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This is where you can view more than 1,000 Nativity scenes in one place

A nativity scene is displayed during the Festival of Nativity at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Gainesville on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The festival started out as 30 nativity sets and has grown to more than 1,200 over the years. - photo by The Times file photo

11222018 NATIVITY 1.jpg — A nativity scene is displayed during the Festival of Nativity at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Gainesville on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The festival started out as 30 nativity sets and has grown to more than 1,200 over the years. - photo by The Times file photo

Many people can remember a time during their childhood when they stood in the sanctuary at church and acted out the Christmas story. Some might have even stood outside in a stable — no matter the temperature — as Mary, Joseph, Jesus, a wise man, shepherd or angel while a donkey, camel or sheep grazed nearby.