Temple Celebration

2,000 youth participated in "The Gathering Place - Celebrating the Laie Hawaii Temple."  We received Special Guest seats and attending the dress rehearsal.  Here's a picture taken with my cell phone showing the climatic ending with a large temple replica raised and the picture of the Christ projected above.

At 10 am the temple and surroundings were blocked off for two hours in anticipation of a President Monson visit.  All the VC missionaries congregated at the VC watching and waiting.  About noon the entourage showed up at the temple and I took this picture.  This is as close as we got because when the group finished touring the temple they did not come to the VC.  How sad!