The centuries-old Christian tale of a newborn in a manger is essentially an intimate story about every human family — mother, father, baby. It tells of a child, at once humble and heroic, about the immense power of possibility, the subtle strength of a god in embryo and the awe of onlookers.
But some Utah County folks are going for a bigger version — indeed, the biggest nativity tableau they can create.
They enlisted more than 1,000 volunteers and musicians, including singers David Archuleta, Alex Boye and members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, a news release states, to help break the Guinness World Record for Largest Live Nativity Scene.
The Daily Herald of Provo reported (http://bit.ly/1FJW2h8 ) that a Guinness World Record judge determined there were 1,039 participants in the production that also included a camel, donkey and sheep.
That tops the record of 898 people at a nativity scene last year in the United Kingdom.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.