Watch LDS Christmas Programs: Thirty Ways #7

We had an awesome day.  Tonight we watched parts of a Christmas concert with the kids and we decorated our main tree.  (I say main tree because this year we set up that additional inspirational tree in the other room.)  See  Original thirty ways  And then we were blessed to see the annual Christmas devotional from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. wow. It was phenomenal. Talk about bringing Christ into Christmas.  We got some great ideas from them too about how to keep this Christmas a meaningful one.

The concert we watched, "Ring Christmas Bells" has a story behind it.  Dustin and I were married at Christmas time and we like to get back to the Salt Lake City Temple Square area at Christmas time when we can.  For our anniversary last year we took a quick trip to see the annual Christmas concert at the conference center in Salt Lake City.  We were so so blessed because our dear kind awesome and wonderful friend Glen sings in the choir and was able to get us tickets on the SECOND ROW.  Anyway, we aren't sure if it was because it was second row or our date trip or just a truly exceptional concert but we loved it and it is one of the highlights of Dustin's life he just told me.  So, it is well worth seeing.  Anyway, we showed the kids the retelling of the story surrounding "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." 

 The annual Christmas Devotional can be seen here by December 6th.  http://lds.org/broadcasts/watch/christmas-devotional/2010/12?lang=eng 
It was really so so inspiring! The music was beautiful, the talks were heart changing and very timely.  We loved it and found ourselves lingering together in the family room after it was over.

We ate yummy cinnamon rolls. mmmmmm.  Thanks Grandma Jane for the recipe.

This is what it looks like right when we are done BEFORE I tweak it tomorrow when the kids are at school. :)