As any parent knows, a baby really does change everything. And on that first Christmas night, the cry of the baby Jesus signaled the beginning of something completely new and different for the entire world. The Heavenly Father sent His only son who would grow up to provide a way for sinful humankind to be restored and redeemed, and it all began with God taking on human flesh in the form of a helpless baby, born in a stable in the town of Bethlehem.