Hola everyone! How are you doing! We are getting closer and
closer to Christmas and I can't believe it! So thinking about everything that
is going on this time of year it can be really easy to get caught up in lots of
things that we "need" to do that seem to make us run around like
crazy. But often times these things change our focus of the importance and
reason behind why we are celebrating. I love how in this last general
conference Elder Holland spoke very first about focusing on Jesus Christ. The
truth is when we do that we see a result different than if we are running from
place to place putting our effort and focus on things that aren't as important.
When we focus on Christ we will feel a peace and love we can't find anywhere
else and we will experience true joy in our lives.
This week I have been able to see many times that when we
testify of Christ specifically and put the focus directly on Him there is a
peace and love that enters our hearts that doesn't come in any other way. This
week I had the opportunity to teach a man about the Atonement of Jesus Christ
and as I testified of His ability to heal and help us the calm and comfort I
felt was amazing. I know that in the chaos of the season it can seem difficult
to feel this peace, but I promise it will come when you focus on drawing closer
to Him.
I also was able to have a Christmas conference this week
with half the mission. As I thought about why we were there and thinking about
how amazing it was to be united in the same cause a joy filled me that again
can't be found anywhere else. I can testify that as we work to live the gospel
of Jesus Christ we can learn what true happiness is as we see our lives change
and feel our hearts open, heal, and receive more light than ever before.
I love Christmas so much, and as I have gotten older I have
begun to realize that it really is an amazing thing that we can celebrate the
birth of Jesus Christ. He came into the world to save us. To bring us greater
light and happiness. To give us peace and love. He is the reason behind
everything we do and should be at the center of our celebrations because He is
the one that makes everything possible. Only through Him can we eventually be
perfected, overcome all trial and darkness and receive a fullness of joy with
our families and our Heavenly Parents forever. I invite you all to think of how
you can put a more central focus on Christ this Christmas and one of the things
you could do is watch the new video of His birth. I promise that as you do this
you will feel a peace that will enter your heart and fill your entire body. We
can have greater peace and happiness each day as we work to become better and
develop our relationship with our savior, Jesus Christ.
~Elder McDonald
Quote of the week: "In spite of everything else this
conference tradition may offer us, it will mean little or nothing unless we
find Jesus at the center of it all. To grasp the vision we are seeking, the
healing that He promises, the significance we somehow know is here, we must cut
through the commotion —joyful
as it is — and
fix our attention on Him." Elder Holland The message, the meaning, and the Multitude
Scripture of the week: 3 Nephi 11:10-11,14-17
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