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Trust in the Lord and whatsoever he sayeth Supplement to the unto you, do it. Sanpete Messenger Prepared in cooperation based on John 2:1-6 with Mormon Miracle Pageant presidency Special feature: Christ-in-America scene p. 20 FREE One per family The voice behind “A poor wayfaring man of grief: p. 26

©2018 Sanpete News Co. The spiritual dimension of the pageant p. 32 Cover photo by Nick Marsing 2 June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 Welcome to Manti n behalf of the Manti City Council and Manti is a wonderful place to live, work, play July celebration, the Sanpete County Fair, residents, I would like to welcome you and visit. Feel free to relax at one of our parks Manti Mountain ATV Run and annual Rat Oto the City of Manti. or cool off at our swimming pool. Stroll down Fink Reunion, or to experience our new city Founded in 1849, Manti is one of the oldest our historic Main Street and enjoy our shop- sports complex, currently under develop- communities in Utah, and was an important ping and restaurants. ment north of our historic city cemetery. spur for the sett lement of central and south- For the outdoor enthusiast, Manti off ers We hope you enjoy your visit to Man- ern Utah. Evidences of the early pioneer build- excellent camping, hunting, boating, fi shing, ti and invite you to come back soon. ers exist today in scores of rock buildings, hiking and ATV riding, all within a short dis- including homes, churches and public build- tance of our city center. Sincerely, ings. We appreciate your visit and invite you Mayor Korry L. Soper A beautiful community of 3,400 people, to return for our old-fashioned Fourth of Table of Contents General Information Feature: The Christ in America scene ...... 26 Lannett e Nielson ...... 40 Pageant Presidency Message ...... 4 The spiritual dimension of pageant ...... 32 Kent Barton ...... 42 Maps ...... 6 Barbie Stewart & family ...... 42 Anthem Soloists ...... 8 Production-Related Services Russ Olsen ...... 44 Costume inventory program ...... 34 Production Family history tent ...... 36 Visitor Services Cast and crew ...... 10 Language Services ...... 38 To see and do ...... 46 Synopsis of scenes ...... 12 Food & lodging ...... 50 The voice: “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” ...20 Pageant People Crossword puzzle ...... 52 A day in the life of director ...... 22 Harmony Durtschi ...... 40 Puzzle Answers ...... 54 MANTI Sanpete County Fair Mutton Bustin’

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Faith, Family and Fun in one activity with Brick’Em Young! 4 June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 Message from the Pageant presidency Trust and follow the Lord “Trust in the Lord and whatsoever he sayeth unto you, do it.” —Based on John 2: 1-6

e welcome you to the 52nd consecutive year Wof the presentation of the Mormon Miracle Pageant, a tradition that began in 1967 As you watch this Pageant, events will be portrayed that started with a singular event. Because of faith, obedience and sacrifi ce, additional revelations were received, including the com- ing forth of the Book of Mormon and the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the Pageant, we learn of a loving Heavenly Father, his great plan of happiness, and of the need and importance of our Sav- ior’s atoning sacrifi ce. We learn of our great potential, because of our Savior. There is a line you will hear in the Pageant tonight where Joseph Smith says, “You, are the greatest miracle you will PHOTO BY NICK MARSING ever see! Eternal in nature...for- The Mormon Miracle Pageant presidency. Back (L-R): Ken Lindsay, executive secretary; Norman Jensen, first counselor; Milton Olsen, pres- ever expanding...” This principle ident; and Troy Shelley, second counselor. Front (L-R): Jean Bradley, secretary, and Denise Hagemeister, performance director. is part of the message taught in the Pageant. that is shared and desire to have personal revelation. things they were asked to do. They One of the defi nitions of the that message shared with you. We invite you to meet some and we are blessed for it. word “sacrifi ce” is “the surrender Our theme for this year’s Pag- of the cast as they mingle in the As the Pageant presidency we of something prized or desirable eant comes from John 2:5: “Trust seating area prior to the pageant testify that the messages por- for the sake of something bett er.” in the Lord, and Whatsovever He and again after it is over. Ask them trayed tonight are true. Thanks The directors, stage and prop Saith Unto You, Do It.” Besides par- about their experiences being in for your att endance. We pray that crew, cast members and others ticipating in the rehearsals, the the Pageant and what they have each of us may come away from who support the production have cast has been given daily scrip- learned and felt. You will have this Pageant with a greater desire sacrifi ced for this Pageant. If you ture readings and opportunities the opportunity to feel a witness to trust Him and to follow Him. could see the preparations for the to ponder the scriptures in order in your heart of the truths por- Pageant and have a backstage, be- to strengthen their understand- trayed. Milt Olsen hind-the- scenes look, you would ing, faith and testimony of the We are grateful for the early pi- Norman Jensen see hundreds of individuals giv- blessings that come from trust- oneers who sett led this and other ing of their time and talents be- ing in His power, from obedience valleys throughout the West. They Troy Shelley cause they believe in the message to His commandments and from trusted in the Lord and did those June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 5

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or more than 30 years, Barbara Barton, who has eant. Karen loves living in the orchards of Santaquin proud graduate of North been involved with the Miracle Pageant since its in Utah County. Sanpete High School. She Fhumble beginnings, was chair of the anthem-so- recently fi nished her fresh- loist selection committ ee. Karsten Hunt man year at Southern Utah This year she has turned the reins over to Jody Friday, June 15 University, where she was Allred, director of choral music at schools in the a member of the cast for

Gunnison Valley. Allred has enlisted the help of Matt the production of “Savior Karsten Hunt is a sing- Weidner, band director in the schools, and orchestra of the World.” er, actor, model and fa- director Lisa Johnson, to bring talented performers She was born and raised ther of four children. He from across the state to sing the national anthem in Sanpete County and is self-employed. He loves Lydia Madsen prior to the Pageant. served the community she every chance he gets to sing loves as Miss Fairview 2016. Madsen has been called the national anthem. He to serve as an LDS missionary in the Madagascar, An- Noelle Condie has done so at a few diff er- tananarivo Mission, in the Reunion Mission Region. Wednesday, June 13 ent places and events, such She reports to the Ghana MTC on June 28, and will Dress Rehearsal as Salt Lake Bees baseball be teaching in the French language. games, a Jazz game and oth- Karsten Hunt Noelle Condie, 14, just er smaller venues. completed eighth grade Kemish Gaburel at Gunnison Valley Middle Wednesday, June 20 School. She has been sing- Christa Gallegos

ing her whole life and has Saturday, June 16 Kemish Gaburel is from shared her gift at school tal- Clinton, Davis County. He ent shows, sacrament meet- Christa Gallegos, 16, from lives with his family and his ings, ward parties, care cen- Saratoga Springs, Utah Coun- new wife, to whom he was ters and family reunions. ty, is very passionate about married in May. Kemish’s She says she has learned the performing arts. She Noelle Condie passion for singing started everything she knows from will be a junior next year at as a sophomore at Syracuse YouTube, the radio and her choir teacher, Jody Allred. Westlake High School and High School, where in par- Her aspirations are to serve an LDS mission and be- has been a state finalist in ticipated with the a capella come a Broadway singer. She hopes to uplift people the National American Miss and Madrigal choirs. Kemish Gaburel through music now and in the future. competition, a scholarship Since graduation, he pageant for teens and pre- Christa Gallegos has had the opportunity to sing in various recitals teens. She won fi rst place in Karen Rowley and competitions, such as “Clinton’s The Voice,” the talent portion of the Utah-Nevada pageant. where he took fi rst place in the adult section. Thursday, June 14 She has been playing piano, violin and guitar since Gaburel served an LDS mission in the Washing- she was 7 years old. When she was 10 years old, she took Karen Rowley, 14, will ton, Yakima Mission and says it was the most spiri- fi rst place for singing and accompanying herself with a begin her freshman year at tually fulfi lling thing he could have ever done in his guitar in the Saratoga Springs Got Talent competition. Payson Junior High School life. In his free time he likes to sing, play his guitar, She was in the cast of “Hairspray” at the Scera Cen- in the fall. She is a 4.0 stu- compose music, enjoy time with family and friends, ter for the Arts in Orem in May 2017. She hopes to att end dent, and is a member of and work on his photography skills. the Juilliard School in New York City so she will be in the the choir and orchestra. She right location to seek out Broadway roles. spends a lot of time playing She currently works part time to help fi nance her the ukulele, piano and vio- Rachel Krueger voice and dance lessons, and spends her free time danc- lin, and singing songs. ing (if there is any free time). Thursday, June 21 She comes from a large Karen Rowley family that includes two Rachel Krueger, 14, older brothers and four younger sisters, most of Lydia Madsen loves to perform. This love whom also sing and play the ukulele, which makes Tuesday, June 19 has led her to participate for a very noisy and fun household. in various local produc- She is named after a grandmother that she never Lydia Madsen has been singing ever since she tions and competitions. got to meet, but who loved the Mormon Miracle Pag- could talk and thoroughly enjoys music. She is a Last year she played Maria Rachel Kruger June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 9 National Anthem soloists in the Richfi eld High School production of “West performing for the past two years with the Accous- Megan Huber Side Story,” earned the title of Sevier County Idol chicks, a capella group. Saturday, June 23 in her age division, and served her community She has also performed in the community and as Junior Miss Richfi eld. Rachel plans to pursue a at church, as well as in Millard High School drama Megan Huber from Del- degree in vocal performance and hopes to bring productions. ta is married with four chil- happiness to others as she performs. She performed in the Pageant last year and is dren. She has performed at honored to perform again this year. events ranging from church Ember Moat has a great rapport with her peers Fillmore Quartet functions (including the and with children. Pageant) rodeos and county Friday, June 22 She has been involved in music for years. She fairs to Utah Jazz games.

plays the violin, piano, and is a great vocalist. She continues to de- The Fillmore Carlee Stephenson, 16, will be a junior at Millard velop and share her talent Quartet, repre- High School this fall. through her church, pri- senting the Fill- Megan Huber She loves to play the piano, sing and especially vate parties and community more Utah Stake, loves to draw. One of her drawings was selected for events. She is also a member of a local band, which consists of Em- the Hogle Zoo art exhibit in Salt Lake City. gives her opportunities to cover many genres of mu- marie Grose, Em- She has entered her artwork in the Millard Coun- sic and also to share her own musical compositions. ber Moat, Carlee ty Fair and earned sweepstakes honors. Huber has a deep sense of patriotism and a deep Stephenson and She is involved with a ladies a capella quartet and respect for people who have sacrifi ced for it. She Bryn Rasmussen. is also a member of the high school honor choir. believes the U.S. has been a beacon of light for the Emmarie Bryn Rasmussen, 14, will be a sophomore at Mil- world in many ways, and religious freedom in Amer- Grose will be a lard High School this fall. She is the fi fth of six chil- ica enabled the restoration of the gospel to occur. senior at Millard dren. She has loved music from a very young age and She feels blessed to live in a country where she can High School in Fillmore Quartet especially loves to sing the harmony parts of songs. pursue her dreams and talents, and raise her children the fall and is a She has enjoyed singing and performing with in the gospel. Because of her personal beliefs, she loves talented soloist, musician and artist. She has been her a capella group. singing the national anthem anywhere she can.

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Scene 9: Spear dancers ...... Kellynn Nielson, Simeon Olsen, Directors and managers Jacob Cox, Ryan Peterson Director ...... Denise Hagameister Assistant director ...... Todd Jorgensen Scene 11: Dancers ...... Abbie Mack, Autumn Pipes, Samantha Everitt , Choreographers ...... Britt ani Terry, Brooke Cherry April Christensen, Anneke Bahlmann, Mariah Dillman, Brianna Lindsay, Anna Costume director ...... Lannett e Nielson Johnson, Jackie Jensen, Kianna Brown, Heather Herbert, Maegan Thomas, Karen Stage manager ...... Russ Olsen Wood, Cambrya Cox, Riley Reedy , Sarah Everitt , Liora Dineley, Sarah Peterson Technical director ...... David Parrish Dance captain ...... TaLeah Faumui Scene 11: Featured dancers ..... Andreanna Judd, Sierra Roberts, TaLeah Faumui, Jessica Smith, Lindsey Morris, Erin Frischknecht, AnnBelle Taylor

Scene 11: Male dancers ...... Mark Bishop, Mark Olsen, Kyle Olsen Scene directors and Samuel the Lamanite ...... Josh Peterson, Tyler Bishop Mormon ...... Tu Tui, Loren Steck assistant directors Mortal Moroni ...... Jackson Wayman Mark Lyons, Todd Jorgensen, Sarah Tui, Nate Christensen, Laurie Bishop, Brooke Hyrum Smith...... Sam Young Cherry, Britt ani Terry, Jenny Peterson, Melody Bishop, Jaylene Wegener John Taylor ...... Andrew Olsen Willard Richards ...... Keaton Jorgensen Square dance caller ...... Mike Kohut Key performers Brigham Young ...... Jacob Williams (in order of appearance) Captain Allen ...... Geoff Westfall Aide ...... Aaron Egg Preachers ...... Andy Adamson,Emmit Mitchell, Claude Meacham Bugler ...... Neils Grover Young Joseph ...... Matt Bigelow, Zach Brown Drummer ...... Ashton Larsen Angel Moroni ...... Trevor Steck, Jacob Norris Robert Henshaw ...... Eaton Cliff , Carson Lawrence Vignett es Mary Henshaw ...... Abrielle Hadley, Catherine Ipson Mature Joseph ...... Brad Young Handcuff ed ...... Jordan Durtschi Oliver Cowdrey ...... Andrew Olsen Handcart ...... Keaton Jorgensen Captain Moroni ...... Wesley Wright Angel on the temple...... Justin Bawden, Ryan Christensen, Zerahemnah ...... Cody Alder Nathan Schreiner, Scott Peterson, Cameron Clay, Geoff Westfall, Sacrifi ce Scene ... Oliver Lindsay (the sacrifi ce), Caoimhe Stoff ers, Carrie Everitt Cole Brown, Kyler White, Matt Rigoli

Scene 9: Inner circle ...... Abbie Mack, Autumn Pipes, Samantha Everitt , Brianna Ammon ...... Michael Peterson Lindsay, Anna Johnson, Jackie Jensen, Karen Wood, Cambrya Cox, Riley Reedy Lamoni ...... Killick Mickelson Lamoni’s queen ...... Misha Westfall Scene 9: Outer circle ...... April Christensen, Kianna Brown, Anneke Bahlmann, Queen’s lady ...... Keyera Cox Talia Cluff , Jozlyn Larsen, BreAnna Bratt on, Sarah Everitt , Jordan Leatham, Third Nephi ...... Dan Sorensen, Christopher Hadley Meagan Dennis, Hallie Williams, Raquel Hancock, Alice Grover, Emily Hadley The Savior ...... Andy Bahlmann June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 11

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he Mormon Miracle Pageant tells an epic story in which the events of centuries are often un- Tfolded in just a few minutes. Although the Pageant’s scenes change rapidly, the drama can be followed more easily by remembering that two stories are being told, one in ancient times and one in modern times. The stories are told in three sections that are tied by the common thread of the origin, publication and infl uence of the Book of Mor- mon, which Joseph Smith translated and published. The fi rst section tells of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon through the Prophet Joseph Smith as a result of his sincere inquiry as to how best to fol- low God. The second section tells of an ancient people whose history is depicted in the pages of the Book of Mormon. The third section brings us back to the early histo- ry of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latt er-day Saints, and the eff ect the Book of Mormon had on those who accepted it and joined the Church. It continues with the story of the Saints persecution and migration to Utah to fi nd a place to practice their new-found faith. Below is a more detailed description of the scenes, as they unfold in the Mormon Miracle Pageant:

Religious excitement in New England—A period of religious turbulence is underway 1.in 1820 in upstate New York. Joseph Smith, a 14-year-old farm boy, is caught up in the excitement as are a fi ctitious young couple, Mary and Robert Henshaw. The Henshaws are frustrated because they fail to fi nd satisfactory answers to their religious questions.

Joseph Smith’s First Vision—Confused by the contending religious sects, Joseph 2.turns to his Bible for answers. One verse that instructs anyone seeking knowledge to ask God has a profound infl uence on the young man. Joseph kneels in prayer to ask God which church he should join. God the Father and Jesus Christ appear to him. They tell Joseph that none of the sects are true, and that in time he will restore the true church that PHOTO BY NICK MARSING Christ established while upon the earth. Joseph tells Robert and Mary Henshaw prepare to ascend into eternity together after Robert dies on his way to Sanpete County. his mother about the vision. historical account of Moroni’s people (the Nephites) Translation of the gold plates—Four Angel Moroni appears to Joseph—Three and their adversaries (the Lamanites), who inhabit- years after Moroni’s fi rst visitation, Joseph years later, Moroni, a post-mortal angel ed the Americas from 600 B.C. to 400 A.D. Joseph is 4.is allowed to take the plates. He and his 3.who lived in the Americas about 400 years told that the plates contain the fullness of the gos- associate Oliver Cowdery begin translation. As they after Christ, appears to Joseph and shows him where pel of Jesus Christ and that in the future he would Continued on next page ancient gold plates are buried. The plates contain an translate them into English. June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 13

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do so, the angel Moroni appears at the top of the Manti Temple tower and sounds a trumpet, which signifi es the truths of the book that are unfolding to Joseph Smith as he translates. Joseph and Oliver discuss the concept of “Zion.”

The battle against Zerahemnah—The Pageant flash- es back in time to events described in the plates. Cap- 5. tain Moroni (who has the same name but is not the same person who appeared to Joseph Smith) leads the Neph- ites into battle against the Lamanites, who are led by their chief Zerahemnah. In an attempt to rally his people, Captain Moroni tears his coat and makes it into a banner called the Title of Liberty.

The eternal forces of good and evil—Primarily a dance scene, some dancers portray an evil priestess 6. and human sacrifice, while others portray a family giving thanks for the harvest. As foreshadowed by the danc- ers, the Nephites succumb to greed and evil. Meanwhile, La- manite leader King Lamoni and his queen, along with many followers, are converted to righteousness.

Samuel, a Lamanite prophet, prophesies of the Messiah—A prophet named Samuel, who is a Lamanite, 7. attempts to preach repentance to the (now-wicked) Ne- PHOTO BY NICK MARSING Continued on next page Captain Moroni and the Lamenite chief, Zarahemnah, battle in a key moment in the Book of Mormon story.

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phites. But the Nephites cast him out of their city, so he stands on the city wall to preach. Samuel proph- esies of the coming of the Messiah to Jerusalem and of heavenly signs signifying his birth and death. A man named Nephi believes Samuel’s prophecies.

Nephi prays for Christ to come—The still-wicked Nephites threaten to kill Ne- 8. phi and his followers if Samuel’s prophe- sies of Christ do not materialize. Nephi asks God to hasten Jesus’ birth. Suddenly, a “new star” appears, and the sign of the Savior’s birth is fulfi lled.

Destruction at Crucifi xion—Continents away from the Americas, Christ is cruci- 9. fi ed. The pageant portrays three days of darkness marked by thunder, lightning, earth- quakes, cities falling into the sea and thousands of people dying. People run around wildly, seek- ing shelter from the destruction. Then suddenly, there is stillness.

Christ in America—The resurrected Christ appears at the Nephite Tem- 10. ple. He identifi es himself and invites the people to feel the prints of the nails in his hands PHOTO BY NICK MARSING and feet. He calls 12 disciples (one of whom is Ne- The resurrected Christ appears at the Nephite Temple. He identifies himself and invites the people to feel the prints of the nails phi). He blesses the children and ascends. Peace in his hands and feet (photos above and below). prevails upon the land for 200 years. mob storms the jail and shoots and kills them. Demise of the Nephite civilization— The Saints leave Nauvoo and cross the Mississip- The Nephites lapse into wickedness. pi River. 11. They place more emphasis on rich- es, drinking and merriment than on helping the The westward trek—Brigham poor or serving God. The Nephite king, Noah, with Young takes over as leader of the his vast wealth and many servants epitomizes the 16. church. During evenings on the problem. Although the Lamanites also no longer trail, the Saints gather around campfires to sing worship in the manner Christ taught, they are the and dance. But the merriment is interrupted when worthier of the two civilizations. they receive a call from the U.S. Army to form a battalion to fight Mexico. Mormon turns over the gold plates—Mormon, the last Nephite Brigham Young’s vision—In a vision, 12. general, gives the gold plates, a record Brigham Young sees Captain Moroni of the Nephites, to his son Moroni. Mormon dies in Saints driven from Missouri estab- 17. with the Title of Liberty, Joseph Smith, batt le; and Moroni wanders across the continent lish Nauvoo—Joseph Smith’s follow- recognizing the importance of defending liberty, alone, ultimately burying the plates in upstate New 14. ers face persecution. They are driven Brigham Young urges the pioneers to join the Mor- York where Joseph Smith will later unearth them. from New York to Ohio to Missouri. In Missouri, mon Batt alion. The batt alion marches away. Gov. Lilburn Boggs issues an extermination order, Flash forward to publication of the forcing the Saints to move to Illinois where they Hardship on the Plains—As they Book of Mormon—It is 1830. Joseph build the beautiful city of Nauvoo. From 1839 to travel west in covered wagons, the 13. Smith is seen outside a printing shop. 1847, they enjoy peace and prosperity. 18. pioneers face harsh weather, disease The translation of the Book of Mormon is complete, and death. By now, Mary and Robert Henshaw have and it is published. Robert and Mary Henshaw, who Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum three children. Mary dies as they cross the Plains, now have a child, hear Joseph’s message and join Smith—Persecution of the Saints and a heartbroken Robert and children grieve at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latt er-day Saints. 15. continues. Joseph Smith and his her graveside. brother Hyrum are jailed in Carthage, Illinois. A Continued on next page June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 17 18 June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 Scene synopsis

The Saints arrive in the Salt Lake Valley, then 19. head to Sanpete—It is 1848. Brigham Young welcomes the Saints to the Salt Lake Valley. He tells them that after they are fed and clothed, they will be sent to a beautiful valley to the south where they will help build Zion. A handcart company heads for Sanpete, but within sight of the valley an Indian arrow pierces Robert Henshaw’s heart, killing him.

Finale, Robert and Mary reunited, celestial wel- 20. come—As Robert dies, he hears Mary’s voice. Dressed in white, the two spirits enjoy a post-mortal reunion. As a chorus of angels sings from the hilltop, Robert and Mary pass through the clouds into paradise, blessed to be an eternal family through the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. PHOTO BY NICK MARSING As they travel west in covered wagons, the pioneers face harsh weather, disease and death. THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOUTH CONFERENCE!

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You go circumstances as evidence of divine involvement. with your instinct a litt le bit more,” he said. “With Such was the case last year when director Denise more takes, your conscious brain gets in the way.” Hagemeister sought to make a new recording of “A A couple more takes were recorded for what Stuc- Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief.” ki called “insurance,” but Hagemeister ultimately Hagemeister learned that the version of the used the fi rst take, which she declared to be “near hymn found in the LDS hymnbook was not the origi- perfect.” nal and looked for a rendition that would have been Although Stucki commands high pay for his “more comforting, more inspirational during the work, he donated his time and talents for the Pag- prophet’s darkest hours.” eant recording. “The old recording didn’t portray that,” she said. “When it comes down to doing things locally for “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” is known as the my own community, I’m happy to sing,” he said. “I song Joseph Smith asked John Taylor to sing while he feel like music is a gift I’ve been given, and part of and others were imprisoned in Carthage Jail, before my responsibility with this gift is to be generous a mob stormed the building and shot and killed the with it.” prophet and his brother Hyrum Smith. Originally from Washington state, Stucki came A seven-stanza poem writt en in 1826 by James to Utah to att end Brigham Young University, where Montgomery, the hymn was originally set to a sim- he earned a bachelor’s degree in music. ple folk tune. It was included in the Latt er-day Saints’ After graduating from Indiana University with Manchester Hymnal, used in England from 1840 to a master’s, he and his wife, Ann, made Salt Lake 1912, and was brought back to the United States by City their home base while he pursued a success- missionaries who were serving there. ful international singing career for more than six A year before his death, John Taylor, then pres- years. ident of the church, sang the song to composer He has soloed on two occasions with the Mor- Brian Stucki Ebenezer Beesley and asked him to come up with a mon Tabernacle Choir—as Christ in Beethoven’s new tune. Beesley’s version is the one found in LDS “Christ on the Mount of Olives” and in Handel’s hymnbooks today. “Messiah”—along with appearing in several Utah make sense to commute from Salt Lake,” he said. The original tune was lost for nearly 100 years Opera productions. They made the move to Spring City four years until in 2008 a descendant of Beesley’s found it in an He has also performed across the United States, ago. old notebook. He shared the original with historian including at Carnegie Hall with the American Sym- “We love it; we’re so happy here,” Stucki said. “We Jeff rey N. Walker, who subsequently published it. phony Orchestra in Spohr’s “Die letzten Dinge” and bought a litt le stone house we adore. The kids have After receiving permission from the church to Fanny Mendelssohn’s “Musik Für die Toten der Chol- good friends, and we love the quiet and the stars at record the original hymn, Hagemeister began look- era-Epidemie,” and at the Lincoln Center in New York night.” ing for a soloist who would do it justice. City. He has also performed in Poland, Israel and “I’ve always liked the hymn,” Stucki said of “Poor She remembered hearing Snow College profes- Mexico. Wayfaring Man of Grief.” Prior to 2008 when the sor, vocal director and world-renowned tenor, Brian While he was on the road, his wife and their original was released, he had even arranged his own Stucki, perform, and thought he would be perfect. oldest son, Colin, now 12, traveled to the longer en- rendition of it. Now whenever he is asked to sing She approached Stucki, who, to her surprise, was fa- gagements with him. Then Jane, 10, and Kate, 6, were the familiar tune, he sings at least two verses of the miliar with the original tune and more than willing born. original hymn along with the familiar version. to sing it. As their family grew and Colin started school, the “There aren’t that many pieces of music that are Stucki said he was surprised to get the call from Stuckis decided it was time for Brian to transition so intertwined with our historical narrative in the Hagemeister, who he had met on a couple of occa- from performing to teaching. Church,” Stucki said. sions. He initially assumed Hagemeister wanted him Stucki began to teach at Westminster College “The simple message of the hymn gets at the very to perform the hymnbook version of the song, but and at Utah Valley University, and shortly after was essence of the gospel—that’s why it resonated with when he discovered she wanted the original, he was invited to teach at Snow College one day a week. 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By James Tilson

typical day in the life of the Mormon Miracle Pageant director is not really typical, and it is Anever short. Denise Hagemeister, in her second year as director, is responsible for carrying on a 52-year tradition while identifying and implementing changes needed in the Pageant performance and organization. Pageant season gets started before Hagemeister’s school-year job at Manti Elementary wraps up. On a typical day in May, she is at the school, from 9 a.m. to a litt le after 3 p.m. But even when she’s at the school, the Pageant is in the background. Hagemeister receives emails and texts all day about rehearsals and schedules, and litt le emergencies that pop up. She responds to those at the same time she handles her work duties. But Principal Karen Soper and staff are very sup- portive and make sure she doesn’t get overwhelmed during the day. “I work with really fantastic people that understand what needs to be done,” she said. After work, Hagemeister goes home, changes, grabs something quick to eat, and makes it to rehearsal by 4 p.m. As rehearsals ramp up, her Pageant director job stretches until at least 9 p.m. “That’s an early night,” she said. By the second week of rehearsal, activity is going on until 10 p.m. Then there’s dress rehearsals, tech rehears- als, “tweaks”—and Hagemeister often doesn’t make it home until after midnight. Once rehearsals move to the temple grounds, the work cannot even begin until after it gets dark at around PHOTO BY NICK MARSING 9:30 pm. And sometimes, after a dress rehearsal is done, a “dry tech” rehearsal, where all the lights and sound are Denise Hagemeister, Pageant director, supervises a rehearsal on Temple Hill as her assistant, Harmony Durtschi, age 12, takes notes on items that need “tweaking.” During Pageant season, she says she almost never has a calm day. checked, can take until 2 a.m. On the day of a performance, Hagemeister fi nds that most of her pre-show work is done—unless there’s performance starts at 9:30 p.m. Hagemeister has to The papers are schedules, ecclesiastical endorsements, a problem. Sometime an actor gets sick, or a piece of pay att ention through it all to see if anything needs a release forms and other necessary information. Almost equipment doesn’t work. Then she has to deal with “tweak.” all of these forms are supposed to be scanned digitally, whatever emergency has popped up. She calls this When a performance ends, she can go home, “but and emailed to her, but some are mailed to her hard “tweaking” the performance, and it will go on every day it’s a process,” she said. copy. leading up to and all the way through the eight nights Volunteers are assigned to put away and lock up the No matt er how she gets them, the papers have to be of performances. equipment, so she doesn’t have to worry about that. But collected and delivered to an assistant, who fi les them Hagemeister also directs the Pageant Show Choir, each night, she goes through her notes to identify what in the proper folders. which sings prior to Pageant performances. These choir needs to be corrected before the next performance. Was “You’re dealing with 50 years of tradition, and deal- performances usually take place in the afternoon, which the lighting correct? Did the sound work all right? Was ing with generations who have never dealt with [digi- means she will have to hustle from the choir perfor- the music in time with the recording? Did the fog ma- tal],” she said. “Eventually, we will have no paper at all.” mance “up the hill” to the backstage area to get ready chine work? Whatever problems arose, Hagemeister Hagemeister came to the Pageant with a lifetime of for the Pageant. will have to iron them out before she calls it a night. theater experience to guide her. She majored in speech “It’s not really a calm day at all,” she said of the per- “We hope it’s perfect, but it never is,” she said. communication at BYU and has taken many theater formance days. As Hagemeister goes about her Pageant day, she car- Continued on next page The nightly devotional starts at 7:30 p.m., and the ries a sheaf of papers. She calls it a “study in ‘old vs. new.’” June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 23

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Shawn Lindow portraying the Savior when the Christ in America scene was introduced in 2000. PHOTO COURTESY LAURA COX Special feature: bled...it was a fantastic experience.” “The thing that touched me most Pageant actors recognize sacred was the way people responded to me,” says Shawn Lindow of Spring City, who, in 2000, became the fi rst person to play responsibility of portraying Savior the role on Temple Hill. He performed for just one year. Putt ing on the robe “made you pause, because you recognize the By Shirley Bahlmann strengthened their personal connection told he would teach the gospel of Jesus part you’re playing and how sacred it is,” to Him. And they say have been touched Christ in its simplicity to the people of he says. ince a depiction of Christ’s visit to by the way people have responded to the world. Moves to add the scene to the Pag- America was added to the Mormon them both in and out of costume. Although he spent at least 25 years eant started about 1995 when Peterson SMiracle Pageant, several actors have One of the people most responsible working in theater professionally or began serving as a counselor in the Pag- metaphorically experienced walking in for the scene being added to the Pageant teaching it in colleges, he considers cre- eant presidency. The Pageant Committ ee Jesus Christ’s shoes, rather than just fol- is Ivo Peterson of Ephraim, Pageant direc- ation of the scene to be his greatest artis- suggested the scene to him. When he was lowing in his footsteps. tor from 1998 to 2000. He went on to play tic achievement, although he is quick to called as pageant director in 1998, he pre- Since the scene was added to the pag- Christ in 2006, 2007 and 2008. extend credit to everyone else involved. sented the concept of the scene to former eant in 2000, men who have performed At one point in his life, he received And playing Christ? “It was very, very in the role say playing the Savior has a priesthood blessing in which he was exciting,” he says. “I just was very hum- Continued on next page June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 27 Revereerere RevereereQuality Value

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Pageant director and copyright holder Macksene Rux. She said no. “She thought it was too sacred a subject,” Peterson ex- plains. When Rux passed away a few weeks later, the copyright went to Morgan and Helen Dyreng of Manti, who had played a big role in founding the pageant. They supported the right kind of presentation of Christ in America. Proposed new scene Peterson wrote a scene with exact scriptural wording, just 12 words, de- signed to be added to the Pageant narra- tion tape. A “dummy” recording prepared by KMTI, the local Manti radio station, passed the scrutiny of the Dyrengs and the church, with one stipulation. The new scene had to fi t without increasing the to- tal performance time. Working line by painstaking line, Pe- terson and the Dyrengs made deletions. Then microsecond pauses were cut out of the whole tape, and the tape was sped up as much as possible. The LDS Church Correlation Commit- tee off ered suggestions without specif- ic advice. “The one I remember most is when Christ says to the people, ‘Feel the prints of the nails in my hands,’” Peterson said. “They wanted it changed, so I put ‘… hands, feet, and side.’ They sent it back, so I put ‘…hands and feet,’ and that was the ticket.” Music for the scene Merrill Jensen of Richfi eld, Peterson’s cousin, who is famous for his work on the “Legacy” and “Testament” movies, wrote music for the scene. After Jensen agreed to the project, Pe- terson and his son, Adrian, timed the mu- sic to the second as they walked through the scene on Temple Hill. Peterson was thrilled to be present when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and symphony made the fi nal recording. Next was costuming. Peterson’s wife, Barbara, who has a master’s degree in cos- tume design, created the costumes for the scene. The fi rst year the scene was performed, Lindow says he stumbled into the role of Christ. Scene director Linda Bateman urged him to try out for the new part. “I KEN HANSEN / MESSENGER PHOTO Continued on next page Laurie Bishop, director of the Christ in America scene, rehearses with Andrew Bahlmann, who is playing the Savior in 2018. June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 29

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hesitated,” Lindow said, “and she said, ‘No, you should do that.’ So I did.” Lin- dow prepared by learning the lines to say along with the recording. Performers who have played the Savior in the Christ-in-America Scene “He had a wonderful presence, calm and peaceful, yet with a command of the stage,” Peterson says of Lindow. ϮϬϬϬ ^ŚĂǁŶ>ŝŶĚŽǁ͕^ƉƌŝŶŐŝƚLJ ϮϬϭϬ DŝŬĞ:ŽƌŐĞŶƐĞŶ͕DĂŶƚŝ “He’d tell the children a story each night when they were seated around him.” ϮϬϬϭ ŶĚƌĞǁĂŚůŵĂŶŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ ϮϬϭϭ DŝŬĞ:ŽƌŐĞŶƐĞŶ͕DĂŶƚŝ Response of children ϮϬϬϮ ŚƌŝƐƚŝĂŶDŽŶƐŽŶ͕ĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJŽĨƉŚƌĂŝŵ ϮϬϭϮ ĂůĞďDŝƚƐsŽƚĂŝ͕DĂŶƚŝ One of the most touching things ϮϬϬϯ dŽĚĚ:ŽƌŐĞŶƐĞŶ͕DĂŶƚŝ ϮϬϭϯ ĂůĞďDŝƚƐsŽƚĂŝ͕DĂŶƚŝ about people’s reactions to him was the response of children, Lindow says. When ϮϬϬϰ DĂƚƚ:ĞŶŬŝŶƐ͕'ƵŶŶŝƐŽŶ ϮϬϭϰ 'ĞƌĂůĚtĂLJŵĂŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ a couple of 3-year-olds gazed at him in wonder, he realized that for children that 'ĞƌĂůĚtĂLJŵĂŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ͕ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚŝŶŐ age, the scene was “as real to them as any- ϮϬϬϱ ZŝĐŬŚƌŝƐƚĞŶƐĞŶ͕DĂŶƚŝ ϮϬϭϱ ǁŝƚŚŶĚƌĞǁĂŚůŵĂŶŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ thing.” So he made sure he behaved as the Savior would. ŶĚƌĞǁĂŚůŵĂŶŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ͕ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚŝŶŐ At the end of the scene, his fi nal pose required him to look up into the spot- ϮϬϬϲ /ǀŽWĞƚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ƉŚƌŝĂŵ ϮϬϭϲ ǁŝƚŚĂǀŝĚůůƌĞĚ͕ĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJŽĨDĂŶƚŝ lights with arms outstretched. “The lights ϮϬϬϳ /ǀŽWĞƚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ ϮϬϭϳ ŶĚƌĞǁĂŚůŵĂŶŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ go off , you have seconds to get off the hill, and you can’t see a thing,” Lindow said. ϮϬϬϴ /ǀŽWĞƚĞƌƐŽŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ ϮϬϭϴ ŶĚƌĞǁĂŚůŵĂŶŶ͕ƉŚƌĂŝŵ A couple of children in the scene spontaneously grabbed his hands and ϮϬϬϵ ĂŶŶŽŶZŽLJĂů͕ĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJŽĨDĂŶƚŝ walked him off the hill. “I didn’t ask them to do that,” he said. “That was just the son on his lap during the scene. “That of the Pageant, just from watching his much,” Bahlmann said. When his wife, way they acted around the person they made it a really powerful experience,” he story,” Bahlmann said. As a 19-year-old, Heidi, called him on it, Bahlmann made viewed as the Savior.” said. Wayman was counseled to share a Bahlmann played the short-lived role of changes. Another person who has played 15-second message with the children in Coriantumr with his litt le brother, Jeff , as “I get a lot of people telling me how Christ, Gerald Wayman of Ephraim, a the scene before each performance. One Shiz. much they like the way I play the Savior,” high school teacher, says he never aspired evening a 14-year-old Lamanite dancer By the time Bahlmann returned from he said. “I like to hear that, but if I let that to the part. approached Wayman. his mission in 2000, the Pageant season go to my head, I’m not as good. I can never Having previously played Father Mor- “You gave my litt le brother a really had passed. After marrying Heidi Bailey be Him. More than any other role, I have ley, Captain Allen, Zarahemna, Second Ne- neat message last night,” she said. “What in 2001, he was interested in the new to get out of the way and let people have phi and all the pioneer parts, he off ered, are you going to say tonight?” scene, auditioned and got the role of a connection through me, rather than during the 2014 tryouts, to do whatever “I didn’t even know,” Wayman admit- Christ for the 2001 season. with me.” was needed,. When he discovered he had ted. “So I asked, ‘What do you think the What would Jesus do? Now that he older, he’s seen more of been assigned as the Savior, he found it to Savior would tell those kids?’ As she and life’s struggles both personally and from be humbling, and a blessing. her friends pondered, I could see it was A lot of life work went into prepara- serving in a bishopric, which has helped “It was a lot diff erent than any oth- really helping their testimonies.” Over tion for the part, including reading the him reconnect with a lesson that came to er role I’d played,” Wayman said. “The the next few nights, the group of teens book, “Jesus the Christ” and temple at- him when he played Christ in 2001. That directors told me, ‘When you have the discussing Wayman’s message grew to tendance. When Bahlmann realized what year, as Bahlmann stood on the hill in costume on…those kids think you’re re- about 30. the role required, his response was, “It’s costume, the cast seemed to blend into ally Christ, and you have to play that 100 “I could tell they’d been thinking as simple as saying, ‘What would Jesus the audience, creating a huge mass of percent for them.’ about it all day,” Wayman says. “They gave do?’” humanity. “I thought at fi rst it was going to be me some good ideas.” When Bahlmann heard, “Hey, there’s “A voice in my head said, ‘I know every really, really hard, but it came really easi- In 2015, Wayman alternated nights Jesus,” from people at work, he realized single one of those people,’” Bahlmann ly. It seemed to be a role that, once you fi t portraying the Savior with Andy Bahl- that he’d taken on the name of Christ a remembered. “‘I know their names, yourself into it, you couldn’t do it wrong. mann of Ephraim, a Snow College En- bit more than metaphorically. strengths and weaknesses, and I love Everybody is doing everything to make glish professor, who played the part in “People saw me, and they saw the Sav- them.’ Living with that understanding it right for you, so you’ve got a lot of sup- 2016 and 2017, and is playing it again this ior,” Bahlmann said. “We should act the since I was 22 informs the way I think port. You can’t help but convey that spir- year. way Jesus would act.” about the world. That has made it easi- it.” Bahlmann has participated in the Bahlmann admits that in 2015, he er for me, when I’m in costume, to pay One of Wayman’s fondest memories pageant since age 5. “I think my testi- was less invested than as a 22-year-old. “I att ention to people who need a litt le at- is holding his granddaughter and grand- mony of Joseph Smith started because didn’t think about what I was doing as tention.” June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 31 Special feature

Last year he struggled with a health the Savior’s hands, and then, through pear to come down from heaven. “I was his whole ministry.” condition that left him so exhausted he actions, testify of his divinity. just reading where it said he descended In spite of directions she gives to laid on the grass before his part, yet he “It was a testimony to me of how from the sky,” Hagemeister said, “and I the cast, “my biggest problem with that still put on a happy face. That’s what Jesus much the Savior loves us, an incredible thought, ‘Well, he should probably do scene is getting people not to bunch did when the apostles tried turning away experience for me personally.” Bishop that.’” around Christ,” Hagemeister said. “Even children who came to see him, Balmann said. “If it does that for me, I know it’s Hagemeister took the idea to the pag- though they know it’s Brother Bahl- said. “There were times He wanted to take touching other people.” eant presidency, explaining that it’s been mann, they get caught up in the momen- a break, but when someone needed Him, Bishop’s biggest challenge in direct- done in other pageants. The presidency tum and want to be close to Christ.” he was there,” he said. ing children in the Christ-in-America supported it, and Pageant President Milt In spite of this, Hagemeister believes At times, Bahlmann is overwhelmed scene is that every child wants to sit on Olsen suggested that Lynn Bishop, hus- that adding Christ in America to the orig- by the way people look at him. “They’re Christ’s lap. “There’s just something so band of scene director Laurie Bishop, inal production was total inspiration. not looking at me,” he said. “They’re real about it, they all want to be blessed build the lift. A story told by Gerald Wayman, one looking at a depiction of the Savior. That by Him. ” Plan for the lift had to go to Salt Lake of the Christs, captures the power and doesn’t always happen when we’re just Having Christ walk among the actors City, and a committ ee had to be assem- poignance of the role and the scene. reading” about Christ. helps, as it conveys His infi nite love for ev- bled to see the work. “They were mostly While walking into the costume Costuming could have been another eryone. It’s much bett er keeping Christ in worried about sight lines,” Hagemeister building one night with his wife, Shau- challenge. “Being 6-foot, 7-inches and hav- one, static location, Bishop said. said. With the broad curve of Temple na. He failed to hear the quiet voice of a ing broad shoulders, I am a litt le larger Denise Hagemeister, called in 2017 as Hill, would spectators be able to see the 4-year-old boy say, “Hi, Jesus.” When Shau- than life,” Bahlmann admitt ed. Yet one the pageant director, has never been in apparatus, which would destroy the na mentioned that he’d walked right of the two costumes made before Bahl- the Pageant, and admits to seeing it only intended illusion of Christ descending by without acknowledgment, Wayman mann got the part fi ts as if it were made one and a half times before being called from above? Fog from machines was the immediately turned, knelt to the child’s for him. to direct it. Yet reading all of 3rd Nephi, solution to mask the structure. level, looked the boy in the eyes, and said, Long-time Pageant performer and di- where Christ’s visit is recorded, and using Once Christ was on the ground, “I “Jesus loves you.” rector, Laurie Bishop, the current Christ- her fresh perspective, Hagemeister made don’t think he would have said, ‘Every- With a bright smile, the boy turned to in- America scene director, isn’t surprised several changes. body come to me.’” Hagemeister said. “It’s his mother, declaring with pure delight, by such miracles. She remembers when The fi rst was to add a mechanical lift more literal that he would walk among “Mommy, Jesus loves me!” she fi lled in for an actor assigned to feel to the scene, which makes the Savior ap- the people, because that’s what he’d done And that’s what it’s all about.

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By Suzanne Dean day of the opening fi reside, to June 24, the day of the concluding fi reside. Each The ideas that participating in the scriptural reference contains 8-15 verses, pageant requires a commitment to ex- Olsen says. ceptional performance as well as a com- Participants are asked to read each mitment to spiritual growth aren’t new, daily assignment, mark one verse that says Pageant President Milton Olsen. stands out for him or her personally, and It’s just that those concepts got pushed share impressions about the scriptures to the background for a few years. read with a “reading partner.” Pageant leaders noticed the fallout. Each cast and crew member needs Some performers were missing rehearsals to write down a question based on what and even failing to show for performances he or she has read. They should write the with no notice. question on the blank pages of the study “We’re trying to shift, and it’s really booklet. “Then ponder and write down a shift this year, to the idea of commit- what the spirit teaches you,” the booklet ment,” Olsen says. “Because when you’re says. “Finish with a prayer asking God if committ ed to something and make sacri- the words you have just read are true and fi ces for it, it’s a diff erent experience.” to receive a personal testimony of it.” The commitment leaders are seeking Meanwhile, the back inside cover of from the whole cast and crew has two the booklet has spaces where participants parts, Olsen says. First, leaders are asking can write their two personal goals and the volunteers to go the extra mile as a per- actions they will take toward the goals. former, or stage hand or whatever their Meeting commitments to the pageant roles are. and to themselves isn’t necessarily easy Second, the leaders are asking partic- SUZENNE DEAN / MESSENGER PHOTO for young performers or even older folks. ipants to do a number of specifi c things Emily (left) and Melissa Seely of Ephraim talk about what they’ve written in their Pageant study “Many of them have been pushed to the booklets. The booklets are part of a program to encourage spiritual growth during the pageant. to grow spiritually, from studying desig- edges of their comfort zones, and that’s nated scriptures, to writing two goals for good,” Olsen says. The most common questions specta- service, Olsen says, leaders are inviting the 28 days of pageant season, and writing But Olsen, Shelley. and other Pageant tors ask, Shelley said, are, “What part do performers, who in the past may have steps they will take everyday during those leaders believe if performers live up to you play?” and “Can I have my picture been in one crowd scene, to volunteer 28 days, to achieve the goals. their commitments, they will experience taken with you?” for two or more scenes, including scenes In the past, it has been okay for a per- the benefi ts. Shelley told the performers, the ma- formerly dominated by families. former to show up at the top of Temple Take the example of granddaughters jority of whom are teenagers or young When scenes are over, performers Hill a few minutes before his or her scene, of Ken Lindsay, executive secretary in the adults, that when asked those questions, should not leave the temple grounds, Ol- perform, return to the top of the hill, and Pageant presidency. Last year, the girls they should go beyond giving a perfunc- sen says. They are asked to remain in cos- go home. Not this year. came from out of state to participate in tory answer or posing for a photo. tume until the end of the Pageant, every All performers, regardless of role, are the Pageant. “Invite them to act,” Shelley advised. night of the eight nights. As the crowd asked to be in att endance, in costume, at a At the time, Lindsay said, “This is prob- “For instance, say, ‘I want you to look for starts to leave, they are to return to the devotional outside the costume building ably a one-time opportunity. I don’t know the promptings of the spirit when my part seating area for another 15 minutes for every night at 7:30 p.m. Devotionals run if I’ll ever be able to get them back.” comes up.’ Identify a place where they can more interaction with the audience, in- 25-30 minutes. Yet his granddaughters are back in meet you after the Pageant and tell them, cluding bearing their testimonies of the From 8 to 8:45 p.m., performers are Manti, staying with their grandparents ‘If you’d like to talk about your feelings or truth of the Pageant message. asked to mingle with the crowd and strike and performing in the pageant again this have any questions, I’ll be right there.’” The spiritual side of the Pageant com- up conversations about the messages por- year. But, Shelley cautioned the Pageant cast mitment has several pieces. At the fi re- trayed in the Pageant. “Over half of the participants have and crew, “No one in this room should side May 27, each cast and crew member “You will be inspired who to talk to and been in the pageant before,” President try to convert or convince anyone of any- received a study booklet. what to say,” Troy Shelley, second counselor Olsen says. “It begs the question, ‘Why?’ thing. Only the spirit does that.” Inside the front cover is a list of scrip- in the Pageant presidency, told them at an It’s because it’s added something to their To increase commitment to Pageant tures, one for each day from May 27, the opening Pageant fi reside Sunday, May 27. lives.” June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 33 Ephraim Co-op 96 N. Main, Ephraim Hours: 10 am - 8 pm Craft Fair is back! (At the Co-op, not the fairgrounds) Did you miss us? 17 crafters featuring central checkout, temple pictures, journals, barn wood frames, wreaths, kid’s toys, jellies & jams, Karen’s Calligraphy Location of Ephraim City and many more unique items, too Swap & Sale! numerous to mention. Grass area south of Co-op The majority of our items are handmade!

Supervised kids coloring area, air conditioned, clean bathrooms 34 June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 Costume tracking New system will streamline costume distribution

By Linda Petersen

With as many as 1,000 cast members some years, many of whom have mul- tiple costume changes, keeping track of all of the Pageant costumes can be a huge undertaking. But the costume de- partment has launched a project that will make the job much easier. After the Pageant ended last year, Amy Cox, the 2017 costume director, and a host of volunteers began putt ing together the fi rst phase of an invento- ry-tracking system. The project was led by Jolene Smith, a retired BYU-Idaho fashion instructor who had recently completed a similar project in Nauvoo, the site of another LDS pageant. It all started when Smith and some friends came to Manti to see the Mor- mon Miracle Pageant. Smith ran into Cox, one of her former students, at a church meeting and told her about the cataloging project she had recently com- pleted in Nauvoo. Cox immediately asked Smith if she would be willing to do something sim- ilar for the Manti Pageant. She agreed. PHOTO BY NICK MARSING The project got the go-ahead from the An overview of the costume building as costume committee members help find and fit costumes for performers. The Pageant is developing Pageant presidency, and Smith received an inventory-tracking system that will enable performers to choose costumes from a website and come to the costume building to pick up the a formal call as a church service mis- preordered items by number. sionary. Just weeks after the Pageant wrapped up, Smith, Cox and the volun- women working on their Young Wom- “because there’s a lot of measuring with them in leadership roles where they teers set to work. en projects, Boy Scouts working on mer- a project like this. By the time you are were in charge of specifi c aspects of the More than 60 people worked Mon- it badges and even a Meridian, Idaho near the end, you’re prett y worn out. project.” day through Friday for about six weeks. youth group of 30, which took time out They were a breath of fresh air.” Lannett e Nielson, who has succeed- The volunteers came from the towns of its high adventure trip to help. “It was fun to work with the youth ed Cox as costume director, was out of of Manti, Ephraim and Gunnison and “It was really exciting to have them and to see them be excited to be in- Continued on next page included Relief Society sisters, young come,” Smith said of the youth group, volved,” Cox said. “We were able to put

Pageant 50th anniversary commemorative book now available “The Mormon Miracle Pageant: over three years, off ers a comprehen- purchased for $69.99 (which includes tipageant.org. On the home page, scroll Commemorating 50 Years of Miracles,” sive history of the production from 1967 tax). It can be picked up at a booth at down and click on the book to order. a book chronicling the fi rst 50 years of to 2016. The book contains more than 300 N. Main during the Pageant or at For more information, or to order in the Pageant, is now available. 450 pages of Pageant history, and cast 222 E. 300 North. Shipping is available person call (435) 835-3000 or 835-5872. The hardbound, 9-by-11-inch, and crew stories, along with more than to anywhere in the United States for an A number of commemorative 50- full-color book, which was compiled 150 pages of photos. additional $11.95. year coins are also available for pur- by Pageant historian Merilyn Jorgensen This wonderful keepsake can be Order your copy today at www.man- chase for $15 (add $3.40 for shipping). June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 35 Costume tracking the county when the project started but be able to simply go to the costume build- helped the last three weeks. ing and ask for their costume or costumes Over the course of the six weeks, after by number. any needed repairs were made to cos- Smith hopes the tracking system will tumes, each costume was photographed, make what she sees as this fi rst phase of assigned a number and measured. A la- the project “bigger and bett er.” bel was created showing the costume “In two to three years, they will have a type, such as warrior, pioneer, etc., as well stunning inventory control system that as the inventory number and measure- will save people many, many hours and be ments. something the people of the local stakes All of that information was entered who put on the Pageant can be proud of,” into a computer spreadsheet with mul- she said. tiple pages dedicated to each scene. Now, Smith, who developed patterns for cast members looking for a costume can Vogue, taught patt ern making at BYU-Ida- provide their measurements and costum- ho. Besides helping with the inventory ers can quickly fi nd a match for them. system, she developed patt erns for histori- Plans to develop a software application cally accurate pioneer clothing being used specifi cally for the job stalled because of in the Pageant this year. the complexity of the task. However, the “It was fun to go and do what you Pageant presidency is working to have a teach,” Smith said. “It was fun to be able program available for next year’s Pageant. to help church history come alive, to make If everything goes according to plan, the production more than just the writt en cast members will be able to enter their siz- script.” es and measurements on a website, which Smith, who lives in Rexburg, Idaho, will then pull up photos of appropriate has served seven missions and is currently costumes that will fi t them. They will then waiting for assignment to another mission be able to order costumes online. They will in Ohio.

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Family history tent Pageant visitors can discover their ancestors

By Lloyd Call People with a FamilySearch account can also select relatives from their family tree and fi nd out similar Pageant visitors will have a fun opportunity to information about the year the family members were search for information about their ancestors on com- born. puters in Family History Tent, which will be set up near Two of the other applications build on family tree the Family History Center on the west temple grounds. information provided by FamilySearch. “Where I Come The tent will operation from 6 to 9 p.m. each eve- From” can map the migration routes of a person’s an- ning before Pageant. Volunteers will be available to cestors, while “My Famous Relatives” can use an indi- help att endees learn more about their family histories. vidual’s family tree to determine how an individual The tent was brought on site for the fi rst time last year is related to famous people, including U.S. presidents, and was especially popular with the youth. church leaders, even entertainers. For the Pageant, Family Search, the LDS genealogy The fourth application, “Picture my Heritage” uti- program, is providing “Discovery Experience Units,”— lizes a built-in camera to impose a user’s head shots Windows-based touch-screen computers loaded with onto generic photos of people from various eras. four applications designed to provide an interactive Visitors use computer stations in the Family History Tent in If the user provides an email or has a FamilySearch family-history experience. 2017. This year, the facility will be available each night of the account, the programs will email the information cap- Pageant from 6-9 p.m., enabling attendees to explore their tured during the experience directly to him or her. Be sure to download the Family Search application ancestry through an interactive experience. on your mobile device in order to try out a new feature Laptops will be available to introduce FamilySearch called “Relatives Around Me,” where you can connect With the “All About Me” application, even users to people not familiar with the service and to register with and be shown your exact relationship to any rel- without a FamilySearch account will be able to fi nd them in the program. There will also be children’s atives within 100 yards of you who also have the app out very specifi c information—for example, who won games where youngsters can be introduced to their turned on. You may be surprised to fi nd out how many the World Series or NBA fi nals, or what was invented family trees, along with coloring pages and other ac- of your cousins are also att ending the Pageant. the year they were born. tivities.

We look forward to your attending the 5QG Edition of the Morman Miracle Pageant in Manti City. We also invite you to experience the beauty of our valley and friendliness of our citizens as you travel here. We know you will truly enjoy all that we have to offer and will want to visit Sanpete County again soon.

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Language services Getting the Pageant message loud and clear By Robert Stevens tion test run, and this year, both Portuguese and German translation receivers have been added to the lineup. Language accommodations have been a component Another component of the language accommoda- of the Mormon Miracle Pageant for years now, and im- tions—an American Sign Language (ASL) translation provements are made each year, including this year, ac- video for hearing-impaired attendees—is getting an cording to Norman Jensen, fi rst counselor in the Pageant overhaul. presidency. With adjustments to the Pageant last year that short- “When people see the Pageant, it moves something ened it by 10 to 15 minutes spread over various scenes, inside of them,” Jensen said. “When people hear the mes- Jensen said the pageant presidency decided it would be sage, it resonates with them more, and they understand best to have a new video created. A production studio it bett er when it’s being delivered in the language they on the Wasatch Front made the new video for use this best understand.” year. The fi rst non-English language accommodation was Jensen said that along with the new video, the seat- introduction of Spanish translation receivers that use ing area where the video can be viewed has been moved a wireless signal to enable Spanish speakers to hear the to improve the relative perspective between the video Pageant narration tape in their native language. and the actual production. On the busiest nights of the Pageant, hundreds of the On top of Spanish, Portuguese, German and ASL portable receivers are handed out, Jensen said. Although translations, a synopsis pamphlet in more than 30 use of the receivers was limited to a specifi c seating area languages is available to accompany the Pageant, and in the past, this year receiver users will be able to sit multi-lingual security and usher volunteers are recruit- wherever they want, Jensen said. They can listen using ed to try to be sure people are on the Pageant grounds ROBERT STEVENS / MESSENGER PHOTO their own headphones. who can communicate with virtually any visitor who Visitor uses his own headphone to listen to Pageant trans- Last year, the Pageant launched a Portuguese transla- walks through the gate. lation. McDonald’s in Ephraim is always hiring.

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The invaluable instructions Hagemeister wants to give cast members and support personnel. “She’s my right-hand gal,” Hagemiester said. “She’s Harmony invaluable.” At the fi rst rehearsal this year, Hagemeister said Durtschi Harmony showed up with her binder ready to go. “I handed her the stack of papers in my hand, and she just took them and went to work. She’s fantastic,” Hagemeister said. Harmony loves the role she plays in helping the Pageant be successful. “It’s just really fun to do it because I know every- thing that’s going on and I get to take notes and I feel very powerful,” she said. “It’s very fun.” Harmony is from Ephraim and is a sixth grader at Ephraim Middle School. She and her family have been part of the P ageant for most of her whole life. She has ROBERT STEVENS / MESSENGER PHOTO been in many of the scenes where there are lots of cast Costume director Lannette Nielson holds one of nearly 100 members, such as the Christ in America and New En- new pioneer costumes volunteer seamstresses have made gland scenes. this year. Harmony hopes to be a physical therapist or der- matologist when she grows up. In the meantime, she eant, Lannett e Nielson has largely stayed out of the wants to continue helping out with the Pageant any limelight and behind the scenes. way she can. Five years ago, she got involved with costumes when she was asked to be the head seamstress. Then she was asked to help with new costumes. In fact she The proper att ire designed and constructed the current Zerahemnah costume. This year she has taken over as costume di- rector. Called to the position in November, Nielson’s fi rst ROBERT STEVENS / MESSENGER PHOTO Lannett e Nielson job was to replace close to 100 worn-out pioneer cos- Equipped with a clipboard, binder and cast list, Harmony tumes. She spent three months buying fabric before Durtschi is all set to serve as a scribe and personal assistant By Linda Petersen to the Pageant director. assembling a team of women who cut them out from historically accurate patt erns. The fabric pieces were Costume director Lannett e Nielson has been in- distributed to seamstresses from Manti, Ephraim and volved with the Mormon Miracle Pageant since 1987, By Kellie Harrison Gunnison to assemble. when she visited Manti as a BYU student and ended Alongside her, Nielsen’s sister-in-law Mara Elison up meeting her future husband, Wayne. That year, Harmony Durtschi, 12, has a special role at the has spent many hours helping cut out the pioneer Nielson, who is originally from LaJara, Colo., was a La- Miracle Pageant. She’s a personal assistant to Denise dresses and repair Lamanite warrior costumes. manite lawn dancer. Hagemeister, the Pageant director. While the last few months, and in particular the In 1992, after marrying and fi nishing their educa- Hagemeister selected Harmony last year essentially weeks leading up to Pageant, have been very busy tions, the couple returned to Manti. Since then, the to be her scribe—to take down notes of things Hage- for Nielson, her work is largely done by the time the Nielsons and their children have been continuously meister needed to do or remember. It worked so well performances roll around. Nielson majored in home involved with the Pageant. This year their youngest she asked Harmony to be her assistant again this year. economics in college and briefl y considered a career children have roles in the Pageant: Dallin, 13, is a war- Since Hagemeister is on the move constantly in fashion design before discovering it was not a fam- rior and Kellyn, 15, a spear dancer. during auditions and rehearsals, it’s hard for her to ily-friendly industry. She has loved her time in the cos- Along with participating in the large group scenes, stop and make notes. That’s where Harmony comes in. tume department. their other children have played various roles over the At auditions, Harmony organizes and collects pa- Nielson is very appreciative of her assistant, Susan years. Their daughters, Amelia and Rachel, each were pers and audition forms. Once rehearsals start, she Ingram, who she calls “amazing.” the human sacrifi ces; Natalie has been the lady on the does everything from taking notes for Hagemeister “She has been my brain and my left hand and my to fi nding people who are supposed to be on set. She plains whose baby dies; and their oldest son, Rollin, also writes down reminders about props, lighting and was Captain Moroni. However since that fi rst introduction to the Pag- Continued on next page June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 41 42 June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 Behind the scenes

right hand,” Nielson said. “She stepped in and she About 15 years ago, the Missionary Department of helped me make the instructions for the patt erns, got the LDS Church took over full fi nancial support for the the cut fabric out to a lot of people and has even sewn Pageant. At that point, the church decided not to be quite a few of the dresses herself.” involved with dinners any more, at least not offi cially. While Nielson has always att ended the Pageant, So the city took over, with the goal of using proceeds she said she is particularly anxious to view it this year to support community projects. to see how the new costumes work out. Barton said that Manti will continue to be involved in the Pageant dinners for the foreseeable future. “We’ve never talked about an exit strategy,” he said. The turkey king Even though the LDS Church is not the offi cial spon- sor, volunteers are still recruited, as they always have been, from LDS wards in Manti. Barton said he sees many of the same people from year to year, but there are also new people, who are maybe new in town or want to do something diff erent for the Pageant. Serving the dinners entails many responsibilities, from preparing the potatoes, to staging the food ser- vice, to cooking the turkeys to serving the food to clean- ing up afterwards—“everything, from start to fi nish,” Barton said. While many of the volunteers can be trained when they show up, people working directly with food must ROBERT STEVENS / MESSENGER PHOTO att end a course to receive food handler certifi cation. Barton said his favorite thing about volunteering Barbie Stewart (right) and her daughter Malinda and son- in law Juan Cano and their children Christian, Evelyn and for the Pageant is “seeing it all come together.” He said Donovan the volunteers feed 8,000 to 10,000 people every year. JAMES TILSON / MESSENGER PHOTO On many nights, tour buses will drive up and 100 or the Manti temple during the daytime hours. Kent Barton, Manti city administrator, in front of the Utah more people will all come in at once. National Guard Armory in Manti, where the city sponsors Stewart started doing the job 16 years ago with barbecued turkey dinners during the Pageant. The volunteers have to be able to seat everyone, and her husband, Shane. Juan Cano joined her after Shane get them fed, in a relatively short amount of time. It passed away in 2005. takes a lot of volunteers to make it happen. In May, Stewart orders all the supplies, and begin- “As my grandmother would say, many hands make ning about June 1, she starts distributing them to all for light work,” Barton said. “I think that is what these the sites. Kent Barton dinners are all about.” Once the Pageant starts, each day, beginning in By James Tilson the late-afternoon, Stewart and Juan Cano make sure all the restrooms are clean, stocked and ready for the Kent Barton, Manti city administrator, gets in- Restroom att endants crowds. They sweep, tamp down the garbage cans, and volved in many aspects of the Mormon Miracle Pag- restock toilet paper and paper towels if needed. eant, including regulating food vendors, running a Each night, they pack an ice chest and picnic dinner camping operation at the city park and coordinating Stewart family and take the couple’s three children, Christian, Don- with police agencies on traffi c control. ovan and Evelyn along with them. They station them- But his special responsibility is to direct volunteers By Linda Petersen selves near the Family History Center (at the bott om of in serving Sanpete barbecued turkey dinners to thou- Temple Hill immediately west of the temple) so they sands of visitors each year. There are many unsung volunteer roles connected can be close by if there are any problems like clogged Barton is a native of Sanpete County, and when he with the Miracle Pageant, but one of the least recog- toilets. was younger, he performed in and volunteered for the nized is the work done by Barbie Stewart, her daughter The children look forward to the experience. Pageant. Malinda, and her son-in-law Juan Cano. “They love Pageant time; they think it’s like a vaca- After fi nishing his education at BYU, Barton moved Together, the three maintain all the restrooms for tion,” Stewart said. to Mesa, Ariz. for 16 years. He and his family moved the Pageant’s cast and visitors. With 12 buildings and If they want to see the pageant, the family does back in to Manti 2001, and his wife and children have trailers, that adds up to 144 toilet stalls. (Stewart said so during the dress rehearsal, since they are too busy participated in the Pageant over the years since. she has never taken the time to count them). during performances. Despite being far from glamor- In the early year of the Pageant, the former Man- Stewart takes care of the women’s restrooms while ous, it’s a job Stewart loves. ti South and Manti North LDS wards each had their her son-in-law makes sure the men’s restrooms are in “The atmosphere is totally diff erent when it’s Pag- own dinners. But the dinners got so big that the Manti top condition. eant time,” she said. LDS Stake took them over. Proceeds from the dinners Malinda Cano, who is a stay-at-home mom, han- Continued on next page helped fund the pageant. dles the restrooms in the costume building behind June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 43

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After the performances end and them arrive, he was over at the base of the crowds die down, Stewart and Juan Temple Hill hanging out for as long as Cano go to work, cleaning, mopping he was allowed. and restocking all the restrooms before Adult leaders quickly put him to locking them up for the night. They gen- work, and by the age of 12 he was help- erally make it home around 1 a.m. ing out consistently. In the early days he Stewart said she used to work the hung lights in the trees on the hill for Pageant and then get up at 6 a.m. to go to the Joseph Smith scene. (The trees have her fulltime job at Walmart. Sometimes since been removed.) she would even fi nish up at the Pageant “During the Pageant, I would sit up and then go to her second job cleaning on the light tower with Joel Harmon (a the Ephraim and Moroni IHC clinics be- local electrician) who ran a spotlight fore hitt ing the sheets. there for years,” Olsen said. “Each show, These days Stewart takes a week’s va- he would let me run the spotlight for cation from Walmart and cuts back on one scene.” cleaning the clinics during Pageant. Later, Olsen went on a mission, mar- Describing herself cheerfully as a ried Wendy Henningson and moved to workaholic, Stewart fi nds satisfaction Logan to go to school. They returned to in her service. Manti seven years later. “You can stand back and say to your- When he and Wendy had young chil- self, ‘Now that looks good,’” she said. dren, he tried to “fl y below the radar” She said she plans to continue taking when it came to Pageant, Olsen said. care of this important job as long as her ‘When people in Manti ask you what son-in-law is able to help her. you do in Pageant, it’s always a lead-up to

asking you to do something,” he said. “So ROBERT STEVENS / MESSENGER PHOTO I would always tell them I cut the turkey Stage manager Russ Olsen (left) works with volunteers Emily Ware and her fiancé McKay Sett ing the scenes at the dinners. If you have an answer, it Chamberlain to set up scenery. curbs the recruiting.” Seven years ago, just a few days be- Russ Olsen fore the Pageant started, the Pageant presidency called Olsen to be the assis- By Linda Petersen tant stage manager and asked him to follow then-stage manager Milt Olsen Like many Manti folks, deck (stage) around that year. But on his second manager Russ Olsen grew up alongside night, Milt Olsen sprained his ankle and the Pageant. His mother, Tawnya, was could not walk up the hill, so Russ Olsen director of the angels for more than 20 was thrown into the deep end. He says years, and Olsen spent part of his child- he managed to swim, not sink and the hood literally behind the scenes. rest is history. “When I was litt le I would go up on When he accepted the calling, Olsen the hill with the angels before the angel told the presidency that he would do it if www.sanpetevalleyrealty.com scene started,” Olsen said. “Once they he could bring his oldest son, Kyler, then took their positions I would go down 10, along. They agreed as long as Olsen and hide behind the wall where Samu- would take responsibility for the boy. Enjoy the Pageant, and if you are el the Lamanite stands. When the lights Since then, Olsen and Kyler, who is now looking for a house, we can help! would go back down I’d come out and a senior in high school, have worked side fi nd my mom.” by side each year, along with the rest of As he grew, Olsen was a pioneer, a the stage crew to make sure everything warrior and a Lamanite dancer in the fl ows like it should. Pageant. He even took a turn one year Olsen gives a lot of credit to his crew, as Zerahemna and Willard Richards on including Hollie Bishop, Calan Olsen alternating nights. and Mary Pipes. Somehow though, it was the techni- “They are the ones who make what cal side of things that always drew him. I do happen,” he said. “They put in as Growing up across the street from the many hours as I do. I know they will take temple, Olsen watched for the lighting care of whatever they are in charge of. It 283-6626 crews to start sett ing up. Once he saw wouldn’t work without a whole team.” June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 45

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Manti Walking Tour First settled in 1849, Manti has more than 100 buildings built by pioneer craftsmen, more than any other city in Utah, with several predating the Civil War. Because the majority of builders were stone masons, most of these early structures are built of oolite limestone quarried from the hills behind the temple. The walking tour features 29 of the finest ex- amples of early architecture, including the Manti Tabernacle and the Bishop’s Storehouse. A downloadable, two-page PDF and additional tour information can be found at www.sanpete. com.

Garden of Treasures Under Temple Light The Garden of Treasures Under Temple Light Garden of Treasures under Temple Light ROBERT STEVENS / MESSENGER PHOTO sits on the southwest corner of the Manti City construction in Utah. The walls were laid in coursed Manti City Aquatic Center Cemetery. Its focal point is the Pioneer Heritage rubble, using crude mud mortar. Hours of opera- 64 W. 500 North Name Wall, which is inscribed with the names of tion during the pageant are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Manti City Aquatic Center is open Mon- more than 500 of Manti’s founding citizens and day through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. With a in some cases, descendents of the founders. Pioneer Dugout waterslide, whirlpool and lazy river, it offers the In addition to showcasing the Name Wall, the 400 N. 300 East whole family something to enjoy. Admission is $3 garden has a replica pioneer-era stone bridge, This pioneer dugout was built to mark the per person. complete with lichen growth in the replica 150th anniversary of the founding of Manti. It is stream, and contains walkways paved with gran- a representation of more than 20 primitive dwell- Ephraim ite. ings built into the nearby cliffs where the Manti settlers spent their first year. Snow College Activity Center Old Historic Manti City Hall 350 E. Center St. 191 N. Main The Snow College Activity Center has a variety The Old Historic Manti City Hall is open week- of activities for the entire family. The facility in- days from 2 to 6 p.m. and offers visitor information cludes indoor swimming, racquetball courts, in- and a small museum. door tennis and volleyball courts, basketball, an aerobic and weight lifting room, indoor soccer, a John Patten DUP Museum climbing wall and more. 300 N. 100 West, Manti Hours are Monday to Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 10 Built in 1854 by John Patten, this home was p.m., Friday, 5:30 a.m.to 9 p.m. and Saturday from lived in continuously until 1975 when it became a noon to 8 p.m. For more information or to make museum maintained by the Manti chapter of the group reservations, call (435) 283-7040. Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. The main portion of the house represents the earliest and most primitive form of stone masonry Old Historic Manti City Hall Continued on next page June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 47

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Spring City during the excavation of Huntington Reservoir, Park has activities the whole family can enjoy. Play which is located on the eastern slope of the local 18 holes of golf, paddle and fish on Palisade reser- Spring City is about 17 miles north of Manti. mountains. The museum is also a repository for voir, hike the canyon or enjoy OHV trails. Because it is a prime example of Mormon town works of noted Utah sculptor Avard Fairbanks. Boats, canoes, kayaks and fi re pits are available to planning in Utah and because of its many restored A host of other art works and historical arti- rent. Cabins rentals are also available. The park typ- or well preserved examples of pioneer-era archi- facts are displayed throughout the multiple build- ically fi lls to capacity during the Pageant. For more tecture, major sections of the town have been des- ings on the museum site. Hours of operation are information, contact park staff at (435) 835-4653. ignated as a National Register Historic District. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The hallmark of preservation efforts is the old Manti-LaSal National Forest Spring City School at 100 South and 200 East. Res- Skyline Mountain Resort Sanpete South Recreation Area toration of the ornate building was completed in 22130 N. 11750 East The Manti Division of the 1.4-million-acre Man- 2017 after a nearly 40-year community effort. The Skyline Mountain Resort has a 9-hole private ti-LaSal National Forest is part of the Wasatch Pla- building now houses city offices and serves as a golf course, which is open to the public. Call (435) teau. The Sanpete South Recreation Area is located community center. Visitors are welcome during 427-9575 for reservations. on the west side of the Wasatch plateau south of business hours. Ephraim Canyon. This area features camping, sce- You can find dozens of historic homes simply Huntington-Eccles Scenic Byway nic drives, hiking, OHV trails, fishing and hunting. by driving around, or log in to www.friendsofhis- For those who enjoy spending time in nature, Skyline Drive toricspringcity.org for addresses and descriptions. the Huntington-Eccles Scenic Byway begins in Fair- There are three distinct loops along Skyline Spring City is also the home of many working view and heads east up the canyon on State Route Drive—a 97-mile dirt road that traverses the moun- artists whose works are shown in Main Street gal- 31. The route leads to Huntington/Mammoth Res- tains from Salina to Spanish Fork Canyon, the Man- leries. There are also a couple of good restaurants ervoir where fishing and camping is accessible. ti Loop, Six-Mile Loop and Twelve-Mile Loop. All of in the center of town. For more information call (435) 427-9590. these areas connect with superior OHV trails. Sky- line Drive can be accessed by traveling up Manti Fairview Sanpete County Canyon. Printed information on recreation in the Man- ti-LaSal Forest and along Skyline Drive is available Fairview Museum of History and Art Palisade State Park in the Sanpete County visitor’s center in the Old 85 N. 100 East 2200 Palisade Road Historic Manti City all, 191 N. Main in Manti, or at The Fairview Museum houses a full-scale repli- Located one mile up the canyon road from Ster- the U.S. Forest Service Ephraim Ranger Station, ca of a Columbian mammoth unearthed in 1988 ling (just 9 miles south of Manti), Palisade State 540 N. Main in Ephraim. Or visit www.fs.usda.gov/ recarea/mantilasal/recreation.

Maple Canyon Maple Canyon is one of Utah’s most unique rock climbing areas. The canyon has more than 550 routes with climbing grades from 5.4 to 5.14 in difficulty, which can be easily accessed from the main canyon road and various hiking trails. Directions: From Fountain Green (which is 27 miles northwest of Manti on State Route 132), take a right on 400 South. Head 6 miles to Freedom Road, turn right and right again onto Maple Can- yon Road. Follow the paved road to the dirt.

Great Basin Environmental Education Center More than 100 years old, the Great Basin Envi- ronmental Education Center (GBEEC), once known as the Great Basin Experiment Station, was the site of the fi rst research in the United States on multiple use of forests for grazing. Visitors are welcome to visit and walk through the site. A small museum tells the range research story with pictures, scrap- books and samples of old equipment and supplies. Directions: In Ephraim, turn east from U.S. 89 ROBERT STEVENS / MESSENGER PHOTO (Main Street) onto 400 South, go to 300 East, and Yearns Reservoir in Manti Canyon a few miles from Main Street in Manti. The site in the Sanpete South Recreation Area in the Manti-LaSal National Forest. Continued on next page June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 49 Attractions and activities make a right turn. Follow the road south, then east around the curve to the Lake Hill Campground mouth of the canyon, where the road is Lake Hill Campground is situated next graveled. Follow the graveled road for to Lake Hill Reservoir in Ephraim Canyon, approximately 7 miles; watch for signs 5 miles from Ephraim. Most sites are par- for the GBEEC on the right side of the tially shaded. road. Upper Six Mile Ponds Campground Campgrounds The campground is 10 miles from Sterling. Most sites are partially shaded, Five local Forest Service campgrounds and summer wildfl owers and wildlife are are open to the public during the Pageant. abundant. Turn east at the Palisade State (Others do not open until June 23.) For Park road on the north end of Sterling. more information visit www.fs.usda.gov/ Follow the road to the turnoff for Six Mile activity/mantilasal/recreation/camping Canyon.

Manti Community Campground Twelve Mile Flat Campground This campground is located just 7 Twelve Mile Flat Campground is lo- miles from Manti next to Yearns Reservoir. cated 20 miles up Twelve Mile Canyon, Most sites are at least partially shaded. which takes off from Mayfi eld. The site is on Forest Development Road 22 beneath Twin Lakes Campground the shadow of Mt. Baldy near the top of The campground is located 7 miles up the Wasatch Plateau in an open, wildfl ow- Twelve Mile Canyon, which takes off from er-fi lled meadow surrounded by spruce the town of Mayfi eld. The campground is and pines. Historic buildings on Main Street in Manti. ROBERT STEVENS / MESSENGER PHOTO nestled among Flagstaff Limestone bluff s.

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Visitor services Food and lodging

ads prepared to your taste. Options El Mexicano Restaurant, 848 S. bowls and sandwiches. Fred’s will include dine-in, delivery, take-out Highway 89 (and 1535 S. State in Sali- also have a food booth in the ven- Foo d and catering. 283-4222 na), offers authentic Mexican food, dor area (200 North Main, west of take-out available. If you are going old Historic Manti City Hall). This Ephraim Subway at 290 S. Main in either north through Mt. Pleasant, booth will offer the grill’s legend- Ephraim specializes in breakfast or south through Salina, stop by on ary teriyaki bowls, Hawaiian spe- Little Caesar’s, 462 N. Main and lunch options. Try the new egg- your way to and from the Pageant cials and yummy chocolate-covered in Ephraim, offers the franchise’s white breakfast sandwich, includ- and enjoy a great meal! 462-5787 strawberries. 835-4871. classic hot-n-ready large pepperoni ing steak, egg white and cheese. and 435-529-2132. or cheese pizza for $5, and a large There are more than a dozen fresh Spring City deep-dish pepperoni with mozza- sandwich options, salads, even a Tap-Z-Teriyaki: If you’re tired rella and Muenster cheese for $8. side of guacamole. Subway closes of the same old, same old in food, Das Café, 33 N. Main, Spring City, 283-4353 at 11 p.m. 283-5015 look no farther than Tap-Z-Log Teri- features German specialties, such yaki Grill, a Mt. Pleasant restaurant as sausage and eggs, Kraut burgers, Los Amigos at 3 E. 700 South in YoCrazy at 35 E. 100 N. in Ephraim that serves Asian and Filipino fusion Reubens and bratwurst. 462-7484 Ephraim offers traditional home- (turn east at only traffic light) is a food. Tap-Z-log offers affordable, made Mexican food. Call for take- self-serve frozen dessert shop with fresh, natural food in a casual, com- Salina out, or head on in and enjoy one 15 flavors and over 40 toppings. For fortable setting. of their reasonably priced specials. the summer, they have launched a The restaurant has not only be- Denny’s Restaurant, for those Their chicken chimichanga covered new flavor, rocket pop sorbet, no come popular among locals, but has going south, is at 1602 S State, just in chili verde with rice and beans is sugar added cheesecake, and non- also gained a following among LDS before the I-70 freeway entrance, mouth-watering. 283-5675 dairy pineapple dole, lemon dole, returned missionaries across the south of Salina. The new restaurant and blue raspberry. 283-3555 Wasatch Front who served in the with sit-down comfort offers Den- Malena’s Mexican Grill offers Philippines and Korea and long for ny’s famous food and service. (435) tasty, homemade Mexican food at Fairview the tastes of their mission fields. 529-2150 their new store at 295 N. Main in 122 W. Main, Mt. Pleasant 462-0099 Ephraim. Traditional burritos, to- Home Plate Cafe is convenient- Sterling stadas, tacos, salads, Mexican soda ly located in Fairview at 215 N. State. Manti and horchata are on the menu. Try Open 6am-10pm. Specializing in Lakeside Grill is located just off their lunch specials for $5.95. All quality homemade food at afford- Candies on Main is Central of U.S. 89 at Palisade State Park golf specials come with rice and beans. able prices, also serving breakfast Utah’s premier chocolate outlet course club house. They are open 283-4425 all day every day. This stop will defi- and gives out free samples during from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. They offer nitely be added to your yearly sum- the Pageant. Located at 58 N. Main breakfast, lunch and dinner, and Malt Shop, 150 N. Main, Ephraim, mer to do list! 427-9300 in Manti, Candies on Main makes feature dine-in or take-out. Stop in has been for years a favorite spot amazing fudge, haystacks and car- and try their popular chicken berry with retro atmosphere, features Gunnison amel apples. Stop in for an amazing salad with homemade vinaigrette burgers, fries, homemade shakes, treat today! 835-6246 dressing: It is amazing. 835-2777. and fast, friendly service. 283-4101 Coach B’s, 557 S. Main, Gunni- son, offers the traditional pizza fa- Dirk’s Farmhouse Restaurant McDonald’s of Ephraim, 541 S. vorites of Coach Greg Bartholomew, at 115 N. Main in Manti offers steaks, Main, 283-4915. Drive-thru open 24 as well as bread sticks and salads. pastas, salads and multi-course Camping hours a day, lobby open until 1 a.m. 528-3792 meals. Dirk’s always uses the fresh- on Pageant nights. Under new own- est ingredients of the season. This Manti City Park is available, ership. Mt. Pleasant charming and elegant restaurant with camping fees of $7 a night will draw you back again and again. for tents 50 sq. ft. and under, $10 Roy’s Pizza and Pasta at 81 S. Cavalier Pizza & Italian Restau- 835-6500 for over 50 sq. ft. Trailers, camper Main in Ephraim is family owned rant, 1050 S. State, Mt. Pleasant of- and RVs are $12 for 24 ft. and under and operated since 1986. They spe- fers handmade pizzas and Italian Fred’s Sports Grill at 114 S. Main and $15 for over 24 ft. Spots are first cialize in delicious pizza, calzones, specialties and pasta. 462-3388 offers a variety of fast-food pasta, sandwiches, breads and sal- favorites, along with teriyaki Continued on next page June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 51

Visitor services come, first serve. For more informa- two people (except as noted); for Willow Creek Inn will allow you of an old English country inn. Add tion, call Manti City 835-2401. more than two people there is an to avoid the late-night drive home. exquisite furnishings, original art, additional charge of $7 per person Located at 450 S. Main in Ephraim— a two story grand dining hall, invit- No camping at per night. just six minutes north of the tem- ing library, beautiful solarium and Fairgrounds— All prices are subject to change. ple, they provide a comfortable, elegant suites with ensuite bath- Discounted rates are available for clean, convenient and secure room rooms (some w/ oversized jetted Camp at Manti City youth groups. 835-2267. for the night with interior hallways, tubs); and modern perks like indi- Park instead free waffle breakfast, elevator, out- vidual temperature controls, free door hot tub and guest laundry. 283- wifi and smart TVs. No camping at Sanpete Coun- 4566 Located on 190 West, 200 South, ty Fairgrounds this year. Instead, Manti, in a quiet neighborhood camp at Manti City Park, 835-2401 or Temple View Motel, 260 E. 400 (no noisey Hwy 89/Main St), it’s an Gunnison City Park at the Pavilion Lodging N., just a stone’s throw from the easy walk to shops, eateries, and 528-7969. Manti Temple! Featuring quiet, the temple, and five minutes to Pal- Horseshoe Mountain Resort is comfortable, affordable lodging. isade’s Golf Course, crystal lakes, Temple Hill Resort is just off located at 850 S. U.S. 89 in Mt. Pleas- 835-6663. and a vast network of mountain ATV U.S. 89 north of the temple (296 E. ant. While staying at this beautiful trails. Built in 1895 by the master Johnson Rd.), offering temple views. resort, you are only a few minutes The Yardley Inn and Spa is a stonemason of the Manti Temple, During the Pageant, tent spaces are from dozens of outdoor activities destination location for guests seek- Edward L. Parry, who was known $30 per night. Twenty-amp back- that occur throughout the year. You ing pure quality. Our delicious food, for his insistence on excellence; in spots with water and electrical will enjoy all the amenities you’ve gorgeous interiors, serene ambi- his legacy continues. Book at least hookups are $37; Thirty-amp pull- come to expect in quality lodging, ence, blissful massages and health- two months early for Pageant next through spots are $47; Fifty-amp including an outdoor pool and a ful spa treatments are without rival. year as we fill up first. Explore our pull-through and back-in sites with large lawn area with a beautiful Come retreat, rejuvenate, and cele- room videos and Spa menu on our full hookups are $52. Cabin is $88 view of the surrounding moun- brate at “the most beautiful Inn in website: theyardleyinnandspa.com. (max. 8 people; price includes two tains. 462-9330 Utah”. Enjoy the warmth and charm (435) 835-1895. people). These are all base rates for

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5. Town south of Manti 8 9 8. What the temple sits on

9. Central Utah town where Mormon Miracle Pag- 10 11 12 13 eant takes place 14 10. Helpful people standing at the gates 11. This flames up in a dramatic scene 15 16 17 13. New vice chairman of the pageant in 1972, 18 19 20 21 Gordon B. ______22

15. ______warriors fought with Captain Moroni 23 24

19. First _____ might be needed if you fall 25 20. Robert is shot with this 26 27 21. Price of pageant admission 23. Overall total attendance for the pageant has 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 been just over four _____ 25. Appeared on the American continent 35 36

31. Approximate number of Mormon Miracle Pag- 37 eant cast 38 39 40 41 35. Audience sat here for first MM Pageant at the 42 fairgrounds 36. One of Nephi’s brothers 38. The pageant is considered an historical ______43 44 41. Leading female character’s name 45 42. The Book of Mormon was inscribed on these 46 47 types of plates 48 44. Barbecued meat found in Sanpete County 49 50 45. Heavenly messenger 51 52 46. Young fighters (Hint: Another name for 34 down) 53 54 55 49. Keeps you warm during the pageant 56 52. The opposite of she 57

53. 1972 new chairman of the Mormon Miracle 58 Pageant, Mark E. _____ 59 55. The opposite of up 56. What an angel blows 57. Captain Moroni wrote the Title of ______12. Cotton _____ 32. Opposite of yes 58. Bent ____ , the first Manti Temple president to 14. What pulled the handcarts 33. Preaches from the top of the wall give permission to use the temple hill for the pag- 16. Genealogy building across from the Manti 34. _____ of Helaman eant (Hint: See 53 across for a clue) Temple 37. People who trekked across the plains 59. This rises to the east of the temple 17. Lake near Manti where many people camp 38. First pageant directors were Helen and Mor- 18. Brown, chocolate squares gan _____ Down 21. Not allowed on temple grounds 39. Angel on top of the Manti Temple 22. What you say when you see someone 40. Another of Nephi’s brothers 1. Pageant is viewed under these 24. Restoration of this is the major theme of the 43. Nephi broke this 2. Joseph Smith _____ MM Pageant 47. Leading male character’s name 3. People watching the pageant 26. Leading couple’s last name 48. Pageant starts in this month 4. First chapter in the Book of Mormon 27. Brother ______led the pioneers to Utah 49. Large vehicle that carries people to the pageant 6. Number of nights the pageant is performed 28. Animal that almost disrupted the MM Pageant 50. 14,000 of these are put up every year each year by walking onstage 51. At 9:30 p.m., the pageant _____ 7. What pulled wagons 29. Family home evening happens on this day 54. Month the first Mormon Miracle Pageant was 9. Shines at night 30. Used to see in the dark held June 14-16, 19-23, 2018 53

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