Kristine Frederickson on MormonTimes.com: Christmas giving
With Christmas around the corner and Thanksgiving just behind us it is fitting we contemplate this magnificent time of the year and consider that which will truly bring Christ's spirit into our lives.
This year many countries around the world have suffered economic dislocations creating anxiety and stress in people's lives. Savings have been significantly depleted, jobs lost, and economies are lagging. As worrisome as times may be there is a bright side. Perhaps these circumstances provide an opportunity to reevaluate the commercialism that has come to be Christmas, to retrench, and recapture the spirit of charity and gratitude that will allow us to experience the true spirit of Christmas.
In class this past week I asked, "Could you answer if I asked, 'What do you want for Christmas?'"
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