Dear Reason for the Season,

"We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem nor concluded on Calvary.  He is the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the World.

'I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father (D&C 110:3-4).'

We testify that He will someday return to earth.  'And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together (Isaiah 40:5).'  He will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him.  Each of us will stand to be judged of Him according to our works and the desires of our hearts.

We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles - that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God.  He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father.  He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world.  His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come.  God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son."

-The Living Christ

Merry Christmas to all. 

"We know not what lies ahead of us.  We know not what the coming days will bring.  We live in a world of uncertainty.  For some, there will be great accomplishment.  For others, disappointment.  For some, much of rejoicing and gladness, good health, and gracious living.  For others, perhaps sickness and a measure of sorrow.  We do not know.  But one thing we do know.  Like the polar star in the heavens, regardless of what the future holds, there stands the Redeemer of the world, the Son of God, certain and sure as the anchor of our immortal lives.  He is the rock of our salvation, our strength, our comfort, the very focus of our faith." 

-President Gordon B. Hinckley