Authors 73 and 74: Dewey and Mayer and a humble stable

Two renditions of the baby Jesus: the first by Simon Dewey in This is the Season Beloved of the Year and the second in The Little Drummer Mouse by Mercer Mayer.

Both are poignant reminders that our Lord and Savior remembers all of us, down to the littlest mouse. He was born in meager circumstances and some missed the signs because of the very humbleness in which He came to earth. Yet He is now exalted and invites us to join Him in exaltation some day. Will we be able to live in such a way as to return to Him? That is an answer that can only be found in our hearts and is known only by Him and the angels who record the history of our lives. We all have blind spots, both good and bad, in different facets of our lives and only the Lord knows what will be our final standing in the reckoning for our time on earth.

This is a season to find joy in the miracle of a newborn babe born many centuries ago in a stable and in the blessings of the individual conditions and situations in which we now live. We give thanks for a medley of items ranging from cats to deer to socks to furnaces plus many more. Most of all, we are thankful for Jesus Christ coming to save us and helping us to return to Our Father in Heaven.

Jesus Christ-Savior and Redeemer of the World

This post is to cover multiple authors along with the true meaning of Christmas and the two most important books we can read. At this time of year we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ-the Son of God who came to save us all.
Christ made it possible for all of us to be resurrected and provided us with the plan of salvation by which we can return to live with Him and Our Father in Heaven.
Jesus Christ by Carl Heinrich Bloch (detail from Christ with Boy)



Next I would submit that the two most important books we can read in a lifetime are The Book of Mormon and the Bible (but I would suggest reading more books in addition to these two such as The Pearl of Great Price, The Doctrine and Covenants and other great works both secular and religious). One can read the story of Jesus Christ in many books with some variations but for the holiday season I especially like the following four chapters:
Luke Ch. 1 and 2
Third Nephi Ch. 1 and 11

May everyone have a Merry Christmas and feel peace and joy in their hearts through the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the power of His Love from our family to yours.