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I RiiuiiMHMimmnmnmiii J S.L. Temple Priesthood Sessions For May Or of the largest days of Temple work for male names will be performed in the Salt Lake Temple on Saturday, May 20, from 4 a m. until 9 p.m. by the priesthood from 36 stakes. fTes. Howard S. McDonald of Lake Temple is hopeful some 4,800 men holding the Melehiz-ede- k priesthood will participate in the temple work with 300 male members' scheduled to participate io each 16 si done in the temple on this day set apart for endowment work for the dead. ' Each (Stake has been given a quota of male members holding the Melehizedok Piiesthood to be present at a given time to start their session. !f These stakes and their starting time on Saturday, , May 20, is as follows: Monument Park West and Hillside, 4am.; Taylorsville West, Hunter, Granger North, 5 a.m ; Sandy, Wilford, 6 am; West Sharon, 7 a.m.; Rose Park, Monument Park, East Jordan jt a.m.; Utah, North Jordan, Grant, 9 am.;. Layton, Valley View, 10 a.m.; Winder, Murray, 11 a.m.; Morgan, Kearns, Bountiful North, 12 noon; Bountiful, Provo, 1 p.m.; Midvale, Wells, 2 p.m. American Fork, North Davis, 3 p.m ; Ensign, Tooele, 4pm.; Canyon Rimj Grants-vill- e, 5 p.m.; Oquirrh East, Bountiful South, Holla-da6 p.m.; Olympus, South Cottonwood, 7 p.m. V thSlt of sessions. Participating will be selected stakes as far north as Layton and south to Provo. Monument Park West Stake and Hillside Stake in Salt Lake City will have 300 workers in the temple in time to start the 4 a.m. session. Other sessions will start every hour theraft-e- r until 7 p.m. when Olympus and South Cottonwood stakes complete the long day of temple work. Pres. McDonald is hopeful this assignment will greatly reduce the list of 15,000 male names waiting 20 to have work done for them In the temple. He has notified presidents of the 36 stakes that there will be no marriages, sealings or adoptions y, IWMaitH)IHtiroromiMtHIMMIHIIItllllMMMIHIHIUIMIimtlllWHIlfflmiHMmMltHHIHUttHt1IIIUItmIIIMIIimitMmMWHMtHtMIIHMM(IIMttHI - By HENRY A, SMITH Church News Editor traveling America's highways this year will have a fresh new look at Mormonism the story of the Church and its founding. This will be through a series of specially designed visitors centers and bureaus of information dotting the 'and from coast to coast marking spots of historic interest and significance. For the Mormon tourist there will be much to make Church history stories come alive with new interest and intensitourist the story ty. For the of Mormonism will be retold with special emphasis on the historic significance of the place being visited. x . Visual displays, dioramas, original paintings, backlighted photography (trans-litescarrousels and many other featured illustrations are now being com pleted for the various centers and bureaus. Everywhere the story will be new with the addition 'of some new buildings and extensive remodetlng of others. The visual program bf teaching the Gospel and telling the story of the Restoration, has been carried forward for many months under auspices of the Church Information Committee with Elder Mark E. Petersen of the Council of the Twelve as chairman, assisted by Eklers Richard L. Evans and Gordon B. Hinckley, of the Twelve, and others. Topping the list of historic places being thus prepared for the 1967 tourists season is the elaborate new Visitors Center on Temthe story ple Square in Salt Lake City of which has been featured in recent issues of the Church News. A similar pattern of displays, statuary, illustrated features and dioramas, only on a modified scale, will feature many of the score of Saints visitors more of other Latter-dacenters and bureaus. Most such centers will be opened on a schedule extending from May 15 to June 15 and will operate continuously thereafter d on a basis. A brief over-vieof some of these centers and the tentative dates for their formal opening is as follows: LOS ANGELES TEMPLE VISITORS To be ready about June 15, CENTER features a building completely refur-.- . bished. The Christus statue moved from the New York Worlds Fair pavilion will dominate this center as it stands in the floating panel foyer backed by a mural of the firmament. The three wings of the building extending from the foyer will be attractively arrayed to tell the story of the Gospel and the Restoration and include a theater where visitors, will see the film Mans Search For Happiness, and other films being prepared on the temples of the Church. JOSEPH SMITH MEMORIAL SOUTH This center ROYALTON, VERMONT will be ready about May 15, with a member of the First Presidency being there Tourists A New Way To Tell Story Of Mormonism '. n 1 ), ! ' - ' v ' ,v .t ;v ' ; . y v year-aroun- 36-fo- - "N " - This is the old Martijj Harris home, with Pres. Boyd K. Packer of the New England Mission to officiate ah' a- - grand opening. Here are two large exhibit build- and ings and a granite shaft thirty-eigf feet high, one foot for each year of the life of Joseph Smith. This monument marks the birthplace of the Prophet. Inside the two buildings, visitors will e be greeted by missionaries who will show the original paintings and bads lighted photographs of scenes from tie Old and New Testaments and the Restoration. There will be a remarkable seven-foreproduction in color photography of the Sacred Grove Diorama in the Salt Lake Visitors Center. There will be a fun size figure of Joseph Smith; two carrousels featuring ffiustrationi by the noted one-hal- full-tim- ot locateq near Palmyra, N.Y. American artist, Ed. Vebeil, regarding the Church which Christ organized, and also by Carl Bloch on the life of the Savior. Will be ready beHILL CUMORAH tween May 15 and June 1. First of all, there will be a new kiosk on top of the hill near the parking area, so visitors can see an illustration of Joseph Smith and the Angel Moroni and read exactly what transpired at the Hill Cumorah mostly in . Joseph Smiths own words. ( trani-lit- e The bureau will contain a on Harry Andersons painting of Christ ordaining the Twelve Apostles, plus beautifully framed opaque illustrations of Fribergs Book of Mormon paintings. In the theater room visitors will see a film on the story of the Restoration and six-fo- WEEK specifically the life of Joseph Smith. On the walls will be translites regarding South American archaeology and examples of gold plates and other gold artifacts. There will be two calendar stones provided by Elder Milton ip R. Hunter, and three beautiful sculptured plaques which illustrate Joseph receiving the plates from Moroni, the restoration of the Melchizedvk Priesthood and the Three Witnesses with Moroni and the plates. These latter were done by the noted late Mormon sculptor, Torlief S. Knaphus. JOSEPH SMITH HOME, PALMYRA This will be readied on June 1, andxU feature a completely renovated home with Oontinned ENDING APRIL 29, 1967 9 an Page CHURCH- -3 I |
