True Spirit of Christmas (Come, Follow Me)

I thank our Father in Heaven for sending His Son to show us the way, a path that includes sharing with others that great gift of love that Jesus Christ freely gives us.  #LightTheWorld #ComeFollowMe

The true spirit of Christmas is in the call of Jesus to “love one another, as I have loved you” (John 15:12).  -The First Presidency 

Come Unto Christ (Come, Follow Me)

One of the Father's promises to covenant Israel is that if we come unto Christ and love him with all our might, mind and strength, by the grace of God can we can become perfect in Christ, sanctified unto the remission of our sins, holy, and without spot.  Christ is the way.  I just need to come unto Him and love Him.  #LightTheWorld

Moroni 10:

  32 Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.

  33 And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the blood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father unto the remission of your sins, that ye become holy, without spot.

 

God Is Love (Come, Follow Me)

As I think this week about charity, the pure love of Christ (Moroni 7:45-47), my love and appreciation for Jesus Christ grows.  Knowing He came to earth in the humblest of circumstances and dedicated His life to loving and serving others to the very end leaves me filled with awe and gratitude.  I desire to be filled with that same love for others.  #givethanks #LightTheWorld

Meet Oft (Come, Follow Me)

I am grateful for the principle of gathering.  As brothers and sisters, children of a Heavenly Father who loves us all, connecting with one another is so important to our spiritual, emotional, and even physical health.  Coming together provides us with strength and enables us to feel the Lord's love.  It's especially important now, when so many are feeling isolation and loneliness, to know that Heavenly Father is mindful of us all.  #givethanks

Moroni 6

 5 And the church did meet together oft, to fast and to pray, and to speak one with another concerning the welfare of their souls.

 6 And they did meet together oft to partake of bread and wine, in remembrance of the Lord Jesus.