| Show homemade cookies abs delivered them to The greatest summer of 1907 Temple to help winding cinnamon rolls widows in our ward calling we received we were clean stairs and and the was invited to polish the oxen throne room and wanted to and and be at in the the Manti the had never seenwinding stairway with gold-plated bannisters so whenwas assigned to start at the bottom of the steps was excited do my very best None of the girls had been in the House of the Lord before There it stood high onhill thousand steps leading to the front door Children often played on the steps never thinking they might have the opportunity to go inside the beautiful temple and see the unusual rooms and the furnishings Our teacher instructed us what to ourselves conduct Sister to wear We Davenport what left to bring our shoes and in how the vestibule each girl was givenwhisk broom dust pan anddust cloth Sweeping dusting polishingstairway might not be exciting to many girls butthought it was very important andfelt privileged to be in the HOUSE OF THE LORD doingsmall part of the work needed there When we reached the top of the stairs door opened ontobalcony that crossed the building to the east tower As we walked along the white walkway our teacher had us pause and look at the valley below Whatbeautiful valley she said This valley was selected by Brigham Young just as he selected the hill for the Manti Temple and your grandparents came in covered wagons and settled here in the fall of 1849 Notice the range of mountains on the west and to the east the towering Wasatch Mountains and the precious valley in between This valley isspecial valley blessed by the hand of promise Please girls never forget the us At east down this the end tower to the of the balcony where arch the long flight great arch door of opened stairs hewn out under took of hillside It connected the magnificent white building to the remaining hillside Our voices 34 the |
