Hello Sister Coon,
I can’t believe that another year has flown by and now it’s Christmas time and a new year is around the corner. I always have loved Christmas because of what it stands for. For example, colder weather, gift giving and receiving, singing, decorations, family time, and of course the most important reason of all… the birth of Jesus Christ.
You might think I am crazy but I don’t enjoy receiving gifts. I enjoy giving them to others. The act of giving is peppered throughout the gospel of Jesus Christ. A couple of examples of this are…First, it all starts at baptism. We decide to give ourselves to Christ through the ordinance of baptism. In turn, He makes us clean. Second, each week when we partake of the sacrament we give our free will to Christ by remembering him and keeping his commandments. In turn, He gives us his Spirit to always be with us. Third, we give our time, talents, and all that we have been blessed with to Him and to do His work. This is done through callings, obeying the commandments, temple work, being a disciple of Jesus Christ, and being a missionary. In turn, He blesses our life with more blessings than we can count.
I want to let you know how proud I am of you. You are special to me in so many ways and I love you so much and I know you are where you should be. I know this church is led by Jesus Christ and it is true. I love my Savior and I am so grateful to and for Him. He means everything to me.
I now serve in the primary activity day for 10 and 11-year-olds. For one of our recent activities, we asked the boys to write a letter to a missionary in the ward. I have attached a PDF that has their letter. I hope you enjoy it. If you feel like you would like to respond to them, please send me an email and I’ll make sure they get it.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Love,
Bryan Gibbons
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