Every year our stake has a big Christmas festival. This festival is enjoyed by all around Huntsville and other areas near by. It is enjoyed by members and non-members. The community looks forward to it every year. Prior to the festival, they collect nativity sets from all who will let the stake borrow them. There are hundreds and they are all unique. Some are from other cultures, some are very childlike, and some are very elegant. They have very big ones and very small ones. They even have a set that is distributed throughout the sets where the children can look for each piece like a scavenger hunt. They display these through out the cultural hall along with Christmas quilts that many have sewn and Christmas trees decorated. They even have a live nativity where you go from room to room watching as the story plays out. They transform the rooms and hallway and it really looks as much as you can in a church, like being there. It is very quiet going through this live nativity and very reverent. The whole church is decorated with decorated fireplaces throughout and foyers decorated very home like. They have a choir that sings at different times (which you should acquire tickets earlier because it is reserved seating). They also take a family picture, if you would like. This is ours. Not too bad. It was a very nice night. The choir sounded beautiful and amazing with many added orchestra instruments involved as well. What a great way to start the Christmas festivities.
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