Payson LDS Temple Topic of March 19 Junior Cultus Club Gathering

A very interesting meeting of the Junior Cultus Club was held at Peteetneet Museum on March 19, with hostesses Lavee Curtis and Renee Mangelson in charge.

The club collect was given by Dorothy Argyle and the pledge by Kathleen Muhlestein.

The speakers were Lana Hiskey and Bonnie Duffin.  They are both involved with preparations for the opening of the Payson LDS Temple.  They gave us many facts about the history of Payson’s LDS church activity, from the time that Brigham Young came into the Salt Lake Valley and sent pioneer leaders to our area to our very recent history of announcing and planning of our temple.

It was amazing to realize the organization and planning of activities involved in the open house, the cultural celebration, the dedication, and all of the various things involved in this great endeavor.  We were told about the fourteen sub-committees for the open house alone.

The program for the cultural celebration was explained to us.  With the theme, “Fill the World With Love,” young men and women from all of the twenty-six stakes in the temple district will perform.  This will incorporate about 13,000 youth and their leaders.  It will be at the BYU Fieldhouse on June 6.  The following day, the temple will be dedicated.

There is also a committee for planning and preparing special food for the dignitaries who will be in our community.

We were reminded that we must get our tickets for the open house on the internet on April 13.  The open house will be held from April 24-May 23.  There are about 400,000 people expected to attend the open house in the month it is open.

This was a very interesting and informative meeting.  It makes us grateful for the wonderful blessing our community is experiencing with the building of this beautiful temple and the blessings that we will experience in years to come.  Thanks to these ladies for enlightening us.