The Spirit of Christmas
LDS Living Podcasts
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5 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2018
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Stories in this episode: A missionary in Guatemala learns that Christmas sometimes means emptying buckets; When Christmas service gets real, a surly teen has a change of heart; Making amends brings a recovering addict and his family closer to the real spirit of the season; Newlyweds with nothing to give discover the secret to a full and rich Christmas.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, I'm taking a minute before our Christmas episode gets started to let you know all about our new |
| 0:05.2 | This is the gospel pitch line. We're really excited about it. If you are a storyteller with a great story to tell |
| 0:11.3 | You can call and leave us a message at 515-519-6179 |
| 0:18.1 | Let me say that number again because it's not easy 515-519-6179 |
| 0:24.4 | Give us a quick hook that tells us what your story is all about and if we love it |
| 0:28.2 | We'll give you a call to help develop it |
| 0:29.9 | We're especially looking for stories that demonstrate the joy of the gospel of Jesus Christ now on with the show |
| 0:38.8 | Welcome to this is the gospel and LDS living podcast where we feature real stories from real people who are practicing and living their faith every day |
| 0:46.8 | I'm your host Karin lay |
| 0:49.8 | Can you believe that it is already Christmas Eve? |
| 0:53.2 | This Christmas totally snuck up on me. It's such a beautiful time to remember Christ a little bit more fully and to serve those around us |
| 1:00.4 | Just a little bit better and to spend time with our family |
| 1:03.2 | But we also have experienced the stress of trying to meet expectations and create magic moments and memories |
| 1:09.9 | So we decided for this episode that we wanted to find out what the spirit of Christmas means to you |
| 1:15.6 | So we put the call out to our listeners to share their stories describing just that and so many people called in and left their |
| 1:22.2 | Story on our pitch line. They were all perfectly wonderful |
| 1:25.3 | But we chose just a few of them to share with you today |
| 1:27.9 | So plug in the Christmas lights pull up that pile of presents and wrapping paper and enjoy this collection of stories |
| 1:34.1 | Our first story comes from Jenny who shares a very short story about her mission in Guatemala |
| 1:38.7 | Where she learned that it only takes two hands and someone to help to make a beautiful Christmas. Here's Jenny |
| 1:45.1 | One of the most memorable Christmas as I had was on my mission with my Guatemalan companion serving in the Spanish district |
| 1:54.5 | There was a bit of a language barrier for me and a family husband and wife invited us over to feed us Christmas dinner on Christmas day |
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