Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Goals
Quote: Have the determination to make the effort, the single-mindedness to work toward a worthy goal, and the courage not only to face the challenges that inevitably come but also to make a second effort, should such be required.
Talk Title & Reference: “Living the Abundant Life,” Ensign, January 2012
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Goals - Robert D. Hales
Quote By: Robert D. Hales
Topic: Goals
Quote: Our desires to return to Heavenly Father increase as we, in addition to taking the sacrament, become worthy to obtain a temple recommend. We become worthy by steadily and steadfastly obeying the commandments. This obedience begins in childhood and intensifies through experiences in the Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women during the years of preparation. Then, hopefully, priests and Laurels set goals and specifically prepare themselves to be endowed and sealed in the temple.
Talk Title & Reference: “Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service,” General Conference, April 2012
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Topic: Goals
Quote: Our desires to return to Heavenly Father increase as we, in addition to taking the sacrament, become worthy to obtain a temple recommend. We become worthy by steadily and steadfastly obeying the commandments. This obedience begins in childhood and intensifies through experiences in the Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women during the years of preparation. Then, hopefully, priests and Laurels set goals and specifically prepare themselves to be endowed and sealed in the temple.
Talk Title & Reference: “Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service,” General Conference, April 2012
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Sunday, December 29, 2013
Objective to Serve - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Objective to Serve
Quote: I would hope that we would not lose the real objective of our cherished opportunities to serve. That objective, that eternal goal, is the same spoken of by the Lord and found in the Pearl of Great Price: “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”
Talk Title & Reference: “The Savior’s Call to Serve,” Ensign, August 2012
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Topic: Objective to Serve
Quote: I would hope that we would not lose the real objective of our cherished opportunities to serve. That objective, that eternal goal, is the same spoken of by the Lord and found in the Pearl of Great Price: “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”
Talk Title & Reference: “The Savior’s Call to Serve,” Ensign, August 2012
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Life Eternal - Henry B. Eyring
Quote By: Henry B. Eyring
Topic: Life Eternal
Quote: Life eternal is to live in unity, in families, with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Eternal life is only possible through the keys of the priesthood of God, which were restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Holding that eternal goal before the youth your lead is as great a gift as you could give them. You will do it primarily by example in your own family. Those you lead may not have a family in the Church, but I challenge you to help them feel and want the love of family on both sides of the veil.
Talk Title & Reference: “Help Them Aim High,” General Conference, October 2012
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Topic: Life Eternal
Quote: Life eternal is to live in unity, in families, with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Eternal life is only possible through the keys of the priesthood of God, which were restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Holding that eternal goal before the youth your lead is as great a gift as you could give them. You will do it primarily by example in your own family. Those you lead may not have a family in the Church, but I challenge you to help them feel and want the love of family on both sides of the veil.
Talk Title & Reference: “Help Them Aim High,” General Conference, October 2012
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Friday, December 27, 2013
Courage - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Courage
Quote: Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one’s coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve.
Talk Title & Reference: “Living the Abundant Life,” Ensign, January 2012
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Topic: Courage
Quote: Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one’s coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve.
Talk Title & Reference: “Living the Abundant Life,” Ensign, January 2012
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Return to Him - Quentin L. Cook
Quote By: Quentin L. Cook
Topic: Return to Him
Quote: Members of the Church understand that God the Father is the Supreme Governor of the universe, the Power that gave us spiritual being, and the Author of the plan that gives us hope and potential. He is our Heavenly Father, and we lived in His presence as part of His family in the premortal life. There we learned lessons and prepared for mortality. We came from our Heavenly Father, and our goal is to return to Him.
Talk Title & Reference: “The Doctrine of the Father,” Ensign, February 2012
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Topic: Return to Him
Quote: Members of the Church understand that God the Father is the Supreme Governor of the universe, the Power that gave us spiritual being, and the Author of the plan that gives us hope and potential. He is our Heavenly Father, and we lived in His presence as part of His family in the premortal life. There we learned lessons and prepared for mortality. We came from our Heavenly Father, and our goal is to return to Him.
Talk Title & Reference: “The Doctrine of the Father,” Ensign, February 2012
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Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Magic of Christmas - Gordon B. Hinckley
Quote By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Topic: Magic of Christmas
Quote: "There is a magic in Christmas. Hearts are opened to a new measure of kindness. Love speaks with increased power. Tensions are eased... "Of all things of heaven and earth of which we bear testimony, none is so important as our witness that Jesus, the Christmas child, condescended to come to earth from the realms of His Eternal Father, here to work among men as healer and teacher, our Great Exemplar. And further, and most important, He suffered on Calvary's cross as an atoning sacrifice for all mankind. "At this time of Christmas, this season when gifts are given, let us not forget that God gave His Son, and His Son gave His life, that each of us might have the gift of eternal life"
Talk Title & Reference: The Son of God, Ensign, Dec 1992
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Topic: Magic of Christmas
Quote: "There is a magic in Christmas. Hearts are opened to a new measure of kindness. Love speaks with increased power. Tensions are eased... "Of all things of heaven and earth of which we bear testimony, none is so important as our witness that Jesus, the Christmas child, condescended to come to earth from the realms of His Eternal Father, here to work among men as healer and teacher, our Great Exemplar. And further, and most important, He suffered on Calvary's cross as an atoning sacrifice for all mankind. "At this time of Christmas, this season when gifts are given, let us not forget that God gave His Son, and His Son gave His life, that each of us might have the gift of eternal life"
Talk Title & Reference: The Son of God, Ensign, Dec 1992
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
What Matters Most - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: What Matters Most
Quote: The more commercialized and busy the Christmas season becomes, the easier it is for the sublime message of the Savior’s life to get lost along the way. If we notice that planning for parties and scrambling for presents begin to detract from the peaceable message of Jesus Christ and distance us from the gospel He preached, let us take a step back, slow down a little, and reconsider what matters most.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: What Matters Most
Quote: The more commercialized and busy the Christmas season becomes, the easier it is for the sublime message of the Savior’s life to get lost along the way. If we notice that planning for parties and scrambling for presents begin to detract from the peaceable message of Jesus Christ and distance us from the gospel He preached, let us take a step back, slow down a little, and reconsider what matters most.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Example of the Savior - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Example of the Savior
Quote: There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus Christ. Because He came to earth, we have a perfect example to follow. As we strive to become more like Him, we will have joy and happiness in our lives and peace each day of the year. It is His example which, if followed, stirs within us more kindness and love, more respect and concern for others.
Talk Title & Reference: “Because He Came,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Topic: Example of the Savior
Quote: There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus Christ. Because He came to earth, we have a perfect example to follow. As we strive to become more like Him, we will have joy and happiness in our lives and peace each day of the year. It is His example which, if followed, stirs within us more kindness and love, more respect and concern for others.
Talk Title & Reference: “Because He Came,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Sunday, December 22, 2013
Remembering Christ - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Remembering Christ
Quote: Christmas is a time for remembering the Son of God and renewing our determination to take upon us His name. It is a time to reassess our lives and examine our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Let this be a time of remembrance, of gratitude, and a time of forgiveness. Let it be a time to ponder the Atonement of Jesus Christ and its meaning for each of us personally. Let it especially be a time of renewal and recommitment to live by the word of God and to obey His commandments. By doing this, we honor Him far more than we ever could with lights, gifts, or parties.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Remembering Christ
Quote: Christmas is a time for remembering the Son of God and renewing our determination to take upon us His name. It is a time to reassess our lives and examine our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Let this be a time of remembrance, of gratitude, and a time of forgiveness. Let it be a time to ponder the Atonement of Jesus Christ and its meaning for each of us personally. Let it especially be a time of renewal and recommitment to live by the word of God and to obey His commandments. By doing this, we honor Him far more than we ever could with lights, gifts, or parties.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Saturday, December 21, 2013
Second Coming - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Second Coming
Quote: The early disciples of Jesus Christ yearned for the time when He would come again. For them, mortality was a time of preparation and growth, of sifting and refining, a time for trimming their lamps and preparing for the return of their beloved Savior. Brothers and sisters, 2,000 years later we also stand as His disciples. We are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The term latter-day is significant. We live and serve in a time prior to the Lord’s triumphant return. Our work is to prepare ourselves and the world for the coming of the Messiah in glory!
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Second Coming
Quote: The early disciples of Jesus Christ yearned for the time when He would come again. For them, mortality was a time of preparation and growth, of sifting and refining, a time for trimming their lamps and preparing for the return of their beloved Savior. Brothers and sisters, 2,000 years later we also stand as His disciples. We are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The term latter-day is significant. We live and serve in a time prior to the Lord’s triumphant return. Our work is to prepare ourselves and the world for the coming of the Messiah in glory!
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Friday, December 20, 2013
Christmas in our Hearts - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Christmas in our Hearts
Quote: The spirit of Christmas is something I hope all of us would have within our hearts and within our lives, not only at this particular season but also throughout the years.
Talk Title & Reference: “Because He Came,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Topic: Christmas in our Hearts
Quote: The spirit of Christmas is something I hope all of us would have within our hearts and within our lives, not only at this particular season but also throughout the years.
Talk Title & Reference: “Because He Came,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
Hope and Peace - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Hope and Peace
Quote: While it’s true that we can find materialism and anxiety in Christmas, it is also true that if we have eyes to see, we can experience the powerful message of the birth of the Son of God and feel the hope and peace He brings to the world.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Hope and Peace
Quote: While it’s true that we can find materialism and anxiety in Christmas, it is also true that if we have eyes to see, we can experience the powerful message of the birth of the Son of God and feel the hope and peace He brings to the world.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Open our Hearts - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Open our Hearts
Quote: ... [I]f we are only willing to open our hearts and minds to the spirit of Christmas, we will recognize wonderful things happening around us that will direct or redirect our attention to the sublime. It is usually something small—we read a verse of scripture; we hear a sacred carol and really listen, perhaps for the first time, to its words; or we witness a sincere expression of love. In one way or another, the Spirit touches our hearts, and we see that Christmas, in its essence, is much more sturdy and enduring than the many minor things of life we too often use to adorn it.
Talk Title & Reference: “Of Curtains, Contentment, and Christmas,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Topic: Open our Hearts
Quote: ... [I]f we are only willing to open our hearts and minds to the spirit of Christmas, we will recognize wonderful things happening around us that will direct or redirect our attention to the sublime. It is usually something small—we read a verse of scripture; we hear a sacred carol and really listen, perhaps for the first time, to its words; or we witness a sincere expression of love. In one way or another, the Spirit touches our hearts, and we see that Christmas, in its essence, is much more sturdy and enduring than the many minor things of life we too often use to adorn it.
Talk Title & Reference: “Of Curtains, Contentment, and Christmas,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Capture the Spirit of Christmas - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Capture the Spirit of Christmas
Quote: ... Christmas is what we make of it. Despite all the distractions, we can see to it that Christ is at the center of our celebration. If we have not already done so, we can establish Christmas traditions for ourselves and for our families which will help us capture and keep the spirit of Christmas.
Talk Title & Reference: “Because He Came,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Topic: Capture the Spirit of Christmas
Quote: ... Christmas is what we make of it. Despite all the distractions, we can see to it that Christ is at the center of our celebration. If we have not already done so, we can establish Christmas traditions for ourselves and for our families which will help us capture and keep the spirit of Christmas.
Talk Title & Reference: “Because He Came,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Looking to the Future - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Looking to the Future
Quote: While the Christmas season is typically a time for looking back and celebrating the birth of our Lord, it seems to me that it should also be a time of looking to the future. Let us look forward. Let us prepare for that blessed day when He will come again. Let us be as wise as those ancients who watched for His coming. As His disciples, let us have in our hearts and minds the words of John: “Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Revelation 22:20).
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Looking to the Future
Quote: While the Christmas season is typically a time for looking back and celebrating the birth of our Lord, it seems to me that it should also be a time of looking to the future. Let us look forward. Let us prepare for that blessed day when He will come again. Let us be as wise as those ancients who watched for His coming. As His disciples, let us have in our hearts and minds the words of John: “Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Revelation 22:20).
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Sunday, December 15, 2013
Christmas Season - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Christmas Season
Quote:I pray that during this season and always, we will see the purity of the story of the Savior’s birth and feel sincere gratitude for His life, teachings, and saving sacrifice for us. May this gratitude cause us to renew our determination to follow Him. May it also lead us to draw closer to our family, our church, and our fellowmen. And may we look steadfastly forward to that blessed day when the resurrected Christ will walk the earth again as our Lord, our King, and our blessed Savior.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Christmas Season
Quote:I pray that during this season and always, we will see the purity of the story of the Savior’s birth and feel sincere gratitude for His life, teachings, and saving sacrifice for us. May this gratitude cause us to renew our determination to follow Him. May it also lead us to draw closer to our family, our church, and our fellowmen. And may we look steadfastly forward to that blessed day when the resurrected Christ will walk the earth again as our Lord, our King, and our blessed Savior.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
Spirit of Christmas - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Spirit of Christmas
Quote: The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world’s busy life and become more interested in people than in things.
Talk Title & Reference: “Because He Came,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Topic: Spirit of Christmas
Quote: The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world’s busy life and become more interested in people than in things.
Talk Title & Reference: “Because He Came,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Friday, December 13, 2013
Life of Christ - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Life of Christ
Quote: It is only fitting that we—like the Wise Men, shepherds, and angels—take time to rejoice and celebrate that glorious first Christmas Day.
Talk Title & Reference: "In Search of the Christmas Spirit," Ensign, December 1987
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Topic: Life of Christ
Quote: It is only fitting that we—like the Wise Men, shepherds, and angels—take time to rejoice and celebrate that glorious first Christmas Day.
Talk Title & Reference: "In Search of the Christmas Spirit," Ensign, December 1987
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Christmas Traditions - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Christmas Traditions
Quote: Christmas and some of the cherished traditions of the season remind us that we, like the Wise Men of old, should seek the Christ and lay before Him the most precious of gifts: a broken heart and a contrite spirit. We should offer Him our love. We should give Him our willingness to take upon ourselves His name and walk in the path of discipleship. We should promise to remember Him always, to emulate His example, and to go about doing good.
Talk Title & Reference: “Of Curtains, Contentment, and Christmas,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Topic: Christmas Traditions
Quote: Christmas and some of the cherished traditions of the season remind us that we, like the Wise Men of old, should seek the Christ and lay before Him the most precious of gifts: a broken heart and a contrite spirit. We should offer Him our love. We should give Him our willingness to take upon ourselves His name and walk in the path of discipleship. We should promise to remember Him always, to emulate His example, and to go about doing good.
Talk Title & Reference: “Of Curtains, Contentment, and Christmas,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Time for Christmas - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Time for Christmas
Quote: Perhaps even this year we might carve from our busy schedules some time to study and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas—personally and as families.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Time for Christmas
Quote: Perhaps even this year we might carve from our busy schedules some time to study and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas—personally and as families.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Rededicate Ourselves - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Rededicate Ourselves
Quote: There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ. Let it be a time that lights the eyes of children and puts laughter on their lips. Let it be a time for lifting the lives of those who live in loneliness. Let it be a time for calling our families together, for feeling a closeness to those who are near to us and a closeness also to those who are absent. Let it be a time of prayers for peace, for the preservation of free principles, and for the protection of those who are far from us. Let it be a time of forgetting self and finding time for others. Let it be a time for discarding the meaningless and for stressing the true values. Let it be a time of peace because we have found peace in His teachings. Most of all, let it be a time to remember the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the Wise Men.
Talk Title & Reference: “A Bright Shining Star,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Rededicate Ourselves
Quote: There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ. Let it be a time that lights the eyes of children and puts laughter on their lips. Let it be a time for lifting the lives of those who live in loneliness. Let it be a time for calling our families together, for feeling a closeness to those who are near to us and a closeness also to those who are absent. Let it be a time of prayers for peace, for the preservation of free principles, and for the protection of those who are far from us. Let it be a time of forgetting self and finding time for others. Let it be a time for discarding the meaningless and for stressing the true values. Let it be a time of peace because we have found peace in His teachings. Most of all, let it be a time to remember the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the Wise Men.
Talk Title & Reference: “A Bright Shining Star,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Christmas - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Christmas
Quote: It is only fitting that we—like the Wise Men, shepherds, and angels—take time to rejoice and celebrate that glorious first Christmas Day.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Christmas
Quote: It is only fitting that we—like the Wise Men, shepherds, and angels—take time to rejoice and celebrate that glorious first Christmas Day.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Sunday, December 8, 2013
Christmas Preparation - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Christmas Preparation
Quote: When we prepare for Christmas by pondering its real meaning, we prepare to experience the Christ and His message.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Christmas Preparation
Quote: When we prepare for Christmas by pondering its real meaning, we prepare to experience the Christ and His message.
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
Presents vs Gifts - James E. Faust
Quote By: James E. Faust
Topic: Presents vs Gifts
Quote: "We all enjoy giving and receiving presents. But there is a difference between presents and gifts. The true gifts may be part of ourselves—giving of the riches of the heart and mind—and therefore more enduring and of far greater worth than presents bought at the store. "Of course, among the greatest of gifts is the gift of love.... "Some, like Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens's A Christmas Carol, have a hard time loving anyone, even themselves, because of their selfishness. Love seeks to give rather than to get. Charity towards and compassion for others is a way to overcome too much self-love"
Talk Title & Reference: "A Christmas with No Presents," Ensign, December 2001
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Topic: Presents vs Gifts
Quote: "We all enjoy giving and receiving presents. But there is a difference between presents and gifts. The true gifts may be part of ourselves—giving of the riches of the heart and mind—and therefore more enduring and of far greater worth than presents bought at the store. "Of course, among the greatest of gifts is the gift of love.... "Some, like Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens's A Christmas Carol, have a hard time loving anyone, even themselves, because of their selfishness. Love seeks to give rather than to get. Charity towards and compassion for others is a way to overcome too much self-love"
Talk Title & Reference: "A Christmas with No Presents," Ensign, December 2001
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Friday, December 6, 2013
Christmas Celebrations - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Christmas Celebrations
Quote: Of course, we do not need a Christmas holiday or Christmas traditions to remember Jesus Christ, our Savior. But the celebrations of Christmas can help remind us of Him. The hallowed Christmas season can be an opportunity to recommit to keep the fire of the Spirit and the glory of the Son of God burning in our hearts every day throughout the year.
Talk Title & Reference: “Of Curtains, Contentment, and Christmas,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Topic: Christmas Celebrations
Quote: Of course, we do not need a Christmas holiday or Christmas traditions to remember Jesus Christ, our Savior. But the celebrations of Christmas can help remind us of Him. The hallowed Christmas season can be an opportunity to recommit to keep the fire of the Spirit and the glory of the Son of God burning in our hearts every day throughout the year.
Talk Title & Reference: “Of Curtains, Contentment, and Christmas,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Thursday, December 5, 2013
Joyful Season - Thomas S. Monson
Quote By: Thomas S. Monson
Topic: Joyful Season
Quote: Brothers and sisters, this joyful season brings to all of us a measure of happiness that corresponds to the degree to which we have turned our minds, feelings, and actions to the Savior, whose birth we celebrate.
Talk Title & Reference: “A Bright Shining Star,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Joyful Season
Quote: Brothers and sisters, this joyful season brings to all of us a measure of happiness that corresponds to the degree to which we have turned our minds, feelings, and actions to the Savior, whose birth we celebrate.
Talk Title & Reference: “A Bright Shining Star,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Christmas Spirit - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Christmas Spirit
Quote: Isn’t this a wonderful time of the year! So many things fill our hearts with the spirit of Christmas: the melody of Christmas carols, the lights, the decorations, and the happy greetings of “Merry Christmas!”
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Christmas Spirit
Quote: Isn’t this a wonderful time of the year! So many things fill our hearts with the spirit of Christmas: the melody of Christmas carols, the lights, the decorations, and the happy greetings of “Merry Christmas!”
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Spirit of Christmas - Henry B. Eyring
Quote By: Henry B. Eyring
Topic: Spirit of Christmas
Quote: ... [Y]ou can give a great and wonderful Christmas if you remember the gifts God has given you and, as best you can, offer them to others as He would. That is the spirit of Christmas and of true happiness every day.
Talk Title & Reference: “The Gifts of Christmas,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Topic: Spirit of Christmas
Quote: ... [Y]ou can give a great and wonderful Christmas if you remember the gifts God has given you and, as best you can, offer them to others as He would. That is the spirit of Christmas and of true happiness every day.
Talk Title & Reference: “The Gifts of Christmas,” Christmas Devotional, December 2011
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Monday, December 2, 2013
Savior's Birth - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quote By: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Topic: Savior's Birth
Quote: ... [R]ejoice in the birth of our Savior. We celebrate the birth of the Son of God, the Creator, our Messiah. We rejoice that the King of kings came to earth, was born in a manger, and lived a perfect life. When Jesus was born, the joy in heaven was so great it could not be contained, and angelic hosts parted the veil, proclaiming unto shepherds “good tidings of great joy, . . . praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Topic: Savior's Birth
Quote: ... [R]ejoice in the birth of our Savior. We celebrate the birth of the Son of God, the Creator, our Messiah. We rejoice that the King of kings came to earth, was born in a manger, and lived a perfect life. When Jesus was born, the joy in heaven was so great it could not be contained, and angelic hosts parted the veil, proclaiming unto shepherds “good tidings of great joy, . . . praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
Talk Title & Reference: “Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
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Sunday, December 1, 2013
Chirstmas Gifts - Henry B. Eyring
Quote By: Henry B. Eyring
Topic: Christmas Gifts
Quote: "That is the spirit of Christmas, which puts in our hearts a desire to give joy to other people. We feel a spirit of giving and gratitude for what we have been given. The celebration of Christmas helps us keep our promise to always remember Him and His gifts to us. And that remembrance creates a desire in us to give gifts to Him."
Talk Title & Reference: “The Gift of a Savior,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
Audio: Click Here
Topic: Christmas Gifts
Quote: "That is the spirit of Christmas, which puts in our hearts a desire to give joy to other people. We feel a spirit of giving and gratitude for what we have been given. The celebration of Christmas helps us keep our promise to always remember Him and His gifts to us. And that remembrance creates a desire in us to give gifts to Him."
Talk Title & Reference: “The Gift of a Savior,” Christmas Devotional, December 2010
Audio: Click Here
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