I just want to wish all my readers--my friends and family-- a Happy Holidays! If you have not received this card in the mail (Laurie, Schill & Crabtree families, Allison, and Katie--to name a few) it is because I do not have your address...
Next, I'm going to get all "churchy", so don't say I didn't warn you.
This morning, after dragging my feet for days, I finally opened up this month's Ensign (a magazine published by the LDS church) and started reading President Monson's talk. It is so good and so I thought I'd include a few paragraphs from it:
Next, I'm going to get all "churchy", so don't say I didn't warn you.
This morning, after dragging my feet for days, I finally opened up this month's Ensign (a magazine published by the LDS church) and started reading President Monson's talk. It is so good and so I thought I'd include a few paragraphs from it:
President David O. McKay (1873–1970) declared: “True happiness comes only by making others happy—the practical application of the Savior’s doctrine of losing one’s life to gain it. In short, the Christmas spirit is the Christ spirit, that makes our hearts glow in brotherly love and friendship and prompts us to kind deeds of service.
“It is the spirit of the gospel of Jesus Christ, obedience to which will bring ‘peace on earth,’ because it means—good will toward all men.”
Giving, not getting, brings to full bloom the Christmas spirit. Enemies are forgiven, friends remembered, and God obeyed. The spirit of Christmas illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world’s busy life and become more interested in people than things. To catch the real meaning of the “spirit of Christmas,” we need only drop the last syllable, and it becomes the “Spirit of Christ.”
To read the whole article, click Here.
We hope you all have a wonderful day and Christmas Season!
I got your Christmas card Thanks so much! We love it:) Thanks for the message too, we miss you guys we need to get together.
ReplyDeleteOh, get churchy! It's part of who you are and this is YOUR blog! I love it! I LOVED your card - it's hanging on the door smiling at us every time we pass by. Your family is so cute and I'm so gratelful to have you as a friend. Love you!
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