Merry Christmas ~ A Savior Is Born!

This could be the last post to our blog.  We only have about 7 weeks left as our release date is February 9.   Christmas has been in full swing since Thanksgiving.  Even before that I was in charge of decorating a tree in the visitors' center, so I had to get the ornaments, ribbon, little statues of Jesus, etc. ready.  We decorated it a week before Thanksgiving and helped make bows and hang wreaths and garland at the historic sites.  Starting on January 4, 2016, the visitors' center will be closed for eight weeks for renovation.  We will still be working and greeting people in the annex, but we won't be seeing much of the sister missionaries anymore.  They will spend a lot of their time in their assigned areas and wards.  I will miss them a lot.

Elder Burt in wreath at St. George Tabernacle

          "Why I Believe" tree that I decorated in the
                 St. George Temple Visitors' Center

"Why I Believe" t-shirts that we ordered and gave to everyone on the day we decorated the VC

   

Jacob Hamblin tree with roadrunner that Sher put on white background

Sister Orellana pointing to her country on the sister missionary tree

Two nativity sets from our display of nativities from all over the world

Display at the visitors' center where the Christmas video can be shown

We are so thankful that Jesus Christ was born to be our savior and redeemer.  Because of Him we can be resurrected, repent of our sins, and return to live with God and our families in heaven.

Cute Sarah holding the Christmas table toppers we handed out at the different locations

The St. George Temple lights were turned on the day after Thanksgiving.  We have had lots of visitors and families come to see the decorations.  On Monday night we had 500 people in the visitors' center and 1300 outside by the big nativity and walking around the grounds.  

It's been slow at the historic sites, but we have been busy at night with all the Christmas musical programs in the tabernacle put on by various choirs.   The Southern Utah Heritage Choir did four performances and was the most popular with 1200 attending Sunday night.  We will be singing in a choir with other missionaries for our program on December 20 with Elder Wade as the speaker.