The Wise Men, spray paint in paper, with stencil, by Trent D. Stephens
Where Science Meets the Book of Mormon: Come Follow Me Lesson: December 23-29
The Come Follow Me lesson for this week states: “From Nephi to Moroni, every Book of Mormon prophet was committed to the sacred purpose summarized on the book’s title page: ‘the convincing of [all people] that Jesus is the Christ.’ One prophet saw Him as a premortal spirit, and another saw His mortal ministry in a vision. One stood on a wall to proclaim the signs of His birth and His death, and another knelt before His resurrected body, touching the wounds in His hands, feet, and side. All of them knew this essential truth: ‘There is no other way nor means whereby man can be saved, only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, who … cometh to redeem the world’ (Helaman 5:9).”
“So during this Christmas season, as believers around the world celebrate the goodness and love of God in sending His Son, ponder how the Book of Mormon has strengthened your faith in Christ. As you think about His birth, ponder why He came and how His coming has changed your life. Then you can experience the true joy of Christmas—the gift that Jesus Christ gives to you.”
The lesson continues: “It’s traditional to read the story of the Savior’s birth in the New Testament at Christmastime, but you can also find moving prophecies of this sacred event in the Book of Mormon.” In our home, we traditionally read the Christmas story in Luke 2:1-19 and Matthew 2:1-12, on Christmas Eve. Recently, we have added the story as told in 3 Nephi 1:4-22. I encourage you to incorporate that tradition into your Christmas, if it is not already part of your tradition. As S. Mark Palmer, of the Presidency of the Seventy, proposed in this year’s Christmas Devotional, add the gift of your testimony this Christmas.
Trent Dee Stephens, PhD
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