Utah Skyline Recreation Guide 2009

The Mormon Miracle Pageant - where Pioneer Heritage is portrayed Photo courtesy: Sanpete County Travel The Manti Temple was the 3rd LDS Temple built in Utah with a ﬂoor area of 100,373 ft 2 Imagine your entire family seated at the base of the historic and majestic Manti Temple, with a pleasant canyon breeze tickling your cheeks and a ceiling of stars overhead as the saga of the Mormon Miracle Pageant unfolds before your eyes. For over 42 years, the rural communities in and around the Sanpete area have been depicting their Mormon Heritage in dramatic form. They tell stories of the restoration of the gospel, re-enact of ancient passages from the Book of Mormon, and share the journey of the faithful pioneers to the beautiful Sanpete Valley. The Mormon Miracle Pageant has the largest attendance of any religious outdoor pageant in the United States, attracting an average of 100,000 visitors every year. The average nightly attendance hovers near 15,000. Since 1967, over 4.4 million visitors have come to see the annual production. Today, the Mormon Miracle Pageant involves over 2,000 volunteers with eight performances spanning over a two week period in June. 14,000 seats are available with additional room on temple grounds for blankets. The Pageant offers handicapped seating and language translations are provided in Sign, Spanish, and ClosedCaption. For best seating, weeknight performances are recommended. This family friendly production is presented by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and will run June 18th - 20th & 23rd - 27th, 2009. Gates open at 6:00 pm. The performance begins each night at 9:30 pm, and lasts approximately 90 minutes. The Pageant is FREE of charge and tickets are not required for admittance. Mormon Miracle Pageant performance dates for 2010 will run June 17th-19th & 22nd-26th. While visiting Manti and surrounding areas, take advantage of several outdoor recreational activities to be enjoyed by the entire family; like ﬁshing, biking, hiking, rock climbing, golﬁng, horseback riding, camping and ATV riding. For more information, go to www.sanpete.com or www. pageants.lds.org Mormon Miracle Info (435) 835-3000 www.pageants.lds.org Historic Manti City Hall at 191 North Main is open from 2:00pm to 8:00pm during the Pageant with pictures and artifacts of the early settlers of Manti. 19 http://www.sanpete.com http://www.pageants.lds.org http://www.pageants.lds.org http://www.pageants.lds.org http://www.UtahSkylineRecreationGuide.com

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Utah Skyline Recreation Guide 2009 Table of Contents Utah’s ‘Life Elevated’ Playground Experience Moab Zion National Park Turns 100 The North Rim of the Grand Canyon Family Fun at Lake Powell King of the Mountain at Bryce Canyon Sanpete County’s Open Atmosphere Cedar City / Brian Head The Mormon Miracle Pageant Healthy Tips for Kids / Join Us in Utah Rent a Cottage, Cabin or Town Home Amazing Earthfest Education Utah Skyline Recreation Guide Map Kanab’s Hidden Treasures Cedar Breaks / Shakespearean Festival Share Sevier County with your Friends A History Lesson on Red Canyon Capitol Reef / Four Corners Utah State Parks Castle Country’s Rocks & Dinosaurs Utah’s Canyon Country Grand Staircase Wonders & Colors Coral Pink Sand Dunes / Pipe Spring St. George / Springdale Recreation Utah Rodeo Champions Millard County / Great Basin NP Dinosour Discoveries in Utah Bear Lake’s Year-Round Recreation Filmed in Utah / Unique to Utah Discover East Zion This Year

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