Tonight we had the wonderful opportunity to head down to Sanford for a tour through the streets of Bethlehem.
Upon arriving at the church Mary and Joseph were making their way to Bethlehem on the donkey. We waited in the primary room, while listening to wonderful Christmas music. Our tour began with an entry into Bethlehem by passing through the Roman guards conducting the census. We were able to witness the exchanging of money. We met some merchants of pots, cloth, spices and bread. We met the inn keepers where Mary and Joseph tried to obtain lodging and ended up staying in the stable of the inn. We met a shepherd and his sheep only to promptly hear from the angel that proclaimed the birth of Christ. We ended our tour with the viewing of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus in the stable surrounded by the wise men.
It was such a wonderful experience to attend this special event. To have the opportunity to remember the true meaning of this time of year. This is when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ who is our Savior, our Advocate and our elder brother.
I hope that we all will remember the true meaning of Christmas and not get so caught up in the commercialism of the season.
Merry Christmas
3 comments:
wow! i can so beleive that that was a great activity. our ward did something similar to that a few years ago at the bishop's house with all the animals--we were outof town--but i heard that it was awesome. and then about three years ago we did a night in bethlehem and the building was decorated for bethlehem and the such, but to actually have all that going on---i like the one that you went to waaaay better!
That must have been so great for David!! What a wonderful activity.
PS-Yes, Alec's clothes are all Gymboree ... it's my weakness, we have to budget for it. :)
Thank you for this great post on such a special night you had. It is so easy to get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas and forget what we are truly celebrating.
Love your Christmas tree! It looks so great. We have a really small $10 tree that I just hate, but after seeing how great yours is and reading your message of Christmas, I am just going to enjoy it with my kids! They don't care that it doesn't look like it's out of a magazine!
Oh, and David looks so much like you in that picture with the tree. What a cutie!
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