We have been preparing for the Christmas Pageant and lights coming on. This is done at the Memorial the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. We built a new "Inn" with the Mooneys and my girls and I painted it. The elders built a Stable on the hillside to house the animals and be a backdrop for the production. I helped dress the members of the cast. It was a great few nights and it was wonderful to see the lights come on after all of our hard work!
The Spirit was strong during the performance of the Nativity. Stake members from two different stakes take turns performing the play each year. It was fun to have a chance to help get their costumes ready. The pictures are blurry from taking them in the dark:)
After the Nativity play the Director counts down and the FM missionaries flip the switches on and the grounds come alive with lights! It was magical!
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| After the weekend performances are over, we move the animals down between the buildings to a new stable we constructed. This gives the children and their families the opportunity to pet the donkey and sheep, walk around the grounds and enjoy cookies and hot cider. |
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| The Sheep- Holly and Berry |
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| Annie the Donkey. She is not a huge fan of Elder Harman:) He treats her like an animal instead of a baby. She likes being babied. Elder Harman is trying hard to make friends! |
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| Down side to live nativity... Mucking stalls:) |
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| Upside..Seeing our beautiful Sister missionaries come back and visit! |
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