'Tis the Reason For the Season

It's Christmas Eve.....

The office elders; Elder Jones, and Elder Benson along with Elder McCarlie, Elder Andrews, and Elder Mortensen and Elder and Sister Pankratz enjoyed a memorable evening together at the mission home on Christmas Eve.

After dinner, Elder Jones and Elder Benson were in charge of our nativity program. They assigned us all parts. We all dressed appropriately.

Elder Jones and Elder Benson even found their flock of sheep.

Elder McCarlie, Elder Benson, and Elder Mortensen made great wisemen.

Elder and Sister Pankratz were Joseph and Mary

President Brubaker was asked to be the narrator.

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the

field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory

of the Lord shone round about them,

and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them,

"Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of

great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,

which is Christ the Lord.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into

heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto

Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the

Lord hath made known unto us.

....and they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the babe

lying in a manger

and they fell down and worshipped him.

....the wisemen came from the east, bringing gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

President Brubaker and I sang

"Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella".

We enjoyed singing Christmas hymns during the acting out of the Nativity. Elder Benson played a beautiful Christmas medley. There was a feeling of gratitude and unity among us as we felt the true Christmas spirit.