Our Heavenly Father can appreciate our love for Him by how well we serve Him and how well we serve our fellowmen.

May we all make the journey to Bethlehem in spirit, taking with us a tender caring heart as our gift to the Savior.

Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty.

So much in life depends on our attitude. The way we choose to see things and respond to others makes all the difference.

From the Book of Mormon come other precious promises, including promises of peace, freedom, and blessings if we 'will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ' (Ether 2:12).

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.

There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs. When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past.