Little Christmas Villages

There's something spectacular about Christmas decorations that just make you feel good inside. I remember as a little kid we had traditional decorations that hung around our house. There were the funny wooden reindeer holding up garland and colored lights. The special nativity scenes in every corner of the house to remind us of the true meaning of the season. On the tree we had these strange little apple bears that my mom had made. One of my favorite ornaments was a little Cinderella mouse and when you squeezed him he played a Christmas tune. There was also a little man made of salt dough that I had to be reminded not to eat.

I also enjoy seeing the decorations that other people display. One of my mom's friends had a neat little village that she would set up in her living room and we would go look at it. All the little snow covered streets and buildings were lit up and there was a couple skating on the mirror ice. We would also drive around and see how people dressed up their houses with tons of lights. The best treat was going to the grounds of the Mesa Temple and seeing all of the scenes of the nativity set up in life size. The leaves on the trees perfectly compliment the millions of other lights around the beautiful grounds. At the center was Christ, the way it should be. I love this time of year!