I Know That My Redeemer Lives

Today Big D gave a talk in Primary and I hear he did a great job (I unfortunately missed it, but his Dad was there to see this one. It has been a while since we both saw one of his talks at the same time). I just thought I would share his talk that we worked on together:

"I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth" Job 19:25.

I know that Jesus was born on the Earth, just like me and you. When I partake of the sacrament each week, I have the chance to remember Jesus and all that He did for me. Remembering Jesus helps me to choose the right. My family tries to remember the things that Jesus did when he lived on the Earth. As a family we pray together and read the scriptures together. I love learning about Jesus and I know that we are blessed because of all that he did! I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Day Six

December 6th

Jesus a healer. He touched away blindness and filled withered limbs with new life. he restored the mind and soul surrounded by much hurt and sorry. We can, in our own way, be healers also. Sometimes a kind word and a helping hand are all that is needed.

Scripture
3 Nephi 17:5, 6, 9

Suggestion
Try to be as kind as possible to others today.

Song
I Need Thee Every Hour, Hymn #98

Day Five

December 5th

Christmas shines with lights on trees, houses and city streets. As you recall the bright star over Bethlehem, do we remember the source of all light?

Scripture
D&C 88:6-13

Suggestion
Look up at the heavens and think about who made the sun, moon and stars. Record your feelings in your journal.

Song
The Lord is my Light, Hymn #89

Day Four

December 4th

Many people are hungry - not just for food, but for love, for acceptance, for support. Some are starving spiritually. Jesus knew how to feed every kind of hunger. In our small way, we can do the same.

Scripture
Matthew 14:15-19

Suggestion
Feed someone spiritually. Write your testimony in a Book of Mormon and give it away.

Song
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus, Children's Songbook pg. #57

Day Three

December 3rd

All that we have, the air we breathe, the light by which we see, are gifts from a loving Father and His Son. In this season of giving, let us give one of the greatest gifts we can offer; a grateful, humble heart.

Scripture
Luke 17:12, 14-15, 17

Suggestion
In one of your prayers today, give thanks for every blessing you can name, without asking anything.

Song
Count Your Many Blessings, Hymn #241

Day Two

December 2nd
At Christmas we celebrate much more than the birth of a baby. We celebrate who that child already was, and what He would yet become. Christmas is a time of looking - to the past, with its glimpses of premortal glory, and to the future, with its promise of eternity.

Scripture
Mosiah 3:5, 8-10

Suggestion
As you decorate for Christmas, choose or make a decoration that will remind you of the Savior and his mission.

Song
O Come All Ye Faithful, Hymn #202

Day One

I happen to love collecting and using Advent Calendar’s! They are a great way to take a few moments each day to get a yummy treat, or read a scripture, or do a kind deed for others as we count down the days until Christmas.

Here are some of the ways we count down the days and build the excitement for the day we celebrate our Savior's birth:

Candy Cane counter - take one candy cane each day (we rotate who gets the candy each day)

I happen to love the wooden blocks that I made last month at our Relief Society Craft Night

I love this pizza pie pan advent calendar that my good friends at Ellemenopea sale!

And my newest creation (well I copied the ideas from Blue Cricket Design and my friend Kim, but I still made them so that counts right?):

A Spiritual Advent calendar! I had fun using my new Cricut Expressions to make this new twist on an old tradition. Check out the link for Blue Cricket Design for the tutorial.

To make this advent a little more focused on the birth and life of Jesus I borrowed the Spiritual Advent Calendar that my friend Kim posted on her blog last year. So each night we plan to read the insert and hopefully take a few minutes to remember the whole reason for this wonderful celebration!

Here are the directions for the Spiritual Advent Calendar and what we did today:

Spiritual Advent Calendar
This is no ordinary advent calendar with little windows to open or snowmen to past on. You are the only moving part. This calendar reviews the Savior's entire mission from the premortal councils on through his future return as Lord of Lord and King of Kings.

Beginning on December 1st, each day you'll read one or more passages of scripture, moving from epoch to epoch across the vast span of the Redeemer's work.

Each day there will be a suggestion of something you can do to grow closer to the Savior. There will also be a hymn or carol to sing.


December 1st

Remember the Savior's promise!

Scripture:

Matthew 18:20

Suggestion:
Invite your family to join you in each day's reading and singing.

Song:
O Come all Ye Faithful
Hymn #202

Happy Counting To You, Megan