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Dancing in the Rain

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When Mormons dedicate a new temple, first they gather all the youth ages 12-18 in the district, and have them put on a cultural celebration for the prophet, honoring and expressing through music and dance the traditions and heritage of the land where the temple has been built.

Gilbert, AZ just got a beautiful new temple, and this evening was the cultural celebration.  I just watched about twelve thousand youth perform these numbers of mass choreography in the rain.  (Arizona.  Ha!  What are the odds?)  What a bunch of troopers!  Agh.  Everybody got muddy shoes and feet, costumes and props were sullied, eight-ish violins, a handful of guitars and some four hundred ukeleles might need some sweet-lovin' care tonight but dang.  Those kids sang and danced their hearts out.

And then Connie got an art-itch and actually made a speed-painting, and she is so happy about that.  :dummy:

Way to go, Gilbert Temple District Youth.  :clap:

[EDIT] - I've been asked a couple of times now, so I'll just type it out right here that YES! You may download and print to your heart's content. :) All those youth were so strong and inspiring to me; I remember those dancers' bare backs bowed under the freezing rain, upstage from a young man doing a solo, waiting for their cues....  They gave me great memories--and great art-itches, haha!--so the least I could do is let them distribute some more mementos of their experience.... though now I kind of wish I'd spent more time finessing this pic....  ^^;  Maybe some time in the future.  :)

Cheers, all!  :aww:

~Connie

[EDIT AGAIN] - Heh, my sis-in-law pointed out to me today that a blogger one Leslie Householder used my picture in this blog about the cultural celebration.  I'm surprised this picture has traveled so far already!  It's gotten like six thousand views in two days!  :D
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