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		<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas, and as we spend time with our families, friends, and loved ones, remember the supernal gift that God gave us so many years ago of His only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. From Luke II: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Night on Christmas Eve</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up, my family always had a Christmas program family night on Christmas Eve.  We have a fire in the fireplace, read Luke II in the New Testament, my mom recited A Visit from St. Nicholas, we sang Christmas hymns, and most years (mostly when we were younger, but even some years that we were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Linus on the Reason for the Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this clip from A Charlie Brown Christmas in which Linus reminds us all what Christmas is really all about.]]></description>
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		<title>A More Worshipful Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LDS Church published a list of ideas on their Christmas website of how to have a &#8220;more worshipful&#8221; Christmas. These ideas help us find ways to have a more Christ-centered remembrance of His birth. Here are a few that I liked: Replace some holiday decorations in your home with reminders of Christ. Donate gently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home For Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading from President Henry B. Eyring&#8217;s message for this month, entitled Home For Christmas, and thought I would share a few of the points he made that I really liked. It helps to see the kindness of others at Christmastime. How many times have you gone to leave a gift on a doorstep, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Spirit of Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LDS Church has come out with a &#8220;Mormon Messages&#8221; video aimed at helping us remember the true spirit of Christmas, especially in this time of economic turmoil.  May we all remember the spirit of Christmas this year and always!]]></description>
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		<title>First Presidency Christmas Devotional</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again, this year I had the privilege of attending the First Presidency Christmas Devotional (watch) at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City.  It was beautifully decorated, the music was superb, and of course the messages were perfectly appropriate for helping get the Christmas season off to the right start.  I especially liked the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Meaning of the 12 Days of Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here is something I learned last year at Christmastime.  Merry Christmas!! The 12 Days of Christmas Did you know? Some early traditions hold that this song was used as a teaching tool to instruct young people of various denominations in the Christian faith.  Even without the symbolism, the song is a playful piece that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Conference Oct 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I know this is a bit late, but a few weeks ago was General Conference for the LDS Church. I had the chance to go to both Sunday sessions at the Conference Center, and it was great! We had really good seats for the morning session &#8211; this was our view: Of course I [...]]]></description>
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