We came in to work after a fun weekend to find that a crew of volunteer elves has been hard at work here at the Phoenix Haus! We are preparing for a big Open House celebration this Thursday for VIP guests, and Saturday for all of the employees and their families.
This week all the decorations are going up, and it’s no small thing! In addition to the common area decorations and trees, each department has been decorating their own spaces however they like. It’s festive and it’s fun and it’s really putting us all in the holiday mood.
Each of these stars has a name for Jesus Christ on it. The rods below will hang in the doorways and hallways (shower rods painted gold and decorated, so creative!).
The large tree is being installed by the multipurpose room and the decorating has begun.
Progress on the tree:
Here’s a glimpse of the tree from the 4th floor:
I think more than 30 trees have been set up throughout the building. Missionaries and church employees have been helping with all the decorating.
Some of these missionaries, like Sis Ella Romney have been working tirelessly. They have transformed the building into a Christmas wonderland!
Each floor also has an Advent calendar like this one. Each jar has slips of paper with suggestions from the Light the World campaign, daily ideas of things we each can do to make our world brighter.
Here is my workspace in our communication department.
We are so lucky to be here. We are so lucky Jesus came. We are so lucky.
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