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Show Pageant traces pioneer history Mexican-America- War. n of the the defend Mormon Battalion to The departure country which had just expelled them, literally leaving their women and children in the hands of the Lord on the wintry plains, is only one of the many unforgettable scenes. Those who survived persecution, the elements and illness continued their journey across the great plains and through the mountains. Hundreds came with handcarts similar to those used in the Pageant scenes, to build new lives in the harsh Great Basin. In the Pageants climactic y finale, the young couple is reu- nited and rewarded for the hardships they have endured. Craftsmanship standards kept high during recent Manti Temple remodeling Latter-da- y Saints. Rising from a rocky promontory overlooking the rural fields of the Sanpete Valley, the Temple is visible from nearly every point in the valley, its white walls appearing at night like a ghostly apparition above the farmland. Since its renovation, the Manti Temple now has an en- tirely new electrical system, new plumbing, and new heating and cooling systems. Murals on the walls of several of the temple rooms have been professionally cleaned and restored, and a number of impressive new crystal chandelier lighting fixtures have been installed. In addition, 65 pieces of original furniture have been restored, and new furnishings, carpeting and draperies have been installed. Both the original and the new furnishings, including curtains and drapes, are of the Eastlake design, which was popular in the United States during the period in which the Temple was originally constructed. The Temple annex has been remodeled and extended, includ- - through the Pageant Without doubt, next to the entertainment value of the Pageant itself, one of the greatest attractions of the Mormon Miracle Pageant has to be the food. If certain foods conjure up visions of happy, times in your life, the aroma of barbecuing turkey will surely bring you back to the Mormon Miracle Pageant. well-spe- nt This is not just turkey with red, tomatoey sauce brushed on it. It is turkey bathed in a light concoction featuring no tomatoes at all, soaked to add even more succulent juices, in a sauce scientifically designed to tenderize as well as flavor. The subtlety of the sauce in which the turkey marinates lets the turkeys real flavor shine through, making converts even of people who thought turkey was just for Thanksgiving. Barbecued turkey, as well as roast beef prepared to perfection, will be presented as the entree of the dinners served by the wards of the stake at the historic rock Manti Tabernacle and the Manti Stake Center. By popular demand, the recipe for the turkeys marinatingharbecuing sauce follows: 10 lbs. boneless turkey 1 pint Wesson oil 1 1 far-flun- ; ' g Mormon hymn. Fowler was bom in Australia in 1830 and came to Utah as a young convert. He died in poverty while still quite young in August 1865. We will meet again ... prom- ises the epitaph on one ' stone. Will we meet Phillip Dack, who rode from Fayette to Nephi time of in the three hours on horseback, to bring word to that outpost of an Indian uprising? Or the man who plowed the first furrow in the Salt Lake Valley, having arrived in the advance party days before Brigham Young, ill with Mountain fever, rose from his sickbed in a carriage to announce, This is the right place: drive on?" Anyone who believes in the record-breakin- ' ; . . : tomb-- , g cilities. quart Seven-U- p pint soy sauce Church by a Maryland couple. This lovely Persian carpet has a Tree of Life design. Special opportunity is beAnother of the temples ten ing offered to LDS members this sealing rooms features an altar year who wish to invite their friends to attend and 30 chairs covered with a Mormon the Miracle Pageant. special needlepoint design. It The Area Presidency of the Utah took 64 women in the area a full year South Area have offered the LDS members reserved seats for their to produce these elegant coverguests if they will send in reserings. The walnut railings on the vation cards to make possible that privilege. Mission presispiral stairtemples two from the Manti, Gunnison, dents cases are legends, and show the Ephraim, Mt. Pleasant and superb work of the 19th century Moroni Stakes are cooperating craftsman who labored with hand in managing the seating and tools to construct this House of hosting effort. the Lord. Free copies of the Book of An exterior entrance has are being offered to Mormon been provided where once a the guests, and efwindow stood on the south side fort is being made to make sure of the temple, for use in gaining that their Pageant experience is access to the baptistiy. The origia relaxed and enjoyable event nal font, resting on the backs of for them. 12 cast iron oxen (representing The Visitors Center at the the 12 tribes of Israel), has been Manti Temple will be open to given a stainless steel liner. welcome visitors to the Mormon The Temple is open only to Miracle Pageant, providing the members of the Church of Jesus same continuous information, Saints who Christ of Latter-da- y welcome and service as is their have current temple recomthe year. mends from their local church practice throughout members warm and leaders, signifying their worthi- Friendly are available to answer quesness to participate in the orditions and present video presennances performed in temples. tations concerning the history Pictures of the interior, howand doctrines of The Church of ever, are available and may be seen at the Visitors Center at the foot of temple hill. 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 Manti-Ephraim-Sterli- the descendants of the original master stone mason who was called to construct the Temple. Part of the renovation project 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 new carpeting in the Temples Celestial Room. Although the room several had been times, a remnant ofthe original carpet laid in that room over a century ago and 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 hand-wove- non-memb- good old days needs only to 1 Jesus Christ of some carved with lambs and flow- ers, under which lie infants sometimes four or five who lived only a day or two, born to sorrowing parents with no knowledge of RH factor incompatibility, or germ theory of disease. Many families completely succumbed to diphtheria epidem-- ics. While some died young, others made the trip to Zion at advanced ages - and lived. Two or three of those interred in the Manti cemetery were alive when the Declaration of Independence was signed. We can only wonder today how a woman who must have been at least 70 could have made the trip across the country to Salt Lake and then travelled another 120 miles to reside in an even newer settlement. Soldiers from at least four nine-foo- According to local tradition, Moroni was fleeing the advancing Indian armies when he Latter-da- y Saints. dedicated the site ofthe present Manti LDS Temple. It was Moroni who later appeared to Joseph Smith, J r. and told him where to find the plates which the prophet, with divine inspiration, translated. The resulting Book of Mormon, along with the Bible, The Doctrine and Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price form the basis of belief for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. Another feature of the medi- Foreign language interpretation ofthe dialogue of the Pageant will be provided for those who wish this service. Copies of the Book of Mormon in a number of languages are available for those who wish them. Special seating is also being provided for the less active members of the Church whom active members wish to bring as guests. Special reservation cards are available for those purposes tation garden is two plaques comas well. memorating pioneer families who settled this area. y er On the Corner of Main & Center Streets, Manti Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for Pageant visitors! Member of Associated Food Stores, Inc v:GROCERY Your full-servi- ce grocery store, Manti Grocery wishes all Pageant visitors an enjoyable stay in Manti. Visit us for all your picnic needs! wars lie under the green sod at the base of Manti Temple hill. A Presbyterian minister and his wife spent many years in Sanpete, and are buried near the area of the flagpole. Although the cemetery epitaphs are mute testimony of the heartbreak many suffered at losing loved ones, they speak, also, of the joy that settlers in a new land must have known from the satisfaction of finding religious freedom and the founding of communities where their children could be brought up according to the principles for which the pioneers worked, and walk among the tiny markers, t bronze statue entitled The Mortal Moroni is the centerpiece of a meditation garden on LDS Church-owneproperty west of the Pageant grounds below Temple Hill. The statue was erected in 1983 and was created by Dr. Avard Fairbanks. Seed money for the project was provided by the family of the late R. Clair Anderson. Moroni, a warriorprophet who is a principal Book of Mormon character, deposited the golden plates containing the records of his people, early followers of Christ on the American continent, in a hillside in what was much later to become New York State. A TB horseradish TB garlic powder Marinate in a plastic container with a cover. Combine all ingredients and stir thoroughly, making sure of a good mixture. Marinate for 18 to 24 hours in refrigerator before barbecuing. Barbecue slowly, do not over cook or burn. Turn frequently, dipping into barbecue sauce with each turn of the meat. Cook until meat is white when cut into with a knife. To store any According to The Book of leftover meat, cover meat com- Mormon, Moronis people pletely with the barbecue sauce dwindled in unbelief until they and store in an airtight plastic were annihilated by their warbag or container and freeze. May like pagan brethren, the forebe heated later in a microwave. runners of todays native AmeriUse within six months. cans. 1 Manti region mission leaders non-memb- er Palisade State Golf Course died. - Blessed are they who die in the Lord," assures one pioneer tombstone, bearing a message chiseled in rock that no matter what the inevitable end, hope 1md life go on. GM (sffife Numbers Ephraim: v' (fegjp? Emergency Phone MantiSterling: 911 breast offer special services ing three new sealing rooms, new dressing rooms, a childrens nursery area, and offices. Also remodeled were the chapel, cafeteria, kitchen and laundry fa- statue centerpiece of meditation area d Barbecued Turkey Pioneer history evident in Manti City cemetery The Manti City Cemetery across from Temple Hill on Highway 89 contains much of the pioneer history of this town, out-- . which was once a post of Mormon colonization in the Intermountain West. One of the most frequently visited spots in the cemetery lies near the west fence as one enters from the south gate. Here lies William Fowler, author of the hymn, We Thank Thee, 0 God, for a Prophet, a famous Mortal Moroni Eating your way brother, Hyrum, at the hands of a mob in Illinois, the Mormon pioneers camped in rude shelters of the Great Plains in Indian Territory. They willingly sent their men to defend the United States territory in the religious fervor of nineteenth-centur- y New England, which from the top of the silver spires was then the frontier of the on the Manti Temple, and once nation. It flashes back to a lost again the Mormon Miracle Pag- civilization of ancient South and eant will trace the early history Central America, led into nearof The Church of Jesus Christ of extinction through wars and reLatter-da- y Saints and the pio- ligious conflict. These groups, neer exodus to the west. who disappeared long before the discovery of America by ColumSince 1967, the Mormon Mirbus, left records which, accordacle Pageant has presented the ing to Mormon belief, were transstory of the translation of The lated by Joseph Smith, Jr. They Book of Mormon and The were first published in 1830 as Church of Jesus Christ of LatterThe Book of Mormon. -day seen as Saints, through the eyes of a fictional young The Pageant shows how couple, Robert and Mary Hen-shamany of those who accepted the who convert to the LDS of The Book of Church in its early beginnings, message in Mormon the years immediand remain faithful, enduring its publication the trials of belonging to an ately following of The Church and the founding unpopular sect on a vast and of Jesus Christ of Latter-dadangerous frontier. Saints were driven from the For many who view it, the settled parts of the United States. Pageant presents a new concept Though driven from the of the Americas and their boundaries of the United States in 1846 following the death of The story begins with the Joseph Smith, Jr. and his Tonight (July 9) a trum- pets strident notes will echo The best in craftsmanship oftwo centuries is now visible in the newly restored Manti Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Page 3 Special Mormon Miracle Pageant Supplement Inc. Messenger-Enterpris- e, 5-23- 45 mmm Urns w ' , v' ' 'n-- v ' s V$ 6 T v - v Ik V. 4 rJ V' While you're waiting for the Pageant, relax and enjoy 9 or 18 holes of Golf! We have everything you need . . . clubs, balls, golf equipment, driving range, and a great snack bar! 5 miles South of Manti to Sterling, then 2 Miles East of Sterling on the Palisade Lake Road 4 I |