True Meaning of Christmas

        The holiday season can bring chaos as we are striving to check off all our "todo's" for the holiday season. As we run around from store to store looking for that perfect present for our loved ones or travel from place to place, the true meaning of Christmas can become easily clouded by chaos.

Mormon.org describes Christmas as "a time to celebrate the priceless gift of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His birth, which we commemorate during this season, is more than the symbol of a holiday. He is the Son of God, the Redeemer of all mankind, the King of kings, the Prince of Peace, and our joy and salvation. This Christmas season will have greater meaning as we seek to follow His example and live His teachings." As we remember the the birth of Christ and the example his life was to us, the chaos in our souls can be calmed. Christ lived a life full of charity and love. We need to have an abundant supply of charity and love in our lives just like Christ did.

   

         

I can see Christ's attributes and example more then ever in peoples actions during the Christmas season. People are more loving and filled with charity. People go out of their way to give, which is why this time of year is so great. Love is what brings the Christmas spirit. This spirit of charity can be felt in the air and is more abundant during this time of year. Moroni tells us of charity in the Book of Mormon. (Moroni 7:47) "But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whosoever is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him." This spirit of love should carry on through out the year.

We should seek to keep this attribute of Christ with us all year long. Charity is a gift from God. In the Book of Mormon, the prophet Moroni said that we should "pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that we may be filled with this love." (Moroni 7:48) As you follow Jesus Christ's example and strive to do righteous works your love for people will increase and you will be filled with the love of Christ. As we continue to pray to the Father in heaven for charity towards others, love will carry onforward through out the coming year. I would like to invite all, remember the spirit of charity during this Holiday season. Carry this spirit of charity in ourselves onward to the upcoming year.


Watch an up lifting message about Christmas on lds.org

Mormon Messages: An Unexpected Gift
Christmas is a time our hearts turn to the Savior Jesus Christ. This is the true story of one woman's experience as she learns that the Lord loves us and knows our specific circumstances. 
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