Christmas Day 2017: Hayley

Light the World: Day 25 2017: Let Your LIght Shine

Matthew  5: 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

How has your light shone this Christmas Season, and what can you do so your light will continue to shine through out the year?  Those are the questions posed by this last of of #LIGHTTHEWORLD.  When I was young, in Primary we would sing a song about your light shining call "I'm Going to Let it Shine."  

Of all the examples and traits of Jesus, the one I would most like to emulate is that of being able to love, and express love.  Love flowed from Jesus in all that he did.  I would like to have charity.  I pray for charity that I can exemplify the pure love of Christ.

Light the World day 24 2017: Pray Always

"Ye must watch and pray always."

—3 Nephi 18:15

I had a prayer all morning that my talk in church would go well.  I was also asking for leadership to say what God would have me say.  I jumped over a section, and the bishop mentioned the section I skipped in fifth Sunday joint meeting.  It must have been that it was the Bishop's subject to cover, "In as much as ye have done it to the least of these, ye have done it unto me."  It is marvelous how things work out.  

Via Facebook there are many people to be praying for, people who have had recent surgery.  I pray for them as well.

Christmas with the Mormon tabernacle Coir and Rolando Villazon 2016

I have not been able to find the entire performance, but here is the first feature song presented by Rolando Villazon and the choir.  This concert included We Three Kings with mechanical animals, elephant, camel, etc marching to the stage.  Concert also featured Angela Brower, and the highlight of the night was she and Villazon and the choir singing some Christmas favorites including Silver Bells and White Christmas.  Villazon recited the story of the Little Match Girl and Luke 2.

Light The World day 23 2017: Visit Those In Prison

"I was in prison, and ye came unto me."

—Matthew 25:36

The short film with this day shows a prisoner receiving a photo album from home.  Sometimes any little something can make some one's day.  However, those in a penitentiary are not the only ones in prison.  there are those in prison to drug or illness; things that take away choice.  Jeffrey R. Holland reminded us to show compassion to all God's children.  I work with people with mental illness.  A big issue facing persons with mental illness is that of Stigma.  Sometimes a person will not get needed and available help because of stigma.