Martin Harris Pageant
Thousands flock to Clarkston’s Martin Harris Pageant
CLARKSTON – When it was first performed as a community musical in 1983, few here might have guessed that “Martin Harris: The Man Who Knew” would one day draw crowds of almost 50 times the town’s population each August.
Around 30,000 people from near and far are expected to have visited the western Cache Valley town by the end of the performance’s run this year on Friday.
Known within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as one of the three witnesses of the origin and authenticity of the Book of Mormon, Martin Harris’s name is also recognized outside LDS circles due to the popular pageant and his gravesite monument in Clarkston. …[Read more]
Posted on August 16, 2006, in Mormonism/LDS Church. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
I went to this last week, and took some pics.. It was fairly entertaining/moving. The best part was the beginning, when the three witnesses recited their testimony. Pretty inspiring.
Good pics. Seems you traveled a lot.