TEMPLE VISITOR'S CENTER

It is really a blessing to have the Visitor's Center available to us. Taking investigators to the center is a spiritual and beautiful experience. Our records show that a great percentage of those that visit the center are baptized. One elder told me that 1oo% of his investigators that have gone to the Visitors center have been baptized.

Not all missions have this luxury and we encourage our missionaries to go with their investigators as often as possible. They can't drive the mission cars there and so it necessitates a member drive. It is amazing how willing the members are in assisting them with rides.

During the month of December the Visitor's Center is a fabulous tool. There are the lights, a life size nativity outside, beautiful decorated trees inside and 100 nativities on display. Every night there is a musical performance of some kind. There are applicants from all over the area who want to perform here. The schedule this year includes:

3rd Chapel Ringers-Fort Myer

4th Suzuki Flute Ensemble

5th Lisa Seegmiller- Tony award and Grammy nominee

6th Tokoma Park Bank

7th Arundel Chamber Choir

8th Montgomery Men's Barbershop Chorus

9th McDonought Madrigals

10th Bells at Mt Vernon-handbells

11th Mormon Choir of DC

12th Richmond Mormon Chorale

13th Shenandoah Suzuki Strings

14th Mutual Agreement-Gospel Sextet

15th Sweet Adelines

16th Bernadette and Winston Charles

17th Capitol Carillon- handbells

18th The Northern Lights Dance Orchestra

19th Jenny Oaks Baker & Winterland Folk Ensemble

20th Seasons-vocal ensemble

21th Sandra Turley-Broadway

22nd Feliz Navidad

23rd Washington DC Visitor Center - Sisters

24th same

25th Todd Thatcher

26th Pacheco Family

27th Suitland Strings

28th Britton Family

29th Trifacta-Jazz trio

30th Rockville Swing Band

31st Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe

1st Maryland Baltimore Missionary talents

We have attended a number of these shows and always been very impressed.

Our missionaries bring their investigators, see the show, the nativities, the films about the church, the Christus, and feel the wonderful spirit that is there. Thank you to the Riches and their wonderful work at the center.