'O Holy Night'

Not only were we given the greatest Christmas gift, our beautiful son Cooper, but also the opportunity to be Joseph, Mary, and Baby Jesus in a live nativity scene for our ward. The event was called 'O Holy Night' and was held at our church.  The nativity scene was absolutely beautiful and there were even real animals (donkey, sheep, and a calf) roaming around with shepherds at their side. The costumes looked absolutely perfect and so did the stable. For the two hours, all we were asked to do was sit in the stable and interact with our beautiful baby as if we were Joseph and Mary. Luckily for us he slept the whole time and didn't fuss or even make a peep! It was such a wonderful feeling to be Mary and hold baby Jesus with Joseph by my side. It helped me to reflect on Christ's birth and the true meaning of why we celebrate Christmas. I am so incredibly grateful for this opportunity we had to portray the single most important event that changed the world, the birth of Christ- our Redeemer, and Savior of the world.