Youth Voices

Sharing Christmas

Savanah F., age 17, Wyoming, USA

Loves art, scrapbooking, listening to music, and playing and writing songs for the piano.

Last Christmas season, I focused on reading the Christmas stories in the scriptures and sharing them with others. One night while babysitting my four-year-old cousin, Boedi, I asked her why Christmas is so special. She started to talk about Santa and presents. I explained to her that Christmas is especially important because of Jesus.

I showed Boedi a little advent calendar on the wall that had a cartoon picture of the Christmas story on it. She noticed that the picture of baby Jesus seemed to glow, and I explained to her that Jesus is very special. I told her that He came to earth to die for us so that one day we can live with Him. We watched videos and looked at pictures of Him.

I prayed that night that I could remember the spirit I felt and that Boedi would remember the things I taught her.

A couple of weeks later, our family got together for Christmas Eve. After we played games, opened presents, and watched the Church video “The Christ Child,” Boedi went to the table to color. I watched as she showed our two-year-old cousin, Jerett, her drawing of baby Jesus in a manger, with Mary and Joseph. My favorite detail was the glow she put around the baby. She explained to Jerett that He glowed because He was so special.

Boedi had remembered what I had taught her. It warmed my heart to see her share the story with others, just as I had.

I know the importance of sharing the stories of Christ with those around me, both young and old. I now have an even stronger testimony of how special Christ truly is.

Watch and share the video Savanah mentioned, “The Christ Child.”