Kia Ora everyone! Merry Christmas from down under!
As a missionary I've found a lot more meaning in Christmas.
In the MTC our Mission President told us about his experience as a child. His two favorite days of the year were His Birthday, and Christmas! He loved His Birthday because people would just let him do what he loved and leave him be for a day. But, he also loved Christmas because he found joy in giving. He expressed to us a conundrum he would have when someone asked what his favorite day of the year was- he liked both his Birthday and Christmas, but he liked them for very different reasons. They weren't comparable to him. One day is focused on him, which brings him happiness, but the other is focused on Christ and giving, which brings him great joy.
President LeSoeure told us that our missions are hard. That's because sometimes we want it to be our birthday, we want to have more time to focus on ourselves- but this mission I'm on isn't about me. This year and a half- I've consecrated it to the Lord. Its Christmas everyday for the next 15 months. I'm here to give the blessings of knowing of our Lord Jesus Christ to those here who didn't have the same chance to be born into this gospel.
As people living their own lives on the path of discipleship, I invite you all this next month- especially after the Christmas Spirit has died down- to pay special attention to those around you. Make a little part of everyday Christmas.
Consecrate just a bit of your time to do nothing but give, for our Lord Jesus Christ gave everything on our behalf.
I'm so grateful for him and his sacrifice and I hope you all can find more joy and meaning in your lives as you look outward and come unto Christ. He really is the true light in this ever-darkening world.
I know only through Him can we find everlasting joy, and through Him we can also find happiness and purpose in our every day lives.
I bear testimony that as we look outwards, we are able to understand our own worth better and we are able to better understand the pure love of Christ for all of God's children.
I share these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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