Enjoy the season by reading a scripture a day from the Book of Mormon or the Pearl of Great Price that relates to the birth and ministry of Jesus, the Christ. You can come to understand more about the Savior by studying prophecies made by Moses, Lehi, Nephi, Mosiah, Alma, and Helaman. All of these references teach about the events leading up to Christ’s birth and His sacred ministry to the children of men. Focus on the reason for the season each day as you feast on the scriptures.
Celebrate Christmas All Through December
Read a new scripture each day to learn more about the birth and ministry of Jesus Christ.
| December 1 | 1 Nephi 1:9-10 | Lehi foresaw One descending from heaven |
| December 2 | Moses 1:6 | Mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior |
| December 3 | Moses 6:57, 62 | Jesus Christ shall come in the meridian of time |
| December 4 | 1 Nephi 11:7 | Nephi was shown Christ descending out of heaven |
| December 5 | 1 Nephi 10:4-5 | The Lord God would raise up a Messiah 600 years after Lehi left Jerusalem |
| December 6 | 2 Nephi 25:19 | The Messiah would come 600 years from when Lehi left Jerusalem; he would be named Jesus Christ, the Son of God |
| December 7 | 3 Nephi 1:15-21 | Events at the time of Christ’s birth described |
| December 8 | 1 Nephi 11:13-21 | Nephi is shown the city of Nazareth, a beautiful virgin, and after the space of a time, the virgin bearing a child in her arms: the baby Jesus |
| December 9 | Alma 7:7-10 | The Son of God would be born of Mary [in Bethlehem, which is a suburb of] in Jerusalem |
| December 10 | Mosiah 3:8 | He shall be called Jesus Christ; his mother shall be named Mary |
| December 11 | Helaman 14:3-6 | Signs: great lights in heaven, two days with no night between them, a new star in the heavens’ many signs and wonders |
| December 12 | Mosiah 3:5-7 | The Lord Omnipotent would come to earth, perform miracles, and suffer |
| December 13 | 1 Nephi 10:7-10 | Lehi foresaw Christ’s baptism by John the Baptist |
| December 14 | Mosiah 3:9-13 | He shall be crucified, resurrected, and will judge the world |
| December 15 | Alma 7:11-13 | He shall suffer death so that He will be able to blot out people’s sins |
| December 16 | Helaman 14:12-18 | That ye may know of the signs of His coming, the purposes of His death and resurrection |
| December 17 | Moses 7:45-47 | The Son of Man would be slain in the meridian of time |
| December 18 | 3 Nephi 6:20 | Many inspired men began to testify of Christ’s sufferings, death, and resurrection as the time of His death approached |
| December 19 | Helaman 14:20-27 | Prophecies of events that would occur at the time of His death: great tempests, three days of darkness and destruction, graves would be opened, many saints would appear unto the living |
| December 20 | 3 Nephi 9:1-25 | Christ spoke from heaven describing the great destructions which had taken place |
| December 21 | 3 Nephi 8:1-35 | Events that transpired (among the Nephites) at the time of Christ’s crucifixion |
| December 22 | Moses 7:55-57 | Saints would arise and be crowned along with Christ at the time of His resurrection |
| December 23 | Moses 6:50-52 | Jesus Christ is the only name whereby salvation can come |
| December 24 | 3 Nephi 1:9-14 | On this night the sign will be given, tomorrow I will come into the world |
| December 25 | 3 Nephi 10:1-15 | Christ spoke from the heavens; thus were the words of the prophets fulfilled |
Prophecies of Christ’s birth from the Old Testament
Did you know, as you studied the Old Testament this year in Come Follow Me, that there are more than 300 prophecies and allusions to the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, and eternal reign of the Lord Jesus Christ found in the Old Testament?
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