The Holidays are Approaching

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away already! We all know how quickly Christmas follows.

Elizabeth and I saw a wonderful movie last year that we have decided we will use each year to remind us about the purpose of Christmas. It's so easy to get wrapped up in the shopping, decorating, and other fixings and forget about Christ.

If you haven't seen The Nativity Story, then you must. It is an inspiring look at the journey of Mary and Joseph. It tells the story in a very personal way. While those who wrote the movie obviously don't know most of the details surrounding these sacred events, they are true to the story as outlined in the scriptures. The details they fill in do not detract from the scriptural account. In my opinion, they enhance the story by coloring it with the many shades of human experience and emotion.

Here is the trailer for the movie.

Also, here is one scene from the movie. In it Mary asks, why me? She dwells on what she perceives to be her insignificance in the world. I think that is something we all grapple with from time to time. I am grateful to know that I am a child of a loving Heavenly Father. I am also grateful for the many examples, including that of Mary and Joseph, of great and marvelous things proceeding out of the most meek and lowly of the earth.

At the start of this wonderful season, may we all remember the reason we celebrate.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled blog posts about the cute Scott twins! :)