Christmas is wonderful! The music, the atmosphere and especially the meaning of it all. Last year my Young Women's Leader, Sister Allen, decided she was going to give each of us a special gift. This gift is my first very own nativity. It's one of those breathtakingly beautiful ones too. This is one spectacular gift. I think one of the things that makes it even more significant is that fact that she let us make them. It is a ceramic set and so we spent the time cleaning, painting, and finishing them. Because of this, we put a great deal of time into them...nearly a year actually. We felt kind of silly working on a nativity in the middle of July! It was difficult to find time that worked for most of us laurels to get together and so that is mostly why the process was delayed. In the end it was rewarding to see all of our time create something that displays the true meaning of Christmas. This is one of those timeless nativities and therefore it is a timeless gift that was given to me.
