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Show IDS church issues Christmas message : HeFirstPresidencyoftheLDS lurch has issued the following 'aistmas message for 1989: ' : "We rejoice with you in another 'mderful Christmas season when rlh all Christendom we celebrate ie birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. 'Seeing ahead several centuries, is prophet Isaiah said: 'For unto 3 a child is born, unto us a son is Lien...andhis name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty tod, the everlasting Father, the ?riice of Peace.' (Isaiah 9:6). After the Savior's ministry, Peter sii, "(We) were eyewitnesses of ismajesty.' (2 Peter 1:16). "Acentury and a half ago, modify mod-ify witnesses declared, We saw '".even on the righthand of God; ad we heard the voice bearing "wd that he is the Only Begotten of the Father.' (Doctrine & Covenants Cove-nants 76:23)- - - "We testify that it was Jesus Christ who said, 'If ye will come unto me ye shall have eternal life. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended ex-tended towards you, and whosoever whoso-ever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come unto me.' (3 Nephi 9:14) "At this glorious time of year, we again invite all to commit and red-edicate red-edicate their lives to the resurrected resur-rected Savior and the precepts He taught." The message is from President Ezra Taft Benson, world leader of the church, and his counselors in the First Presidency, President Gordon B. Hinckley and President Thomas S. Monson. |