Sis. Griffin gave the lesson today and started it off by asking, "What do you love about Christmas?"
We went around the room everyone naming something different than the next person. Things like music, lights, smells, traditions, temple square, family, kids excitement, the spirit, baking and more were mentioned.
Sis. Griffin's favorite thing is the lights! She loves light all year around. It cheers you, warms you and all of her favorite scriptures but 2 have the word LIGHT in them.
I am the LIGHT and LIFE of the world - focus of her talk
Samuel the Lamanite prophesied that the sign of the Saviors birth would be a day of light before the night he was born. There would be no darkness.
Lori made the comparison of 2 words - SON & Sun. And also compared the 2 words - SunDAY or SONday.
Sis. Griffin quoted C.S. Lewis, "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."
That which is of God is light. The power of Jesus Christ is stronger than anything in this world - even Satan.
How is Jesus Christ the LIFE of the world?
It started in Gethsemane when He suffered for us and set up the Atonement. Then when we was Resurrected He became the LIFE of the world too.
We need to think of the Life at the other end of the Manger scene. He was born to die. He was born to suffer, die, atone and be resurrected.
She closed her lesson by saying, "my hope and prayer is that we can radiate the Savior's LIGHT to al that are in our sphere of influence."