The Mormon Christmas Initiative

November 28, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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In 2012, the Mormons (a nickname sometimes used to describe members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) launched a Christmas initiative. This initiative is intended to remind Christians that Christmas is more than presents and parties, but is actually about the Savior Jesus Christ, family, and love.

Oh Come Let Us Adore Him: The Babe of Bethlehem

November 29, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
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“But thou, Beth-lehem, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel” (Micah 5: 2).

In His Father’s House: The Boyhood of Jesus

October 28, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
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In what James Talmage describes as “impressive brevity,” very little is written about young Jesus in scripture. It is understandable that a good parent would strive to protect the privacy of a tender child; it follows that early details of this precious Son were made private by His loving Father.