Mormon family's 'sticker project' in Argentina creates spreads holiday cheer

MR says: Stickers are very expensive in Argentina, so this little family gathered and distributed them to rural children. It started as an effort for Sharee Wolfley and her family to spread some holiday cheer in the form of sharing stickers. Originally from southeastern Idaho, Sharee Wolfley, her husband...

Poor as I am

MR says: Really beautiful Christmas tradition It’s a simple tradition. We do it for the children. But after all the unwrapping of Christmas morning, it is the ritual I am still thinking about. For weeks we worked slowly to fill a manger. Each time the children performed an act of kindness, made...

Viral Video: Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert Time-lapse

MR says: Impressive! This shows the construction of the Christmas Concert set inside the Conference Center. It's a little exhausting to think about, but this was video was made by compiling pictures taken every 20 minutes over the course of 35 DAYS! Wonderful to watch.

Christmas Day devotional: Elder Nelson encourages missionaries to 'open eyes, fortify minds'

MR says: Love what he says about the Church going through front doors, not a back door or an alley. LDS Church Elder Russell M. Nelson encouraged missionaries to open their mouths, "open your eyes and fortify your minds" during a Christmas Day devotional at the Missionary Training Center in Provo....

Those Crazy Old Christmas Ghosts

MR says: Love this - funny and touching at the same time. Christmas may have been yesterday, but it's still the season. So Merry Christmas! I don't know why I'm deemed so special - or so needy - that a succession of Christmas Ghosts started visiting me during the night, starting almost two weeks ago. I have...

Messages of inspiration from President Thomas S. Monson

MR says: Some beautiful words from our prophet. Christmas is many things to many people — from the eager, materialistic grasping of a child for a present to the deep spiritual thankfulness of the mature heart for the gift of the Savior of the World. If there is one common denominator, perhaps it is this:...

Watch 'Santa's' belly jiggle like jelly, popcorn pop, courtesy of BYU

Ever wondered what Santa's belly jiggling like a bowl full of jelly actually looks like? What about popcorn popping? Thanks to students and professors from Brigham Young University's SplashLab, you can see for yourself. The lab recently posted a Christmas-themed video showing ultra...

Christmas writing contest: Christmas during the Great Depression

MR says: Love this beautiful story about a little girl coming to understand the sacrifice of the Savior. It was December 1935. I was about 7 years old. It was Saturday. Mother went over to visit her sister and took baby Norman with her and left my 4-year-old sister, Florence, and me home in Father's care....

Mormon Message: Good Tidings of Great Joy

MR says: My new favorite Mormon Message. Such a beautiful pairing of the birth and life of Christ with a message from each of the members of the First Presidency.

David Archuleta Sings "Silent Night"

MR says: Ah! Love his voice. Such a beautiful rendition. (This video was just posted, but he sang with the choir for the Christmas concert a couple years ago.)

Santa Claus: Why we perpetuate a myth

MR says: What do you think of the Santa Claus tradition? How do you handle it? A decade ago, I spent the better part of a day constructing a paper chimney on the lemon-colored wall of our tiny Miami apartment. It was the week of Christmas and my two toddlers needed to know that Santa Claus would have...

Australian Latter-day Saint Temple Draws Visitors to Christmas Lights

MR says: Love the pictures! Make sure to click through to the full article to see beautiful images of a temple that is (very) far away from most of us.

Read more about other temples all around the world that put on Christmas light displays.