DONKEY ..an addition to your nativity costume collection
Christ was carried on a donkey before he was born and before he was crucified.-
When Joseph went to Bethlehem, I think he took great care
To place his tools and close his shop and leave no shavings there.
He urged the donkey forward then, with Mary on its back,
And carried bread and goat cheese in a little linen sack. CS 38
Matt 21:6-8, Zach 9:9-
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawedthem in the way.
No Less Servicable “If you feel that much of what you do does not make you very famous, take heart. Most of the best people who ever lived weren’t very famous, either. Serve and grow, faithfully and quietly. Be on guard regarding the praise of men. Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount:
“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
“Most of us will be quiet, relatively unknown folks who … do our work without fanfare. To those of you who may find that … unspectacular, I say, you are ‘no less serviceable’ than the most spectacular of your associates.” Howard W. Hunter ch 23
…Much like the back of a quilt, the bass instruments in the band, the caregiver at night, the hard work of a father providing or the stability of a mother at home.
Beast of Burden- “Each of us also carries a load. Our individual load is comprised of demands and opportunities, obligations and privileges, afflictions and blessings, and options and constraints. Two guiding questions can be helpful as we periodically and prayerfully assess our load: “Is the load I am carrying producing the spiritual traction that will enable me to press forward with faith in Christ on the strait and narrow path and avoid getting stuck? Is the load I am carrying creating sufficient spiritual traction so I ultimately can return home to Heavenly Father?”
Sometimes we mistakenly may believe that happiness is the absence of a load. But bearing a load is a necessary and essential part of the plan of happiness. Because our individual load needs to generate spiritual traction, we should be careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things that truly matter most.”- Elder Bednar April 2014
Merry Christmas
for the most important reason to celebrate Christmas …to opportunity to repent, progress and become like Christ amid our mortal “ness”. We are so grateful for forgiving friends who are fun to be with, fun to work with and make this life so wonderful.
Love,the other Nelsons
Keith, Karie, (Isaac), Porter,
Pace, Tad, Sadie, Davis and Drew
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