Christmas activity and program

The Primary did a panorama of the nativity while we
sang “Silent Night”.

Getting ready for the Christmas activity on the 18^th and the program for Sacrament meeting on the 19^th kept us very busy that week.  The Primary met at 2:00 on Saturday for a service activity where they visited homes of hospice patients. Not only did we have primary children, but we also had our special needs adults and those who could drive.  We went to 3 homes and it was a wonderful experience.  The children were very well behaved. At each home they played a Christmas song on the chimes, and sang a few more.  We had enough children and with the special needs we took turns on the chimes and I was amazed at how flexible they were at playing a new chime and being willing to take turns. We returned to the church where we had a wonderful dinner and then had a program.  

There was a lot of singing and then Santa came. 



We had 75 in attendance. It was a great evening.



The branch was very good to us.

We came home with a bag of oranges, a stocking each filled with candy, tangerines, oranges, pencils, a planner, pen, and highlighter, and instructions that the huge poinsettia decorating the chapel was ours to take home after church.

Sunday, the Christmas story was told accompanied with music. The primary played “Away in a Manger” on the chimes, the congregation sang, and we had special musical numbers. For the closing song, the story of the American & German soldiers during World War I joined in singing “Silent Night”. Sister Weatherford’s granddaughter and Pres. Harvey sang the first verse, she in English, he in German. The 2^nd verse was sung by the Priesthood as they stood up wherever they were sitting.  Then the congregation and piano joined in on the 3^rd verse.  We were told that the branch couldn’t sing without accompaniment but the brethren proved them wrong. It was powerful!