Elder Cook urges focus on the Savior

Christmas

can be a great time of family learning while placing emphasis on things

that are most important, Elder Quentin L. Cook said during the BYU

Management Society Salt Lake Chapter's Christmas luncheon Wednesday.

Joined

at the luncheon in Salt Lake City by his wife, Mary, and son, Larry,

Elder Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints spoke of the busy season of Christmas and the many

distractions that often take up one's attention. However, he said,

Christmas still can be a time to focus on Jesus Christ and His

teachings.

\"I want to suggest four

things I feel would be beneficial in our families at this

Christmastime,\" Elder Cook said. \"I'm not terribly concerned that there

are distractions — telestial distractions — if we can put in place a

few things that will help us really understand the Savior and

appreciate Christmas.\"

The first

suggestion Elder Cook gave was for families to teach about the sacred,

glorious birth of the Savior and His beautiful life and perfect example.

\"I

would hope that each of us sometime before Christmas would take the

time with those we love to review (the Christmas story in) Luke 2 and

Matthew 2, to think about the Savior.\"

Drawing

upon many memories of his family reading from the scriptures and