A children's room was created in the nursery where the kids could touch and play with the scenes. Emma spent quite a bit of time dressing up in this life-sized display:
This young shepherd was played by our little friend Gordon.
Emma has loved to play Mary ever since her Joy School days.
This Wise Man is Oscar, Gordon's little brother, and one of my Explore students from the YMCA.
Too fun!
After we made the rounds, we attended a choir concert held in the chapel. The music got us in just the right frame of mind to listen to the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. I especially enjoyed Elder Eyring's talk. He spoke of his family's tradition of putting on a nativity pageant each year and it made me think back to some of our Earl and Colyar Christmas Eve programs. I'm sure going to miss those this year!
2 comments:
Emma made a beautiful Mary. The Each Nativity was special and the cultural hall lighting was done so well that each Nativity had its own special light. A wonderful idea for community unity, especially at Christmas time.
I remember when we had one of those in Glendale North Stake a number of years ago. We were at the temple lights tonight, but forgot to go inside to see the Nativity display! I particularly love the life-sized participant ones in the nursery. Great idea for kids like Emma. I think we may add Samuel the Lamanite to ours this year, per Elder Eyring's suggestion.
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