It’s Christmas 2020 and we sat down this evening and watched the First Presidency Christmas Devotional given by the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The prophet President Russell M. Nelson spoke this evening and shared a nice message about the Savior.
Merry Christmas! May you find more Christ in your life during this holiday season and in the year to come.
Image Credit: Screenshot from the broadcast
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presents an initiative leading up to Christmas that shows people ways to serve and remember the Savior Jesus Christ in a different way each day in December leading up to Christmas Day. In this way, we can become more like Christ in small and simple ways.
You can visit the website here to read more. To follow the Light the World calendar you can text “LIGHT” to “71234” and you will receive daily texts about what you can do on that day. You can also download the calendar here
Share the light of Christ with those around this special Christmas season!
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a beautiful video for Christmas. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! There is such power in being able to view what the nativity might have looked like.
I love how this video makes me feel. Pay attention to how you feel while watching this video. That feeling you are feeling is the Spirit of God.
Image Credit: Screenshot from video
Here is a quick Christmas video
This short video stirs something deep inside each of us. It’s called Why We Need a Savior, and it’s part of the #LightTheWorld series. Even though I know the Savior paid for all my mistakes, the beginning of the video was powerful enough to make me feel the discouragement that would exist without Jesus Christ. But by the end, I felt grateful and filled with hope in my heart.
In just a couple of minutes, it reminded us of something so simple, yet so powerful: without Jesus Christ, there would be no joy, no forgiveness, and no second chances. Without the Savior, there would be no peace in the storm and no light in the darkness. Take a moment to reflect on that.
I don’t always take the time to stop and truly think about what the Savior means to me personally. Life gets busy. The holidays get noisy. But this video cuts through all of that. It brings us back to the core of what Christmas and life, really are all about. Our Savior Jesus Christ.
He is the reason I can move forward when I mess up. He is the reason I can find peace in uncertain times. And He is the reason I can feel love even when the world feels cold. Watching this video is like a quiet nudge from Heaven saying, “Remember Him. Trust Him. Follow Him.”
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, tired, or just a little lost lately, I encourage you to take a moment and watch it, then watch it again. It’s only a few minutes, but it carries a message that could change your whole day — maybe even your whole season.
I’m grateful for a Savior who knows me, loves me, and walks with me. And I’m grateful for reminders like this one that help me refocus on what really matters.
Let’s all #LightTheWorld in our own little ways — with kindness, with compassion, and most of all, with love.
And Merry Christmas!
Image Credit: A video screenshot