Answer 6th Day Christmas Past: When we want nothing more than to give our best, what we try to do is exactly what our Savior wants us to give. Congrats to 6th Day drawing winner, REBECCA DAWSON, who won 2 books by Karl Ricks Anderson: Joseph Smith’s Kirtland and The Savior in Kirtland, 3 olive wood carved angel tree ornaments, Holy Family with bark surround, pack of 10 5×7 Nauvoo watercolor note cards -$100 value! Please contact MHA office 801-272-5601 or info@mormonheritage.com within 30 days to arrange for how to receive your prize. Story still available on yesterday’s...
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On the 6th Day of Christmas Past… Question: What message does “Little Drummer Boy” and other similar early legends teach us? To be entered into today’s daily giveaway & FREE tour drawing- Read the story below; “Comment” & “Share” your answer on Facebook or our blog. Click Here for contest rules. “Little Drummer Boy” Written in 1941, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’, originally titled ‘Carol Of The Drum’, has become a favorite Christmas song around the world. The words of the song, narrated by a little boy, tell how he hears from those around him of a newborn King. And of how they are gathering up their finest gifts to bring to the new King to honor him. He knows that he is a poor boy who has no material goods as he was not a wealthy child, and yet he decides that he has one gift that he can bring to the King which is his talent to play the drum. In the end, what the boy believes turns out to be true: he gets to see the new born King and the boy begins to use his talent to honor Him and is rewarded by His smile of acceptance of his heartfelt gift. The story of the Little Drummer Boy resembles a twelfth century legend that Anatole France retold as Le Jongleur de Notre Dame or Our Lady’s Juggler. The French legend tells of a juggler, again with nothing else to offer, who juggles in front of a statue of Mary, much to the horror of some monks present, who accuse him of blasphemy. But it goes on to tell how the statue comes briefly to life, and smiling at him throws him a rose, silencing the juggler’s accusers. In the Buddhist tradition a story is told of an old beggar woman named Relying on Joy. She used to watch kings, princes, and other people making offerings to Buddha, and there was nothing she would have liked more than to be able to do the same. So one day, intending to make her offering too, she went out begging. But at the end of a whole day all she had was one small coin. An oil-merchant took pity on her and gave her a small amount of the oil. That evening she took it to the monastery, poured the oil into an empty lamp and lit the wick, and made this wish:”I have nothing to offer but this tiny lamp. But through this offering, in the future may I be blessed with the lamp of wisdom. May I work to free all beings from darkness, helping them to reach enlightenment. That night the oil in all the other lamps went out, but the beggar woman’s lamp was still burning at dawn, when Buddha’s disciple Maudgalyayana came to collect all the lamps. When he saw that one was still alight, full of oil and with a new...
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Answer 5th Day Christmas Past: A 3-year old girl showed the audience how to be still and completely focus on the miracle of our Savior. Congrats to 5th Day drawing winner, JESSICA GARCIA, who won an Olive wood carving of Mary & baby Jesus, Kirtland Temple decorative plate, Kirtland Temple tree ornament, pack of 10 5×7 Nauvoo watercolor note cards -$205 value! Please contact MHA office 801-272-5601 or info@mormonheritage.com within 30 days to arrange for how to receive your prize. Story still available on yesterday’s...
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On the 5th Day of Christmas Past… Question: How did a crowded audience catch a glimpse of the Savior? To be entered into today’s daily giveaway & FREE tour drawing- Read the story below; “Comment” & “Share” your answer on Facebook or our blog. Click Here for contest rules. Sara’s Christmas Program Sara slipped into the long, soft, blue robe that she was to wear in the Christmas program. Pulling the matching hood over her brown curls, she turned to Jennie. “Do I look like Mary now?” Sara’s stomach gave a little lurch when she heard the organ begin playing “Silent Night.” That was her cue to go on stage. Sister Perkins came over and smiled at both girls. Looking at Sara, she said, “The curtains will be opening soon. It’s time for you to take your place.” Sara hurried to her spot on the stage and sat down on a bale of straw. Eric, who was playing Joseph, was already there beside the manger. As Sara bent to arrange the blankets around the doll representing Baby Jesus, she heard the music change and the gentle strains of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” swell. The curtains slowly opened on the quiet scene. A single spotlight highlighted Mary and Joseph admiring the Baby Jesus. Neither Mary nor Joseph had to say anything. Brother Egger stood out of sight with a microphone and told about the events of Jesus’ birth as they were silently portrayed on stage. The organ played softly while he spoke: “And it came to pass in those days, …” Sara was distracted by something moving just below the stage. She moved her eyes carefully, trying not to turn her head and spoil the scene. There, climbing the stairs to the stage was her three-year-old sister, Katie. Sara’s heart sank as Katie came toward her. What shall I do? she wondered. Why isn’t Katie sitting with Mom and Dad? Sara sneaked a peek at her parents. Her mother wore a stricken, helpless look. Sara felt Katie brush against her knees as she bent to look into the manger. Katie’s going to ruin the Christmas program! Why did she have to do this? Sara was startled out of her thoughts by Katie’s awed “Oh! He’s beautiful!” As Katie continued to just stand and intently watch the doll in the manger, Sara swallowed and felt calm. There was something about the spell around Katie that Sara couldn’t bring herself to break. I think the best thing to do is just let her stay, Sara decided. She’s being quiet. So Sara reached out and slipped her arm around her sister’s waist and nestled her next to her on the bale of straw. Katie relaxed against Sara, still gazing lovingly at the Baby Jesus. Katie sat watching quietly as the shepherds came. The organist played “The First Noel,” and Brother Egger read from the Bible about the shepherds coming to see Jesus....
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Answer 4th Day Christmas Past: She learned that Christmas is to celebrate Christ not be greedy. Congrats to 4th Day drawing winner, CONNIE HALL , who won an Olive wood carved camel, olive wood Holy Family with bark surround, pack of 10 5×7 Nauvoo watercolor note cards, City of David (Jerusalem) mini bag, 2 Dead Sea (Holy Land) lotions -$100 value! Please contact MHA office 801-272-5601 or info@mormonheritage.com within 30 days to arrange for how to receive your prize. Story still available on yesterday’s...
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On the 4th Day of Christmas Past… Question: What lesson did George Albert Smith’s granddaughter learn at Christmas? To be entered into today’s daily giveaway & FREE tour drawing- Read the story below; “Comment” & “Share” your answer on Facebook or our blog. Click Here for contest rules. Remembering Grandpa George Albert Smith by Shauna Stewart Larsen, granddaughter December 25, 1940 – “It was a real treat to see how happy the children were with their gifts…I played with them, helped them enjoy their toys, read to them some faith-promoting stories and we shed tears together as we had brought to our attention the sacrifices that were made by some of our loved ones when they settled this country.” (from George Albert Smith’s diary) “My grandfather, George Albert Smith, had heard my brother, sister, and me talk about what we wanted for Christmas for weeks. We described in detail, what we would get, what color, what size, and on and on. Christmas Eve finally arrived and we all hung up our stockings on the fireplace mantel, still hoping aloud for LOTS of gifts. Just before we went to bed, Grandfather said, “Wait a minute, I have to get my stocking.” Pretty soon he came back with his blue eyes twinkling. He carried a great big scout sock in his hand. What’s more, he had taken a pair of scissors and cut off the toe of the stocking. He hung up his stocking with great glee and then went over and got the empty coal bucket and put it right beneath the stocking. Well, I was very impressed with how smart Grandfather was. Not only would Santa have to fill his stocking, but he’d have to fill the coal bucket too. What a smart idea! Christmas morning, after breakfast, we opened the doors to the living room and raced in to where the tree was. I was especially anxious to see what Santa had left Grandfather. But when I saw his stocking, my heart sank, and my eyes filled with tears, because Santa had left my very SPECIAL Grandfather a switch and coal and onions. Grandfather saw the tears in my eyes and he pulled me towards him and said, “Now Shauna, you must remember that this is Christ’s birthday we are celebrating and even Santa doesn’t like to see anyone be greedy.” I learned a great lesson, one I’ve never forgotten, and one I’ve always been grateful for. Taken from: Madsen, Susan. Christmas a Joyful Heritage. P....
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