Fifteen fourth graders each grabbed their colorful and glittery ornaments from the box and placed them carefully and purposefully on the Christmas tree in the Governor’s Mansion.

As they did this on Monday morning, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and first lady Abby Cox visited with them, asking about the ornaments and decorations they had made.

The students were invited from North Park Elementary in Tremonton as part of a tradition in which one class from around the state is brought to the mansion each year to help the governor and first lady decorate for Christmas.

Later, the students turned the tables on the pair, asking the governor questions about his job and goals for the state.

Under the direction of their teacher, Jenny Rogers, the kids made by hand each of the decorations and ornaments,

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