What child is this?
This is Christ the Lord.
Read Mathew 1:18-23
Listen to the Hymn: "
Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful"We have all been given an invitation
to Come, Adore Him.
Do we heed the call that has been extended?
Do we Come?
Do we adore Him?
Many years ago this same invitation
was given to find Him and adore
Him.
Read Luke 2:8-14
The shepherds had a glorious invitation to find the baby and adore Him. An angel and a multitude of the heavenly host presented their invitation. Yet, they had not seen the baby. They only knew what they had been told.
Do you think the shepherds believed that
the Savior had been born before they went to see Him?
We weren't in Bethlehem. We did not hear the angels sing.
Yet, the invitation is there to come.
Sometimes we have faith to believe
things without seeing them. As you
have learned about the principles of the
gospel, has there been something that, as you
heard it or learned about it, you knew
was true right away?
Read Luke 2:15-20
And after the angels were gone away,
the shepherds went to Bethlehem, "to
see this thing which is come to pass"
They did not hesitate; in fact, it says
that "they came with haste". They
"found the babe lying in a manger"
They had come.
they Knew.
And then they shared.
They "returned, glorifying and
praising God for all the things that
they had heard and seen", much like
their heavenly invitation.
Listen to
"Joy to the World"There in the sheltered warmth of a cave,
beneath the limestone hills of Bethlehem,
Jesus was born and was cradled in a manger.
He left his divine and holy station; He left
all the glory and majesty to enter the body of
a tiny infant.
The story Luke shares with us, of the birth
of Christ, is true. Mary believed it would
happen. The shepherds believed that it did
happen.
Do you believe?
Have you come unto Him?
Do you Adore Him and Praise Him?
Does Christ know that you believe?
Listen to
"Silent Night"(as you listen record your feeling of our Savior's birth in your journal)
Christ's life, His atonement, His
church, and the Book of Mormon are
just a few of the gifts of Christ that
bless us, not only at the Christmas
season, but throughout our lives.
What can we possibly give to the Lord this Christmas time?
Consider all that that He has done and is doing for
you.
Is there something that you could
give Him in return to show your
Gratitude?
If the Savior Came to Visit Youby Donna GreenIf the Savior came to visit you for just a day or two,
would you be really comfortable with all the things you do?
Would everything within your home go on the same old way?
Or would you have to change your ways during the Savior's stay?
If the Savior came to your house to spend some time with you,
Would you be prepared to meet Him and a warm friendship renew?
Would you really know Him and long to have him stay,
Or would you hope that He would wait and come another day?
So you could do the many things that you've been planning to,
But never seemed to have the time or take the time to do.
"If only I had known that he would come today,
I really would have been prepared." Are these words you might say?
"Please give me but another day and I will use it to prepare,
To read my scriptures faithfully, help those in need and kneel in
prayer."
But no one knows when He will come. Not the hour or the day.
And if we are to be prepared we must begin today.
To take upon us our Savior's name, come to know Him and do His
will--
Look forward to His coming, each sacred scripture to fulfill.
For whether his coming for each of us, is a great or dreadful day,
Will be determined by our faithfulness and how we live each day.
Mom & Karen were working on Christmas dinner and there were two Pyrex pans in the refrigerator. One had dressing (Joy's awesome recipe) with cranberries and sausage. The other had Mom's jello salad in it ( equally delicious). They both had foil over them. Mom was getting ready to come over to our house and told Karen to go ahead and put the stuffing in the oven and take it out in 20 min. Karen grabbed the Pyrex with tinfoil and put it in the oven. When she lifted up the lid she started yelling for Mom and said
This is serious business!
