Picture This: The force is strong with the top 47 photos of December

Published: Jan 4, 2018, 8:32 p.m. MST

A.J. Hewitt, center, who is homeless and living at The Road Home, works with a team from Okland Construction to tear down a wooden fence and replace it with a metal fence at The Road Home in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Picture This: Santa welcomes a bubbly girl running toward him with outstretched arms.

President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Presiding Bishop Gerald Causse smile as President Donald Trump pushes a shopping cart of goods on a tour of Welfare Square.

Lightsaber in hand, a smiling Jedi faces Kylo Ren at the Megaplex Theater at Jordan Commons.

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Bianca Soto, 5, runs into Santa's arms during Operation Santa at Goodwill in Millcreek on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. This year's event, a project of the Rotary Club of Midvale, helped 101 children from 32 families. — Bianca Soto, 5, runs into Santa's arms during Operation Santa at Goodwill in Millcreek on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. This year's event, a project of the Rotary Club of Midvale, helped 101 children from 32 families. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church, left, and Presiding Bishop Gerald Causse, right, accompany President Donald Trump on a tour of the church's Welfare Square in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. — President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church, left, and Presiding Bishop Gerald Causse, right, accompany President Donald Trump on a tour of the church's Welfare Square in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Jor Jensen, 6, has some fun with Kevin John, dressed as Kylo Ren, at the premiere of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at the Megaplex Theater at Jordan Commons in Sandy on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. — Jor Jensen, 6, has some fun with Kevin John, dressed as Kylo Ren, at the premiere of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at the Megaplex Theater at Jordan Commons in Sandy on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) attempts to dunk over New Orleans Pelicans guard Tony Allen (24) as Utah hosts New Orleans at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. — Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) attempts to dunk over New Orleans Pelicans guard Tony Allen (24) as Utah hosts New Orleans at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. | Adam Fondren, Deseret News

Protesters yell at police officers as they are stopped from marching on State Street during President Donald Trump’s visit to Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Trump was in town to announce changes to the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante nat — Protesters yell at police officers as they are stopped from marching on State Street during President Donald Trump’s visit to Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Trump was in town to announce changes to the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News

Jorge M. Alvarado, second from right, his son, Jorge Daniel Alvarado, right, and John Dougall, left, show off a solar powered light they are donating to Victor Manuel Felix and his mother, Mariana Rivera Sánchez, at their home in Cayey, Puerto Rico, on Sa — Jorge M. Alvarado, second from right, his son, Jorge Daniel Alvarado, right, and John Dougall, left, show off a solar powered light they are donating to Victor Manuel Felix and his mother, Mariana Rivera Sánchez, at their home in Cayey, Puerto Rico, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

Annie Christensen yells for Santa at the 33rd annual Christmas Carole Sing Along, presented by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. — Annie Christensen yells for Santa at the 33rd annual Christmas Carole Sing Along, presented by the Larry H. Miller family, at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

Staff Sgt. Joel Yoder hugs his daughter, Minnie Mae, 4, after a departure ceremony at the Utah National Guard headquarters in Draper on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. Fifteen soldiers from the Guard’s 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion are leaving for a 12-m — Staff Sgt. Joel Yoder hugs his daughter, Minnie Mae, 4, after a departure ceremony at the Utah National Guard headquarters in Draper on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. Fifteen soldiers from the Guard’s 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion are leaving for a 12-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

Petelo Mafi reacts as he and others in class receive new backpacks and school supplies from Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. at Jackson Elementary on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. — Petelo Mafi reacts as he and others in class receive new backpacks and school supplies from Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. at Jackson Elementary on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Michael and Elyse Scaglione look over the wonders at the Midway Ice Castles during opening night in Midway on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. — Michael and Elyse Scaglione look over the wonders at the Midway Ice Castles during opening night in Midway on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

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