2017 The First Presidency Christmas Devotional

Last night was my church's (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints). This is where the first presidency (The Prophet, first counselor, and second counselor) gather people to listen either at the conference center or via the internet. They ask in advance three Elders or Sisters to speak that night and ask the conductor to pick three Christmas songs for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to sing. The speakers and conductor pray most earnestly to know what to put in their talks or what to sing, it is by the Holy Ghost that prompts them with a thought or feeling that this is what they should be taught or be listening to.

The music the conductor picked:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
What Shall We Give
Glory to God
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Silent Night (The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang the first two verses & congregation joined in in the third verse.)

The based of what I got out of the devotional was to love and not to stop loving.
The first talk was told by a Sister who told us Christmas is the season to give love, service, and forgiveness.
The second talk was told by an Elder about love.
The third talk was told by an Elder about never ending love toward someone and not to be embarrassed about being poor. Currently my husband works from Monday mornings to Friday Afternoons and on Saturday he goes to school full time. We are still living under our means, but when we were at college we were living on less than we have today. We went to thrift shops to find 'new' things and shopped at  Walmart or Albertsons (which ever one had cheaper products). We even had a couch the renters before us left for us because they didn't want it and we didn't have any couch, table, or chairs, we only had our bed and frame.

Have a Merry Christmas!
Here's the link to the Christmas 2017 devotional:
https://www.lds.org/broadcasts/archive/christmas-devotional/2017/12?cid=HP_SU_3-12-2017_dPFD_fBCAST_xLIDyL1-C_&lang=eng