Celebrating anniversary of Prophet's birth
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FONTANA, Cslif. — The 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith's birthday was celebrated by members of the Fontana California Stake in a daylong event Dec. 3.
Activities began at 9 a.m. with a Book of Mormon project. Photos were taken of families that were encouraged to insert the photo and testimonies into copies of the Book of Mormon to be handed to friends.
Then members were organized into groups to rotate through presentations from Joseph Smith's era in the stake center. In one area, members participated in various games including a stick-pulling contest. There were hands-on skills areas including sewing, hand-washing clothes, making butter, and hammering nails into logs.
There were skits staged in the cultural hall portraying events in the Prophet's life.
Following an afternoon recess, members returned to the stake center in the evening for the musical production "My Servant, Joseph." The singing was performed by Breydon Heywood, who was accompanied by a live orchestra.
