I remember that night, as we were waiting in the stadium for the performance to start, it started raining. Just a bit to start, We came prepared with umbrella's, the family behind us had a plastic sheet for their cover! We thought we had it handled pretty well until it became literally a torrential downpour. We retreated under the stands to wait it out. All of us drenched but hopeful it would pass so we could celebrate the wonderful new temple we were being given. I took videos of the storm and it was a downpour! Suddenly someone yelled, " Everyone, we're having a prayer! Let's pray that this storm will stop so the kids can perform!" We all knelt down, ( on the cement, drenching wet, under the stadium). Humbly. The spirit was like electricity as someone said the prayer. I couldn't really even hear it because of the pounding of the rain and the amount of people packed under that stadium, kneeling in prayer, but I could feel it and the power of the faith of each of us praying for this miracle. It didn't happen immediately, but gradually the rain subsided and then stopped, We took our wet seats with gratitude in our hearts for God's tender mercies. We knew we had just witnessed a miracle.
At the end of the performance, the kids became a rainbow in the stands, representing the token of the covenant God made with Noah. I felt it was so appropriate to us that the rainbow ( the kids) appeared, after that terrible storm, as a token to us of the covenants we would now be able to make with Him in our new temple. . It was definitely a God thing. He has a way of doing amazing things like that. I'm so glad I was there and got to be part of the wonderful celebration of the Payson Temple that night. I will never forget it.
Judy BrayJune 15, 2015
Makes me proud to be a part of the Saints.
Rebecca AndersonJune 8, 2015
wonderful pictures! Thank you so much.
Zina GoodwinJune 8, 2015
Thank you for letting us at home share this delightful celebration. I am praying for the director. They all did a fabulous job.
Tom JohnsonJune 8, 2015
Thank you so much for covering this event. I was there and it was thrilling. Another time when I was proud to be a "Mormon." I'm sending your photo essay to my family and friends who couldn't be there.
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Marcy FowkesMarch 9, 2024
I remember that night, as we were waiting in the stadium for the performance to start, it started raining. Just a bit to start, We came prepared with umbrella's, the family behind us had a plastic sheet for their cover! We thought we had it handled pretty well until it became literally a torrential downpour. We retreated under the stands to wait it out. All of us drenched but hopeful it would pass so we could celebrate the wonderful new temple we were being given. I took videos of the storm and it was a downpour! Suddenly someone yelled, " Everyone, we're having a prayer! Let's pray that this storm will stop so the kids can perform!" We all knelt down, ( on the cement, drenching wet, under the stadium). Humbly. The spirit was like electricity as someone said the prayer. I couldn't really even hear it because of the pounding of the rain and the amount of people packed under that stadium, kneeling in prayer, but I could feel it and the power of the faith of each of us praying for this miracle. It didn't happen immediately, but gradually the rain subsided and then stopped, We took our wet seats with gratitude in our hearts for God's tender mercies. We knew we had just witnessed a miracle. At the end of the performance, the kids became a rainbow in the stands, representing the token of the covenant God made with Noah. I felt it was so appropriate to us that the rainbow ( the kids) appeared, after that terrible storm, as a token to us of the covenants we would now be able to make with Him in our new temple. . It was definitely a God thing. He has a way of doing amazing things like that. I'm so glad I was there and got to be part of the wonderful celebration of the Payson Temple that night. I will never forget it.
Judy BrayJune 15, 2015
Makes me proud to be a part of the Saints.
Rebecca AndersonJune 8, 2015
wonderful pictures! Thank you so much.
Zina GoodwinJune 8, 2015
Thank you for letting us at home share this delightful celebration. I am praying for the director. They all did a fabulous job.
Tom JohnsonJune 8, 2015
Thank you so much for covering this event. I was there and it was thrilling. Another time when I was proud to be a "Mormon." I'm sending your photo essay to my family and friends who couldn't be there.
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