Dallin H. Oaks on the eternal goal of the message of Christmas | Christmas Devotional

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welcomed the Christmas season with the First Presidency’s Christmas Devotional on Sunday, Dec. 8.

President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, declared that “peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14) — the angelic herald of Jesus Christ’s birth — is the message of Christmas.

Speaking from the pulpit in the Conference Center resplendent with poinsettias, holly berries, twinkling lights and other Christmas decor for the annual broadcast, President Oaks noted that theme is echoed in many beloved carols, such as “Far, Far Away on Judea’s Plains.”

“Such words, sung countless times in our holiday activities, remind us that there is nothing new in the celebration and songs of Christmas. The message is old and familiar,” President Oaks said.

The most important things in life are repetitious, he continued. “So it is that the repetitious message of Christmas is not a message to be revised but a message to be renewed in our lives.”

Watch the First Presidency’s Christmas Devotional here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28x2gYHDYbs&t=212s