"One story, told 460+ ways"

Here’s a familiar sight this time of year -- the Christ child lies in a manger, gazing up at Mary and Joseph. His loving parents bend over him as sheep and a donkey gather in the stable to worship.

But wait -- that’s no donkey. It’s a moose, with a bear and a husky beside it. Mary and Joseph are clad in fur-lined parkas and kneeling not by a stable, but by an igloo.

Welcome to the “Faces of the Nativity,” a three-day exhibit last week at the Crystal chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of more than 460 manger scenes. The sets represented six continents -- and countries ranging from Mongolia to Brazil, from India to Poland -- and were created from materials as diverse as clay, stone, beeswax and white chocolate.

- Star Tribune, Dec. 10, 2008

 

(Note: This year's display is in our Brooklyn Park church. See the map on the right
for directions.)