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Show ' MESSAGE President Spencer W. Kimball, head of the LDS Church gave message from First Presidency for Christmas Season of 1978. First Presidency Gives Christmas Message, 1 978 The first presidency, governing body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, has issued the following message for Christmas, 1978. "When the angel of the Lord declared to the shepards in the fields of Judea, 'fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people,' he sent a message of hope and truth resounding resoun-ding through the centuries to our day; '"For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord'. If our Christmas this year is to reflect the sacredness of that first Christmas, we to, must know and declare the devine sonship . of Christ. "This Christmas and each day in the new year before us let us talk of Christ, preach of Christ, and pray to God in the name of Christ, in order that we, our children, and all man kind may be influenced and blessed by the divine Son of God whose birth we celebrate at Christmas time. Let us each individually and with our families reverently bring the teaching of the scriptures into our daily living they proclaim that the right way is to believe in Christ and deny him not, and to worship him with all our might, mind and strength, and our whole soul. "If we will do these things we then will eagerly and gratefully join in the joyful anthem, 'glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward man,' that filled the heavens" at the birth of Jesus Christ. Then we will contemplate and conduct our lives and mend our ways when needed, so that, indeed, a promised peace, and good will of Christmas may be ours now and forever. That all man kind may do so and . rejoice in the redemtive mission of Jesus Christ is our fervent Christmas prayer and blessing. |