in its wake a lot of memories, a lot of incidents, sometimes humorous, sometimes serious; some stories that are known to be true and some that are rumors, but rumors that hang around consistently enough that there seems to be some truth in them. Many people have par-ticipated in the Pageant in some way each year since the beginning. Some live close by in Manti or Ephraim or other towns in Sanpete and surrounding counties. Others come from longer distances, who stay in the area for one season, just to have had the experience of being a part of this production that continues to draw crowds of from twelve thousand to more than twenty thousand each night for the eight nights it is presented. An indication of the total loyalty of the people involved in the pageant is shown in the story of the Pony League athlete, who all during his successful Little League baseball career had let nothing interfere with prac-tice or games. But when the choice had to be made between pitching a Pony League game or going to Pageant Practice, he chose the Pageant. There is an interesting evolution of the young ladies of the pageant cast, who begin their participation as angels at age twelve, and as they grow in size and years become Lamanite dancers, then in their later teens they might be Pioneers, and the ultimate objective, unless they are chosen for individual roles, is to become wicked Nephites. Stories that are recounted from year to year, include the one of t.he f.miriRl--. whn was ten minutes, she whispered to a companion: "If this were all there is, it would be worth the trip down." Memories of the Pageant were almost blotted out for the couple, who in the darkness chose a wrong "west road", hoping to beat the traf-fic from Manti to Ephraim, and found themselves stran-ded in an irrigated wheat field. Slipping and sliding in the darkness through muddy grain and alfalfa fields, they reached the highway long af-ter all of the Pageant traffic had departed, leaving US 89 deserted for another night. With sore feet and aching limbs they walked the rest of the seven miles back to Ephraim, reaching home about 3:00 a.m. There is another memory special to many, during 1973 when LDS Church President, Harold B. Lee, came as a special guest to the Pageant. Some knew he was expected, but the first announcement that he had arrived came when those seated near the entrance gate began to sing "We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet." Like a swelling wave, the tones of the song spread over the entire twenty thousand viewers assembled on the slope at the foot of the Manti Temple hill. It was never loud, but quietly, reverently, the song blended into the tranquil early evening, preceding the begin-ning of the performance. The youth of the southern end of the State of Utah were inspired the next year when a special presentation was held for them, and President Spen-cer W. Kimball came and spoke to them at a meeting held at the Pageant site. But probably the most dramatic experience that any of us remember is the night of the first production, held in he Sanpete County Fairgrounds, back in 1967. In those days, Martha and Duane Ryan stood at two microphones and read the script, and music was fur-nished by a live orchestra and a 300 voice chorus. As starting time ap-proached, great black clouds wheeled overhead, and a few rain drops began to splatter off violins, and we wondered how much rain would ruin a good violin. The rain kept coming a little until after the opening prayer. Then although black clouds still hung low and threatening, there was no more storm during the production. Thunder and lightning seemed to burst for-th at the right places in the script, giving reality to the of those scenes when early Mormons were driven from place to place un-der "rain-drenche- d skies". But the rain held off until it was over. Then before everyone was back in their cars, the clouds broke apart, and all of Sanpete Valley was drenched in a wet, wet sum-mer storm. Perhaps, that too, was part of the Mormon Miracle. driving to Manti one summer night during Pageant time. All was peaceful and quiet as he rode along, when suddenly the lighted "Angel Moroni" appeared on the west tower of the Manti Temple. As g as that scene is to the seated audience, it must have been quite a shock to one totally unprepared for that experience. Another story is of a family who came all the way from Georgia to see the Pageant, but an early date with the Stork took the mother to the hospital and the father and children stayed in Manti and witnessed the Pageant each night until the mother and baby were able to travel back to their home. Still another family of tourists, who were directed by traffic officers to a parking area, decided to stay and see where all of the people were hurrying to, carrying their children and blankets. Although they hadn't known of the Pageant before they reached Manti, they altered their schedule so that they could stay the remaining nights of that week. One lady, who with her husband, had come from Star Valley, Wyoming, sat com-pletely absorbed in the opening scenes. After about |