“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11).
On this day, we celebrate the beginning of the Savior’s
mission. Scriptures testify of this glorious day.
“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a
virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah
7:14).
Book of Mormon scripture has numerous prophecies of His
birth.
“Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my father
left Jerusalem, a prophet would the Lord God raise up among the Jews—even a Messiah,
or, in other words, a Savior of the world” (1 Nephi 10:4).
“For according to the words of the prophets, the Messiah
cometh in six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem; and
according to the words of the prophets, and also the word of the angel of God,
his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (2 Nephi 25:19).
“And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the
Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; and his
mother shall be called Mary” (Mosiah 3:8).
“And behold, he shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem which is
the land of our forefathers, she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel,
who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost, and
bring forth a son, yea, even the Son of God” (Alma 7:10).
We are blessed to have the Book of Mormon as a special
witness of Christ.
We have Joseph Smith’s testimony, “I told the brethren that
the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone
of our religion.”
I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most
correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would
get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”
Let us close with the words of Elder Craig C. Christensen…
“Most importantly, we declared that the Book of Mormon is a
book that testifies that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior of the world. Great
prophets throughout the Book of Mormon have borne solemn witness that Jesus
Christ is the Creator of the earth (see Mosiah 3:8), the Redeemer of mankind
(see Helaman 5:9–12), the Only Begotten of the Father (see 1 Nephi 11:18–21;
Jacob 4:11). These Book of Mormon prophets knew Him, as Abraham and Moses did,
and received and taught His everlasting gospel. As we read and study their
words, we gain a deeper understanding of the Savior’s matchless love, His
perfect life and example, and the blessings of His great atoning sacrifice.”[1]
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