Footsteps: At Christmas we celebrate much more than the birth of a baby, we celebrate who that child already was and who He was to become. Christmastime is a time of looking to the past, with its glimpses of pre-mortal glory and to the future, with its promise of eternity.
" For behold, the time...is not far distant, that with power, the Lord God Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and who is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay, and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles... And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of Heaven and Earth, the Creator of all things from beginning, and His mother shall be called Mary.....And lo, He cometh unto His own, that salvation might come unto the children of men even through His name, and even after all this they shall consider Him a man, and say that He hath a devil, and shall scourge Him and shall crucify Him." (Mosiah 3:5, 8-10)
Walking: Today help a member of your family without being asked
Song: Angels’ Carol written by John Rutter - performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Angels' Carol by John Rutter
Have you heard the sound of the angel voices
ringing out so sweetly, ringing out so clear?
Have you seen the star shining out so brightly
as a sign from God that Christ the Lord is here?
Have you heard the news that they bring from heaven
to the humble shepherds who have waited long?
Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Hear the angels sing their joyful song.
He is come in peace in the winter's stillness,
like a gentle snowfall in the gentle night.
He is come in joy, like the sun at morning,
filling all the world with radiance and with light.
He is come in love as the child of Mary.
In a simple stable we have seen his birth.
Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Hear the angels singing 'Peace on earth'.
He will bring new light to a world in darkness,
like a bright star shining in the skies above.
He will bring new hope to the waiting nations,
when he comes to reign in purity and love.
Let the earth rejoice at the Savior’s coming.
Let the heavens answer with a joyful morn:
Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Hear the angels singing, 'Christ is born'.
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