| Show THE SPIRIT OF today we lonor 1 with fitting program and in fit loving remembrance the greatest event in the history of mankind the advent admit into the world 0 or the babe of bethlehem jesus th thy christ chilst which Is sup liose to have oc tunca burred just 1930 years ago on the ath lay day of december Decem bei of 01 such buch great lin to the world was waa the birth of the savior that holy angels joined tit in glorious acclaim and sall sail Il ossanna to ills name and on oil earth eaith peace good will ton Tow arid arill men to us latter day saints ills his birth ablith Is of double significance from the fact that lesus jesus appeared appealed to josepp smith the prophet and bestowed tile thu gospel of jesus christ which bears ills his name and that we have accepted ills gospel and are aie striving to live in accordance with ills laws and commandments mand ments to us this day has been a lay day of till all days of oc good cheer our oui bearta liae 1 aye been full of the split of christmas christias christi i full of love loo charity peace antl ami rood good will god his blessed us with plenty for which we ne thank him wt tire lire hippy happy indeed that we lune have in ili this valley abere and poverty unit and privation sire aie scarcely known while round lound about us there are aie those less fortunate foit appropriate gifts have gone out in profusion and I 1 do I 1 not lot believe lieve there has been a child amons among us who has not been remembered beautiful bivs tiis of hin kinship hinshel shil and friend ship have hae all been renewed this happy day das there is love and joy anci ana peace and thanksgiving in our oui hearts hut but the greatest joy comes not lot ill ih what we receive but in what we gab christ hi ast 1st himself has said it is more to give than to receive e the thought thit that we have hae put a ray of sunshine bunsh lne into the life of some one lest lem fortunate fortuni tr than we a token of re ic a lind hind word oid or deed these art aie things that make christina worth woith while but in ili our anxiety to give file and receive have we forgotten the he wonderful gift christ kae gave to us its ills his life upon the cross whit what love loe what pain and sorrow whit what anxiety what suffix ring in lie ile loie for foi us its it Is not in the province of mortal man to picture what he went through to item deeni us from the sins of the world ills was the supreme sacrifice and lie ile did it willingly and made possible the salv halation hal atlon ind and exaltation of all tho who will obey ills his laws and keep heep I its his ills basit was a mission ml silon ol oi good will commissioned by the father he came to lead the way to eternal life ills his was a war wai against sin let ler us its hope that future gelle rati OUS will ill get et the deeper ine aning anin ol of ills alliss inis islon that sin and vico vice and misery mai be e banished from amoni among men that sel and greed will be done away with that the earth may be falleti tied for the return of jesus of na ageth to come again as kill libin of king kliski and lord of lords to rule lulo over oel us its let lach of us resolve to live so that god will be pi eisell bed to own and bless blesi us its ile ho alone is tit nt peace with goa who is nt at war wai with sin the moral uplift of human life will be in ili propof tion to the good n we do hoie here the kind words we say sa the noble deeds we do tile the good thought tho ulis we think the goon cheer we disseminate not only tit ai Chils tinas time but bat throughout till all tilt jhb year may eich each of yan ile be led to emulate the life of the great master and may maj the christmas spirit penetrate and your life to the extent that YOU ion will devote your oui days das to higher and more purposeful living an and in at ap W nt dation to the gli of all great gifts in conclusion let me quote the word H brown blown amid the christmas greetings gifts and cheer lai we remember thee oh ob christ our king whose birth baith we celebrate this holy day of whose great geoit love the hosts of heaven en sing tf but thy th love loo could enter every heart t this world would be a heaven filled with peace for gild is 19 and love is peace and thou oh kins king of heaven aal and earth eaith art prince of peace olt oh may mar the christ like spirit fill our oni hearts with charity and peace and love sincere till iid inar it sink deep in ili our souls and stay not just today but all throughout the year i by H J norr norris iw jr t |
