One thing we have done is what is called "The Lehi Tree". Christmas is all about the Spirit of Christ, which is his Love and this is what the Lehi Tree represents. So, every other year we do the Lehi Tree for Christmas.What we do is decorate the tree in white and silver. We then hang cookies or some other treat on the tree. About 12 days before Christmas we would start, where every night we would read about the Lehi Dream and the Tree of Life in the Book of Mormon. After we were done, we would have the kids line up in the hall way. We would blind fold them and Dad (who was at the tree of Life) would call their name. They would then try to follow his voice until they came upon the "Iron Rod" (Shower rod), in which they would grab hold and continue on their journey to their dad. Once there, he would take off the blind fold, give them a BIG hug and tell them how proud he was of them and how much he loved them. He would then tell them about the "fruit" on the tree and would ask if they would like to partake. They would then get their treat. This would continue until Christmas Eve.
The kids love doing this and I am sure have a better understanding about the Tree of Life and what it really means.
3 comments:
The Lehi Tree is a great idea! You are so clever!
What a great idea!!! And a great tradition too. I like starting traditions because we had alot of them growing up and traditions were something to look forward to every year.
This is an awesome idea - I think we may put this into play this year (if you dont mind us borrowing the idea big sis ;0).. AND I am sorry that I have not been an active blogger! I give you extra extra KUDOS for being so dedicated to keeping us all in the loop. I am working on a JONES page TBC and will put a link on there for yours and hope you will do the same! LUV & HUGS! Vick
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