Looking forward to Easter 2015

Have you ever wondered how to appropriately celebrate Easter? Over the years, we have. Now we

have found the way—bring the entire family to the Easter Pageant in Mesa. In 2015, Easter falls on

Sunday, April 5, 2015. The Easter Pageant at the Mesa Arizona Temple and Visitors’ Center will run the

two weeks preceding Easter--March 24, 2015 to March 28, 2015 and March 31, 2015 to April 3, 2015.

The Pageant depicts the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as part of Heavenly Father’s

plan of happiness. It is appropriate for all ages—mixing live animals, stunning visual effects, lovely

choreography and beautiful music.

The Pageant lasts just one hour from 8 to 9 p.m. Mesa in March is heavenly with soft night

temperatures in the low to mid--70s.

The photographs below show the pageantry and grandeur of the performance. The 480 cast members

are all volunteers from the Mesa area.

The angels herald the Resurrection of the Savior

The shepherds come at the Savior's birth

 

 

Jesus welcomes the little children

The children surround Him

The disciples honor Him

Mary rejoices that He is Risen

The people sing, "He Lives!"

A Wiseman with his sons

Elder Craig and Sister Jan Zwick visit with the Zimmerman Family following the Pageant Cast Devotional

The Visitors' Center Missionaries pose on the stage of the Pageant

The Arizona Mesa Sister Missionaries prepare to help host at the Easter Pageant

Sister Taboada and Longshore

Sister Ricks and Luna

Sister Rios and Whitten

Sister Jeppson and Alcocer

Sister Brown and Tingey

Sister Duffin and Cude

Sister Pickett and Younce

Sister Taumarawa and Finau

Sister Avanesjan and Beaudette

Sister Weber and Garcia

Sister Hourrutiner and Sister Orr