MESA, Ariz. — Thousands of volunteers spend countless hours taking special care in setting up the Mesa Temple Garden Christmas lights display, called "Celebrate the Life of Christ in Lights and Music."
Now in its 30th year, the event draws people from across Arizona and far beyond to partake of the Christmas spirit on the sacred grounds of the temple.
Decorating the temple grounds means as much to the volunteers as decorating their own homes and many of the important elements — from a star with nearly 10,000 lights over a large Nativity scene, lighted arches that hang from palm trees, to clusters of light bulbs that look like flower bouquets throughout the gardens — were made by hand.
"Much of this is homemade, and what we try to do is keep it that way," said Dee Hobbs, president of the Christmas lighting event.
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