Edgemont 14th Ward Christmas 2005

It's been fun to attend our residence ward (Edgemont 14th) with my family during the 3-week Christmas hiatus for the BYU 68th Ward. Last week was the traditional Christmas program with the choir, instrumentalists, and soloists -- and 3 wonderful speakers.

This week, we met at 11:00 a.m. for one hour. With the program as we entered, we also received copies of The Living Christ. We opened with Joy to the World (#201). Bishop Welch welcomed us and explained the program would include the reading of The Living Christ interspersed with appropriate congregational music, a mixed quartet, and a soloist (Christmas carols and sacrament hymns: 'Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love (#176), In Remembrance (#183), Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (#209), It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (#207), We'll Sing All Hail (#182), Far, Far Away on Judea's Plain (#212), I Know that My Redeemer Liveth (adapted from Handel's Messiah, Jesus Once of Humble Birth (#196), God Loved Us So He Sent His Son (#187)). We had the sacrament last, and then sang I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (#214). David and Vickie Reeves gave the invocation and benediction -- they recently returned from serving a mission in Hawai'i.

Good to be with the saints in our home ward.