Christmas really has shot around the corner- lights are up, stores are decked out, Silent Night by Justin Bieber is bopping on my portable speaker, and I bought a sweater and a winter coat in preparation for the cold days to come (I didnt have any warm clothing packed for my mission at all, its still 70 outside though). It feels weird because last year, it was 100 degrees, there was 1 in 100 houses in Australia with even Christmas lights, and I haven't seen snowfall in a good 2 years, which could possibly be 3 if I'm lucky. It is very common during this time of year to forget about the main reason of Christmas- to remember the Savior. There is an amazing TV series that a group not affiliated with the church made called The Chosen. It is a well put together series about Jesus Christ's ministry, and in my opinion it perfectly portrays the character of our Savior. I invite you all to find some time to look it up and watch it! Not only is it entertaining to watch, but also is educating and can really invite the true Christmas spirit into your home.
This week I wanted to focus on the restoration- I recently finished listening to the Joseph Smith podcasts again-they came out before last general conference and gave a deeper background on events leading up to the first vision account, along with other cool facts about it. I also found a chinese version of the first vision video which I was able to watch. For some reason, anything that has to do with the restoration of the gospel really makes me emotional. I sometimes have tendencies to doubt my testimony of the gospel, but everytime I read or hear about the restoration something inside me just clicks. We had a video lesson with the chinese person we found this last week who lives 2 hours away from us on Friday, and when I shared the first vision account with her I couldn't stop myself from tearing up. It really is a unique message, and it is so personal to me. For me, there is nothing in my life that shows God loves me more, than by restoring his gospel on the earth once more.
高长老 (Elder Ensign)
2 Nephi 22:2
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