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Show iprinn nnT" rffiTMn i'nnfinwiiiiwwiiniiiiiMiiinf Messenger-Enterpris- e, r qua ifnr frnpryii'Hiii pw'a Inc. 111 ir fqgpp Page Special Mormon Miracle Pageant Supplement 3 Pageant Director has versatile background Ronald D. Hall is the pageant director, and has directed the pageant for the last five years. He recently retired as principal of the Manti LDS Seminary. After 20 years of directing the After a quarter at what is several Utah Valley Opera and institutes and the lead in fiddler Southern Utah University, he enDrama Society productions, on the Roof and other musicals. listed in the Air Force, won first among them Guys and Dolls, A Mr. Hall came to Manti in in Arsenic show and spent Christmas Carol, and a talent place 1980 as principal of the LDS three years traveling with a group and Old Lace. Seminary. He was soon once He also sang with the Carathat entertains servicemen. more involved in dramatic arts. He Mormon Miracle Pageant, toured serout After coming of the van Chorus, a group that has directed Clouds of Glory Macksene Rux retired following vice, Mr. Hall worked for KSL Utah and California. and directed and performed in in the 1988 performance. television for a year, sang with the a masters degree Gaining Papa Married a Mormon for Ronald D. Halls experiEuthe with Tabernacle Choir, and toured cinematic arts, emphasis Sanpete Community Theater, ence in drama began as a to returned Hall While Mr. met also on he with KSL, directing, rope. played the lead role in Finians performer and has now his future wife, Martha Jane Jones, Payson for six years, this time as Rainbow for Manti High School, reached a high point as director a teacher at the Payson LDS Semi- and two years ago, played the a native of Mexico who was modof the Mormon Miracle Pageant nary. His career in drama contineling dresses at KSL. prophet Abinadi in Journey to Between then and now, Mr. Hall PromFrom Weber in KSL he went to with ued, performances Mormon, a drama written espehas been engaged in high school, ised Valley, Blue Ribbon Affair, State College for a year, performcollege, community and church cially for performance by a theater as an actor and a direc-- : ing in plays and musicals, among and other musicals. Richfield group. them Blossom Time, and then tor. Another move occurred: a He has also found time to be a The Mormon Miracle Pagtransferred to Brigham Young transfer to Richfield as Seminary counselor in a bishopric, a Young eant, he said, is a great produc- University. principal for a seven year stay and Mens president and an elders At BYU he had the tenor lead more directing and acting with the tion and I am happy to have this quorum president. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are the paropportunity to be associated with role in the opera Martha and a Sevier Valley Community Theit. in in lead The and director ater: ents of six children, five of them major part Merry biin Raise in Antimony, Garfield Widow. He also graduated with married and have 1 1 grandchilBrigadoon, performances centennial plays an in A Day and dren. County, he had leads in plays and a bachelors degree in secondary musicals while attending Cedar education. a Night and a Day, a Book of Mr. Hall has a special hobby And That School. him took to Mormon play. that goes back to his childhood City High during degree those high school years he spent Payson Junior High School for six From Richfield, he moved to days on a southern Utah ranch: he the summers as an entertainer at years as a drama, music and hisPasco, Washington for four years raises quarter horses. in Park. teacher. also He National as coordinator of seminaries and performed tory Bryce Canyon six-year-- bi-sta- ke Craftsmanship standards kept high during recent Manti Temple remodeling The best in craftsmanship of sionally cleaned and restored, and two centuries is now visible in the a number of impressive crystal recently restored Manti Temple of chandelier lighting fixtures were installed. In addition, 65 pieces of The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterSaints. -day original furniture were restored, and new furnishings, carpeting Rising from a rocky promonfields rural the of and draperies were installed. Both tory overlooking the Sanpete Valley, the Temple is the original and the new furnishvisible from nearly every point in ings, including curtains and the valley, its white walls appeardrapes, are of the Eastlake design, like a which was popular in the United at ghostly appariing night tion above the farmland. States during the period in which The renovation done during the Temple was originally conthe m id-- 1 980s included an entirely structed. new electrical system, new plumbThe Temple annex was reing and new heating and cooling modeled and extended, including three new sealing rooms, new systems. Murals on the walls of several dressing rooms, a childrens nursof the temple rooms were profes ery area, and offices. Also remod Manti Motel & Outpost and Manti Realty 445 N. Main Street Directly Across from the Temple eled were the chapel, cafeteria, kitchen and laundry facilities. Stone for the exterior of the building addition was taken from the old Parry quarry, which provided the original Temple building stone, and was donated by the descendants of the original master stone mason who was called to construct the Temple. Part of the renovation project of the 80s was the planting of new trees, installation of a new sprinkling system, and a new fence around the Temple grounds. ' Of special interest is the carin the Temples Celestial peting Room. Although the room had several times, a been the remnant of original carpet laid in that room over a century ago, was found in a local Manti home. The decision was made to produce an authentic reproduction and the remnant was sent to a mill in England, which is one of the few remaining in the world with a loom capable of reproducing the required 27 colors and shades of the original carpet. One of the new sealing rooms n features a valuable Persian carpet donated to the Church by a Maryland couple. This Persian carpet has a Tree of Life design. Another beautiful carpet in the Emerald sealing room was donated by a Richfield couple. Another of the Temples nine seal ing rooms features an altar and hand-wove- ntTDrTV ailable ouveni sCRpijssno Baseball (S3lE) Special Pageant Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to Midnight 1 1 ng ry complete. The Temple is open only to members of the LDS Church who have current temple recommends from their local church leaders, signifying their worthiness to par- ticipate in the ordinances pqund boneless beef sirloin steak, cut inch thick 2 tablespoons vegetable oil tablespoon each fresh lemon juice and water mustard 2 teaspoons Dijon-styl- e 1 teaspoon honey 12 teaspoon dried oregano leaves 14 teaspoon pepper medium green, red or yellow bell pepper, cut into inch pieces 8 large mushrooms 1 30 chairs covered with a special needlepoint design. It took 64 ladies in the area a full year to produce these elegant coverings. The walnut railings on the spiral stairTemples two cases are legends, and show the superb work of the craftsmen who labored with hand tools to construct this 1 louse of the Lord. An exterior entrance has been provided where once a window stood on the south side of the Temple, for use in gaining access to the baptistry. The original font, resting on the backs of 12 cast iron oxen (representing the 1 2 tribes of Israel), has been given a stainless steel liner. At pageant time this year, the LDS Church has announced that a major exterior renovating of the Temple will be undertaken. Mortar and stones will be repaired and replaced where necessary. The contract for the project has not yet been awarded. The project is estimated to take about one year to 19th-centu- Tummy empty? per- formed in the Temple. Pictures of the interior, however, are available and may be seen at the Visitors Center at the foot of temple hill. Please do not take food or drink on the sacred Temple grounds. 1 1 -- Cut beef steak into pieces. Whisk together oil, lemon mustard, honey, oregano and pepper in large bow l; juice, water, add beef, bell pepper and mushrooms, stirring tocoat. Alternately thread pieces of beef, bell pepper and mushrooms on each of skew ers. four Place on grid over medium coals. Grill 8 to minutes, turning occasionally. 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