My husband and I have been so focused on our irritation at the early Christmas songs in the stores before Halloween that it's hard to make the switch now that December is here to enjoying the music of the season. I think my transition started yesterday after watching the Mormon Tabernacle choir's Christmas program on TV. Then at church we discussed the meaning of JOY. It's much different than the happiness and fun of celebrating this holiday. It's the deeper realization of the special event we are commemorating-the birth of the Savior and His example.
This morning I watched a lovely video clip designed by my alma mater BYU and sent to me in an email greeting from my new dg-in-law's mother Janene. You can see it by clicking here on Joy to Everyone This Christmastime. Please check it out and reflect what the season is all about.
In closing a quote to consider from our Prophet Thomas Monson: “This is our one and only chance at mortal life–here and now. The longer we live the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come and they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that elusive and non-existent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey–now.”
In closing a quote to consider from our Prophet Thomas Monson: “This is our one and only chance at mortal life–here and now. The longer we live the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come and they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that elusive and non-existent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey–now.”