Show I f k t 1 y i 1 5 J I Ti I r rf f- f w i r The majestic Manti Mant Temple towers In ln n the background as the thousands of persons awaiting the Mormon Miracle Pageant mull about the sacred grounds The above picture was taken during one of last years year's performances I The pageant in retrospect retrospect Thurs Thursday ay night I y 7 r 9 a good night ht to atte attend OW the pageant Ry BRU BRUCE JENNINGS 11 Now past the way half mark markIn In this ye years year's s 's Mormon Miracle performances the production h has S already developed some interesting phenomena w A Attendance over chairs were Installed at the b base Se of Temple Hill but many lewers brought their own lawn chairs and blankets As a re result re- re SUIt salt attendance could only be estimated The estimate Friday night night- 12 Saturday night 14 Monday night Tuesday night K rODe toe One of the new aspects bus travel vel Thirty-five Thirty busses were s scheduled In 10 Monday night four fifty Tuesday night SenI Senior Senior Sen Sen- I citizen groups are using bus transportation extensively IFor For example Lehl Lehi Senior Citizens three busses Monday might night Salt Lake City Senior i Citizens zens one bus Randolph Senior Citizens one bu bus Springville Senior Citizens one bus Millard County Senior Citizens Citizens Citi Citi- zens one bus And two busses brought Idaho Falls Temple workers for the Monday per per- Among Tuesdays Tuesday's groups travelling by bus were these Foster Grandparents Golden Hour Center California Youth and DUP One of the marvels of the pageant has been the the handling of traffic by local of officers the Utah Highway Patrol Patrol and the Sanpete County Sheriffs Sheriff's Jeep Patrol One observer said after Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- nights night's performance The efficiency was amazing the busses like so many great monsters popping out of their parking area and heading south and the steady stream of cars moving north Ephraim resident I woke up Saturday about midnight to a low subdued roaring At first firstI I felt confused and thought of ot things like floods oeds and then I realized it was a flood a flood of traffic moving north through the night Another aspect the econom econom- ic An Ogden visitor It was wasa a great experience and well we'll be back again next summer But I still dont don't see why you dont don't charge admission Business people said that the pickup In n sales and services had been very evident during a week two-week period One service station operator had his own version of ot this If If I had collected a nickle from everyone who used our restrooms Id I'd be able to close up and spend the rest of the summer In the hills Friday night 1500 people contributed each to the costs of producing the pageant by obtaining programs Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day nights night's figure was 1700 And Monday an order was p phoned In for additional programs running the tot total t to R R. R C. C Anderson It Is difficult difficult difficult cult to assess the economic aspect of the pageant In this respect some people benefit but others contribute in ways like providing meals to visitors and so on However this Isn't the Im Important Important important Im- Im aspect The pageant brings back home relatives and friends Another Is s the contacts It enables us to make with people we would otherwise never meet To me one of the great dividends Is the sharing So many share their talents contribute contribute con coo tribute In so many ways join with others In a common effort For a while we forget our own personal and somewhat selfish concerns in an activity that Is greater than any anyone one of ot us This Is a hidden but Invaluable dividend Humor Salesman passing through going on here Native Just changing shifts at the Temple Tourist How am I going to make It through all this traffic Native the Miracle VIPs VIP's Among the General Authorities who have attended Bernard P. P Brockbank Loran Dunn Dilworth Young Bruce McConkle McConkie Mark E. E Petersen and Thomas Thom Thom- as S. S Monson plan to view the pageant Thursday night Scheduled to attend Friday night Governor Calvin L. L Rampton Hampton and Mrs Rampton Hampton They will stay overnight BarkIng Barking Bark Bark- Ing dogs beware J When Its It's over what what'll 11 they do Elliott Braithwaite In In my sleep Ill I'll probably co count u n t chairs Leslie J. J Anderson Ill ll count cars Mrs Edda Cox Ill count hamburgers Mrs Macksene Rux Ill count my blessings And what does the future hold for the Mormon Miracle Pageant R. R C. C Anderson I 4 Just had hada a call from a Las Vegas travel agency They wanted to know the dates and other details of ot the 1973 pageant I suppose wed we'd better get started right away |