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During the Christmas season we are surrounded by lights—on trees, in and on our homes, all around us. In this Christmas message, Elder David A. Bednar invites us to remember He who is the source of all light by visualizing ourselves as participants in the Nephite Christmas story. This account of the first Christmas “helps us to learn and more fully understand that Jesus Christ is the ‘Light which shineth in darkness,’...dispels fear, provides assurance and direction, and engenders enduring peace and joy.” As we liken this story to ourselves, we can recognize “the everlasting Light” and be filled with the true spirit of Christmas.

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Elder David A. Bednar was called to serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2004. Prior to his call, he had served as an Area Seventy, regional representative, stake president, and bishop. He served a mission to southern Germany and then attended Brigham Young University, where he received bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He received a PhD in organizational behavior from Purdue University and was a professor of business management at Texas Tech University and the University of Arkansas. Elder Bednar served as the president of BYU-Idaho from 1997 to 2004. His previously published books include the bestsellers One by One, Increase in Learning, Act in Doctrine, and Power to Become. He and his wife, Susan, are the parents of three sons.