Perfect Christmas

We have in our minds a picture of how everything should be—the perfect tree, the perfect lights, the perfect gifts, and the perfect family events. … But sooner or later, something unpleasant occurs … and the picture-perfect Christmas we had imagined, the magic we had intended to create, shatters around us.

However, if we focus our hearts and minds on the true spirit of Christmas we will recognize wonderful things happening around us." "It is usually something small—we read a verse of scripture, we hear a sacred carol and really listen to its words, or we witness a sincere expression of love. In one way or another, the Spirit touches our hearts, and we see that Christmas, in its essence, is much more sturdy and enduring than the many minor things of life that we too often use to adorn it.

"We realize in these precious moments what we feel and know in our heart—that Christmas is about the Christ."
 Dieter F. Uchtdorf