A Christmas Carol!

 What a way to get into the Christmas spirit, an awesome production of "A Christmas Carol" at Ford's Theater in downtown Washington D.C.!

The show was lovely!  It had me laughing and crying and remembering the real reason for Christmas!

 This was the opening set for the play.  During the set changes, the actors sang Christmas carols which made me happy!  It added to the Christmas feeling.

 That decorated box seat to the right is where Lincoln got shot.

I love "A Christmas Carol!"  It teaches us that loving and serving and helping others really is the reason for the Christmas season (and life in general). (Of course the main reason for Christmas is to honor and remember the Savior and His life and His teachings and His Atonement and oh what a glorious reason to celebrate!)

But back to the play, it was so good!  Here are some of the things I learned from the play on Tuesday.  What has passed is past and we cannot change it. Do not dwell on the past but learn from it. 

Be happy!  Love, serve, live life, and be grateful for that which we have now.  Life is precious!

It is never too late to change!  We can start today to do what's right and to be happy! 

The group I went with to the play.  Nani, Mark, Jessica, Sara, Rich, Kara, Tana (minus Kelly and John who weren't there yet at this point).  What an awesome group! 

 My self-portrait shot!

And another shot of me just for the fun of it :)

I am so grateful for being able to see this play and for the Christmas season!  I am grateful for the life of our Savior, Jesus Christ and His example and that through Him we can return to live with our Heavenly Father again. What a blessing to have this knowledge!

 John 3:16-17

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 

 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.