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I am no George Bailey, but I have had a wonderful life because of Jesus Christ
Somebody queried answers.yahoo.com whether the old Frank Capra holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life" was a Mormon movie. The users wrote back that the answer is obvious. The movie features smoking and drinking. Given that Latter-day Saints don't drink or smoke, the movie obviously isn't a...
Portuguese members and friends participate in day of service
About 600 members and friends of the Church across Portugal participated in a blood drive, on Saturday, December 17, 2011, making it the Church’s largest service activity ever held in the nation. The event was in response to the invitation from the First Presidency that all members of the Church...
Interfaith concert inspires donations to food pantry
Two Christian religions came together in December to present a Christmas concert and to collect food for the local pantry. The interfaith Christmas benefit concert was held at the Immaculate Conception Church in Annandale, New Jersey. The event’s co-host was the Clinton congregation of The Church...
Corpus Christi
Mormon Life says: This brings up a really fascinating point: how do new Mormons with non-Christian backgrounds celebrate traditional Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter?
I don’t think it’s insignificant that Mormons do not have religious holidays, even Christmas and Easter are drawn from western Christian traditions; and thus are usually celebrated by Mormons when...
Pressing on and keeping our promises
Over the centuries, Dec. 21 has taken on a full load of baggage. It's the Winter Solstice, of course — the beginning of winter. It's also when Hanukkah — the Jewish Festival of Lights — goes into full swing. For Catholics, it is the Feast Day of St. Peter Canisius. For kids, it's the night...
Holy places to visit during Christmas include tours, creches
It's possible this Christmas season to visit a number of holy places that bring a spirit of peace to an otherwise hectic time. In addition to a classic tour of Temple Square with its glittering lights and life-size manger scene, there are several other activities that work well for families who...
History of Christmas carols in the LDS hymnbook
"There's something in our human DNA that needs to rejoice and raise our voices in song," said Craig Jessop, dean of the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University and former music director for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. "I think it's an ancient, ancient, ancient tradition of the human...
Christmas gift giving – The Jesus way
As inspiration for you Christmas slackers, I am sharing our family’s way of keeping the gift-giving season sane. For the first 10 years of our kid’s lives, Christmas was an event. I strove to fill to overflowing the space under the tree. My husband had memories of mounds of presents from his...
A Backstage Look at the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert
And it is a gift—in addition to many paid professionals, more than 700 choir members, musicians, dancers, ushers, traffic controllers, and backstage help donate tens of thousands of hours—and their talents—to produce a professional-level, innovative performance that focuses on the season’s...
{A&E} Kid-friendly Nativity Script
Mormon Life says: Celebrate Christmas by re-enacting the story of Christmas itself – the Nativity.
What better way to bring in the true spirit of Christmas than reminding the family the reason for our celebration?Unfortunately, children sometimes lose interest faster than we would like. The key...
Keeping the spirit of Christmas throughout the year
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. —Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), the Christmas season is a special time to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Every year, Latter-day Saints...
Watch the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert Finale
Mormon Life says: Incredible! If this doesn't get you in the Christmas spirit, I don't know what will.
Experience Christmas in the Holy Land on Mormon Times TV
Mormon Life says: Tune in on Christmas Day to watch this special episode.
I’ve never been to the Holy Land. We planned to go several years ago, then Operation Desert Storm broke out and, well, I’m a nervous flyer who looks for any excuse not to soar through the clouds....
'Merry Christmas' and don't be offended that I said so
There is a growing movement to obliterate Christmas greetings.
No, there is not a group, “donotsayChristmas.org." Heaven forbid closing down the malls.
Nonetheless, we are eliminating Christmas from our personal lexicons. We just don’t say it anymore. It is like we are denying our faith.
Song of the Heart
When I was a child, there was a family in our neighborhood who always came caroling on Christmas Eve. They’d sing for us and give us a perfectly round (baked in a soup can) loaf of banana bread, frosted with buttercream frosting and topped with a sprig of holly. Christmas had arrived. As a...
