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"I was a student at BYU just finishing my first year of graduate work when our first child, a son, was born," begins Elder Holland's story. He tells how he and his wife were very poor, "though not as poor as Joseph and Mary" and how he gained empathy for that courageous couple seeking shelter in Bethlehem.
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Stocking candy that tastes like farm-boy feet, one sweet apple to share on a pioneer Christmas, and the eternal need for a Savior were all part of Elder D. Todd Christofferson's recent BYU devotional. Watch highlights or the entire address. |
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Every December, BYU's Museum of Art brings Brian Kershishnik's 17-foot-long Christmas-themed painting out of storage and hangs it in a place of honor. Here, from BYU Magazine and Deseret News, is some of the history and meaning of Nativity in the words of the artist. |
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Cory and Michelle Hogan's family Christmas tradition of delivering food and treats to Boston’s homeless was born of the national tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. “We just wanted to share love with other people and help them feel that there are still good people in the world,” says Michelle, one of the alums profiled in BYU Magazine's article " 50 Going Forth." |
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Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Patti LaBelle, and Yolanda Adams hit the stage in this special performance of Christmas Under the Stars. Other Christmas musical specials feature Five for Fighting and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performing with Rolando Villazon. |
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