12/09/2019 Christmas in full swing

The Christmas spirit has definitely distilled upon us as the dews from heaven. We missionaries have been busy with all sorts of Christmas service and events. 

Firstly, it started with the Little Rock Stake's nativity festival. A large portion of the week was spent preparing for and attending that. We had somewhere around 100 nativities from all around the world, with a couple dozen Christmas trees, a live nativity, live musical numbers, a quilt room, a Light the World room, and a children's activity room (where we spent a good deal of time coloring). 

We also had a Musical Tribute for the North Little Rock Stake. I've talked about the previous musical tributes and this was more or less the same. I really liked it. I will be at 2 more, one in Little Rock for our stake, and one in Searcy. 

Pics (almost all of these are from the Nativity Fest)
1) Elder Smith and I 

2) Baby Jesus and I 

3) The Quilt Room. Usually the Relief Society Room

5) this piece is from a very old nativity I think. Either way it's from the 1700s
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6) there will also be a parade in Little Rock next week and the Little Rock Ward made a parade float for it. Our district helped paint it this past week.

7) last transfer's Zone Conference photo

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