Cydni and Sher
Life will give us reasons to feel discouraged, disheartened and broken. We choose to take from these moments reasons to find courage, hope and wholeness. When life tries to crack us, we choose to crack up. When we are too weary, we seek strength. When life feels too dark, we remind ourselves from words in the Hebrews “we are not of them who draw back.” Rather we choose to move forward Together.
Cydni and Sher discuss stories from the scriptures, history and their own experiences finding a common truth that there is purpose, meaning and learning to be done all directed by an all powerful, wise and loving God. Come laugh with us or at us, either way we are so glad you are here.
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Episode 90 - Merry Christmas!
Cydni: [00:00:00] Maybe you've noticed lines have gotten longer and your patience shorter. The days have gotten darker and your chaos more chaos y. Your bank account a little smaller and you're jolly jolly less.
Sher: So we invite you to join us and pause.
Cydni: Remember this isn't a season of must haves, to dos, and next day shipping.
Sher: It's the season to reflect and to remember our Redeemer.
Cydni: To recall, rejoice, and reverence in the light of the world's message.
Sher: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Cydni: This is Cydni,
Sher: and I'm Sher, and we invite you to join us for a few minutes each Tuesday and Thursday in December. For a special Christmas message
Cydni: to make your Christmas a little more [00:01:00] Christmassy
Thomas S. Monson says, There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ.
Let it be a time that lights the eyes of children and puts laughter on their lips. Let it be a time for lifting the lives of those who live in loneliness. Let it be a time of calling our families together for a feeling of closeness to those who are near us and a closeness also to those who are absent.
Let it be a time for forgetting self and finding time for others. Let it be a time for discarding the meaningless. And for stressing the true values that it be a time of peace because we have found peace in his teachings. Most of all, let it be a time to remember our Savior, Jesus Christ. May the spirit of love, which comes at Christmas time, fill our homes and our [00:02:00] lives and linger long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year.
Sher: And it came to pass in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed and all went to be taxed everyone into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judea unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem. To be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that while they were there, the days were accomplished, that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there was one in the same country, shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And [00:03:00] the angel said unto them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of heavenly hosts, praising God and saying glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men. And it came to pass as the angels were gone away from them into heaven. The shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which has come to pass.
Which the Lord has made known unto us,. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
We hope your holiday is wonderful and magical and full of the Christmas spirit, that you feel peace in your soul. This is our prayer.
Cydni: [00:04:00] From Cydni and Sher. Merry Christmas.