This is the 10th straight year I've attended the First Presidency Christmas Devotional and it has become one of my favorite traditions of the holiday season. I love being downtown amidst all the Christmas lights, listening to the Christmas messages, hearing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and joining in with them to sing the closing hymn. There is a special spirit that is always there, reminding me what Christmas is all about.
This year was particularly special as President Eyring announced a new website with videos from the life of the Savior. These videos touched my heart, and the spirit testified of the birth, life, death, and mission of the Savior.
This year a couple of quotes stood out to me.
From President Eyring:
"There are many lessons to learn. Most of those lessons came as you watched and learned, not so much from pictures and words, as from the spirit. You recognized and felt truth. You felt the love of the Savior and for the Savior and you surely felt an increased desire to love as he loved."
From President Uchtdorf:
"The Lord does not expect that we commit to move mountains, but he does require that we bring as gifts our best efforts to move ourselves, one foot in front of the other, walking in the ways He has prepared and taught."
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