It's About Giving as Christ Gives

Christmas has always been my favorite holiday, and it is even more so now. Anytime we get to celebrate the birth, life, and sacrifice of the Savior is awesome, and Christmas is the time of warm fuzzies. It is the time when hearts are open and love for our fellow man seems to be the greatest . . . but it is also the time when commercialization takes over and we become so absorbed with

GETTING and giving gifts that the true reason for the season escapes many.
The past couple of years, we have simplified Christmas in our family and the stress of the holidays is all but gone. We have always tried to concentrate on the Savior, and striven to emulate Him a little more, and now, since simplifying, the getting is far less important than GIVING.

Christmas is about Jesus Christ and all He gave in this mortal life - and continues to give - expecting nothing in return. When He healed, comforted and counseled, He never asked for anything except our obedience to the Father. His heart and very being were so consumed with love that His every thought and deed were focused outward, serving the people until His last breath and beyond. He still serves us today, and that will never stop.
This Christmas and every day after, I pray that we will all hold on to the warm feelings that the season invokes and dedicate our lives to following the Savior's example with everything in us. Only by doing this can we truly come to know Him.