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Our church always has an annual Christmas dinner. Sometimes its the usual sit-down dinner with some light entertainment. One year it was ...

Our church always has an annual Christmas dinner. Sometimes its the usual sit-down dinner with some light entertainment. One year it was ...

Our ward (a group of Latter-day Saints or Mormons) this year hosted A Night in Bethlehem for its annual ward party. We met first in the ...

Tonight we had the pleasure of attending a family-friendly event at Island Evangelical Community Church. We were transported back in time t...

Tonight Tim and Tyler spent some time in Bethlehem. They left after dinner and even made it home for bedtime. Pretty impressive, huh? Oka...

Last weekend I helped a few ladies from my church plan our wards Christmas party: A Night in Bethlehem. We wanted to create a Christmas experience that celebrated the life of Christ. I'm on the enrichment committee,

Ever since returning from a trip to the Middle East I have wanted to prepare a supper where we ate on the floor with blankets and pillows. This night is the perfect time to do that. “Ba…

It was a wonderful night in Bethlehem... We had our ward party last night. This is the Christmas party that I had in mind after I did last years ward party. I am so glad that I got to stay around and see my "vision" play out for the evening. Most wards do something like this at least once, but our ward has never done it. It is a huge on taking, but I knew that it could be done. Here is the census area where you signed the census and paid your taxes (can of food) before entering the market…

Here are all the details of our family's Bethlehem dinner, with traditional food and fun activities for kids and adults on Christmas Eve.

This was a night like no other. In and amongst all the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations it was so nice to walk into this humble, peaceful night of honoring the birth of our Savior. Many, many talented and gifted individuals worked their magic and came up with a beautiful marketplace that offered fruits, sliced meat pitas, olives, crackers and all sorts of great food for our "supper." Bottled water at the well. Lots of rugs and blankets for family seating. Tables and chairs were set…