The Candyland Perspective

In one of my online classes I'm taking right now, REL 122, which covers the 2nd half of the Book of Mormon, an assignment asked the following question of me, in regards to  3 Nephi Chapter 11 . Why is it significant to you that the Savior invited the people to come forth one by one to feel the prints in his hands and feet? This is how I responded to the question. Honestly, I think it was a reward for their faith. Jesus had never even been born when many of these people and their faithful ancestors were living the gospel. Sometimes we are given little sweet nuggets to reward our faith, little proofs here and there, that embolden our testimonies, but do not create them. These are gifts not given to those who don’t exercise faith because they mean nothing to them. Also, I believe it was to help them to imprint into their own physical beings the reality of His crucifixion for their sakes. This may sound odd, but I’m running with it. When I was in the sixth grade, I went to...

Beloved and I have no little ones of our own, so when it comes to developing new Christmas traditions, it's actually harder to come up with ideas than I expected.  One thing for certain though is that we really do want to keep the focus on the birth and life of the Savior.  This is a list of ways that we will keep a good focus all December long.  Dan & I just brainstormed, and this is the best we could do for now.  I'd LOVE to hear some of your ideas and/or suggestions! Merry Christmas! The Whites Keeping Christ in Christmas Watch "The Nativity Story" Make Christmas cookies for home/visiting teaching families Visit the Mesa Temple Christmas lights Read Luke 2 together early in December Make a Kramer paw print ornament for the tree Pay for the car behind us at McDonald's (or wherever) Deliver Christmas cookies to neighbors we don't know Say "Merry Christmas" to someone new every day Drive around looking at Christmas lights while lis...