One collectible shows two children at the gates of heaven with a basket labeled “old hankies,” to ... The original Precious Moments figurine, released in 1978, is called “Love One Another ...

Mel Garcia's TikTok video of the Precious Moments Chapel and Gardens in Carthage, Missouri, has gone viral, with thousands sharing and commenting their own memories of the collectible figurines ...

and in 1978 the first Precious Moments figurines were unveiled,” the website says. In 1989, Butcher opened the Precious Moments Chapel in Carthage, Missouri as a way of honoring his faith.