I found this advent calendar some years ago when I was on a mission for the LDS church in Colorado. I have always wanted to share this with my family and friends but never seemed to find the right way to do it.

I want to share this with all of you as part of my testimony of Jesus Christ.

This time of year seems to deviate further from the true meaning of Christmas as people become more focused on the worldly part of the holiday season. Myself included. I find myself engulfed in the stress of giving the right gift, trimming the tree and doing all those things that encompass this time of year, when our true focus should be on the birth and life of Jesus Christ.

Now, I'm not saying that St. Nick is a bad guy, he himself has explained what the symbols of Christmas mean (teach the children). We forget that the greatest gift we could have ever received was from God, Our Father in Heaven. That gift was Jesus Christ.

I'd like to think across every Christian religion it is common that we claim Christ as our Savior and Redeemer. It is through Him that we return to the loving arms of our Father in Heaven after this life.

It is through Christ's ministry that we learn how to lead our lives, how to BE CHRISTIANS. He was our greatest example of love, patience, charity, forgiveness and ultimately sacrifice.
Christ died so that we may live.

No matter what religion you are, or what beliefs you have, my hope is that you can use the teachings of Christ to epitomize how you lead your life.

I know that Jesus is my Savior. I am in need of His saving grace every day.

Take this advent calendar and use it. Not just this time of year but all year round. Become acquainted with Christ, not just as your Savior but as your brother, your friend. Speak to Him. He awaits your call. He's there to listen.

Saturday 21 December 2013

December 21st

The morning of Christ’s resurrection was the brightest morning in all history-a time of transcendent joy following the gloom of the crucifixion. The words of the angel still echo down the centuries undiminished. He
is risen! Those words signaled more than the triumph of a god. They proclaimed the supremacy of life over death.

As we celebrate Christmas, we also celebrate the free gift of immortality for all mankind.

"In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

"And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

"His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

"And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

"And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay" (Matt. 28:1-6).

"He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces" (Isa. 25:8).

Suggested Activity:
Read the accounts of the Resurrection in the four Gospels and 3 Nephi, and then record your feelings in your journal (see Matt. 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20; 3 Ne. 11).

Song of the Day: 
"He is Risen!" Hymns, no. 199.
http://www.lds.org/music/library/hymns/he-is-risen?lang=eng
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