Laie Hawaii Temple: Photo gallery of events celebrating rededication of historic edifice
E-mail story
It's easy. Send a link to the story you were just reading to a friend. Just fill out the form on this page and we'll send it along.
Your name and e-mail address are transmitted to the recipient. Otherwise, it is considered private information; see Privacy policy.
LAIE, HAWAII
Performers lined the entrance of the Polynesian Cultural Center Nov. 19 to welcome Church President Thomas S. Monson. President Monson visited the center with President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, and his wife, Kathleen, and Elder William R. Walker of the Seventy and his wife, Vicki. The guests visited select villages and then attended the evening performance at the center. Von Orgill, PCC president, and his wife, Sherri, accompanied the guests on the visit.
President Monson is in Hawaii to rededicate the Laie Hawaii Temple, which recently underwent extensive renovation and is to be dedicated Sunday. On Saturday, he visited the refurbished temple, accompanied by his first counselor in the First Presidency, President Henry B. Eyring; Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve; and Elder William R. Walker of the Seventy and executive director of the Temple Department. Sisters Kathleen Eyring and Mary Cook accompanied their husbands on the visit to the temple.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
President Thomas S. Monson addresses 2,000 youth during Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration Nov. 20, 2010, in the Cannon Center on the BYU-Hawaii Campus.
On Saturday evening, President Monson addressed the audience and performers prior to a cultural program held on the BYU-Hawaii campus.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from Laie Hawaii Temple district perform finale of “The gathering Place.”
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from Laie Hawaii Temple district perform at a cultural celebration Saturday evening.
Gerry Avant, Church News
LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson addresses audience assembled for a program celebrating the culture of the Hawaiian Islands and other parts of Polynesia. The program was held Saturday on conjunction with the rededication of the Laie Hawaii Temple on Sunday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Cheyenne Lessary-Fonoimoana shares her testimony of the temple in closing moments of the Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration.
Gerry Avant, Church News
A young woman's exuberance shines during her performance in a program celebrating the history of The Church of Jesus Christ in Polynesia. The program was held Saturday evening, Nov. 20, prior to the rededication of the Laie Hawaii Temple.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
President Thomas S. Monson, center, and President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, right, with Elder William R. Walker of the Seventy, prepare to watch the Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
President Thomas S. Monson greets Cameron Orme, 6, of the Provo Utah Edgemont North Stake during visit to Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Elder William R. Walker, of the Seventy and director of the Church's Temple Department, with his wife, Sister Vicki Van Wagenen Walker, visit Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
President Thomas S. Monson greets Cameron Orme, 6, of the Provo Utah Edgemont North Stake during visit to Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Church President Thomas S. Monson, right, and President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, attend a performance at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Gerry Avant, Church News
President Thomas S. Monson's photo is shown on a large screen during the cultural program segment paying tribute to those who served in the military during World War II.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, and his wife, Sister Kathleen Eyring, attend performance at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Polynesian Cultural Center performance Friday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, and his wife, Sister Kathleen Eyring, attend performance at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Polynesian Cultural Center performance Friday.
Gerry Avant, Church News
A young woman is moved to tears during the finale of a cultural program commemorating the history of the LDS Church in the Polynesian islands. The program was held Saturday evening, Nov. 20, prior to the rededication of the Laie Hawaii Temple.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Polynesian Cultural Center performance Friday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Polynesian Cultural Center performance Friday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
From left, Sister Kathleen Eyring, President Henry B. Eyring, President Thomas S. Monson, Von Orgill of the Polynesian Cultural Center and his wife, Sherri Orgill watch show at the Samoa Village of Polynesia Cultural Center.
Gerry Avant, Church News
Gerry Avant, Church News
Young people are all smiles after they participated in a cultural program Saturday evening that was sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to celebrate the rededication of the Laie Hawaii Temple on Sunday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, and his wife, Sister Kathleen Eyring, attend performance at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Polynesian Cultural Center performance Friday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Polynesian Cultural Center performance Friday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from the Makakilo Hawaii Stake perform during a cultural celebration Saturday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from the Makakilo Hawaii Stake perform during a cultural celebration Saturday.
Gerry Avant, Church News
A young man adds a bright smile to his performance during a cultural program held Saturday, Nov. 20, prior to the rededication of the Laie Hawaii Temple on Sunday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth perform during a cultural celebration Saturday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth perform during a cultural celebration Saturday.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from the Honolulu Hawaii West Stake and Kauai Hawaii Stake portray a scene that honors early Asian plantation workers in Hawaii.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from Makakilo Hawaii Stake dance during the Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration Nov. 20, 2010.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from Makakilo Hawaii Stake dance during the Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration Nov. 20, 2010.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from the Laie North Stake dance in called City of Refuge during Laie Hawaii Temple youth cultural celebration. The scene depicts a day decades before the LDS Church owned land at Laie, Hawaii, when the city was a refuge for criminals and others who needed cleansing.
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News
Youth from the Waipahu Hawaii Stake perform scene honoring military contributions to the history of Hawaii.
