The Atlanta, Georgia Temple has been closed for nearly 2 years and was just rededicated Sunday, May 1st. As soon as opportunities opened up to serve I was ready to go. I was able to be a tour guide for a day when the temple was open to the public, and I was able to help make costumes for the youth for the Youth Cultural Celebration the night before the dedication. It was such an honor to participate in any way possible.
I had a few ladies help out
Yep, that spool says 80 yds ... from our ward we had 16 YW and 16 YM participate. We made skirts and tops for all the girls and football shirts and pants for the boys.
Painting was really a lot of work, both front and back, but worth it.
The girls practicing at the stake center.
Finally the big night. After a short 3 months cramming in practices and costumes, the youth were ready to perform for our beloved prophet.
Our seats were way far away up on the balcony, so the best shot I could get was from the giant screens. This will probably be the closest I will ever get to the prophet, but it was really neat. I did catch a glimpse of what it may have been like when the Savior was on the earth. Just that reverence and respect of a wonderful man who is so dedicated to a noble and eternal purpose. I almost wanted to tumble over people to be able to see over the balcony edge to see the prophet move through the audience to his chair. But all I could see were others standing ahead of me catching their glimpses...it was still an honor to know I was in the same room.
Singing in the Rain...how appropriate for Georgia! I thought this looked kind of cool.
These are the girls from our stake. Some of the girls are up front are from our ward. These are the costumes in full action.
The boys in the stake. They did a great job too. The costumes turned out great.
Finale! A huge banner of the temple. So proud of the youth. What a great opportunity.
3 comments:
Great job on this post honey. You put so much time and effort into those costumes...thank you!!!!
Wow!!! How neat to have that opportunity.
That is really amazing Rhonda - thanks so much for giving us a sneak peak of it all - what a fabulous event all the way around. The costumes are awesome! I remember when you were first married and very self conscious about your sewing skills - well, you've definitely grown your talent 50-fold. You're amazing!
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