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The following notes add to information found in the four chapters of Remembering Christ at Christmas.
Chapter 1: SEEING CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
“I was becoming cynical about many of our Christmas traditions, but your book has rescued me from that cynicism. Thanks!”—LH
“I particularly liked the 16 comparisons between Christ and Santa.”—S
In colonial America, Christmas was an unchristian holiday instead of a Christian holy day. Some traditions that people now feel take Christ out of Christmas were adopted or invented by good Christians wanting to bring Christ back into a Christmas.
Chapter 2: NATIVITY STORIES
“I am amazed how the Christmas story has changed for me. The possibility that Jesus was born in a ceremonially clean place where lambs meant for sacrifice in the temple were usually born, stirs feelings deep inside me ”—DH
“I particularly enjoyed the information on the caravansary, as it related to Christ's birth (potentially) and the Good Samaritan story. Very enlightening.”—L
Chapter 3: ADVENT TREES AND CALENDARS
“I especially liked the idea of an Advent tree and the 24 possible ornaments. Very well thought out.”—T
“I like using Advent traditions to teach scripture and temple symbolism.”—M
Chapter 4: HAVE A “MARY” CHRISTMAS
“This year we went to fewer activities so that we could have a merry ‘Mary’ Christmas at ‘the most Martha time of the year.’ Thanks!”—TA
“You will either marry or give birth to your greatest challenges and teachers.” Over the years we have each learned many life lessons by our own experience. Below are several talks or articles we have written about the lessons we have learned. We can be contacted by email at elonaks@msn.com or mfshelley@live.com.
Free 133 page eBook by Monte F. Shelley Download PDF now (last update Nov. 2009)
Elder James E. Talmage said that Jesus was born on April 6th 1 BC, baptized just before he turned 30 years old, and died after living 33 years and a few days. However, not all LDS leaders and scholars agree with Elder Talmage’s dates. Some LDS scholars say Jesus was born in 5/4 BC. Most non-LDS scholars say Jesus was born in 5/4 BC while others say he was born in 3/2 BC. “When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks very much.” This free electronic book summarizes the evidence, interpretations, and arguments for the different conclusions of both LDS and non-LDS scholars.
The LDSView® program is a version of WordCruncher® that was developed at BYU. It has been available in the Distribution Center on CD-ROM for $6.00. The new version of LDSView runs on Windows Mobile devices with touch screens and on Windows computers (desktops and laptops). Free downloads of this new version are available by clicking on one of the small links at www.lds.org or on the download link below. The scriptures in any of 30 languages are also available. The Getting Started Tutorial available on the Help menu shows you how to use the program. Within the next year we hope to release conference talks and other gospel library items found on www.lds.org.
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We will also be preparing the Webster's 1844 dictionary, other English Bible translations, and Maxwell Institute publications including early F.A.R.M.S. publications. To use an early version of the Webster's 1844 dictionary, download WordCruncher and Webster's 1884 at www.wordcruncher.com. With both downloaded, you will be able to see the LDS View scriptures you have downloaded and look up words in Webster's 1844 too. Within the next year, these WordCruncher ebooks will be available on the Maxwell Institute website. If a friend forwarded an email to you about this webpage and you want to be notified when these ebooks are available, click on the "Notify Me" button on the left side and enter your email address one time on this website.
