The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Prince of Peace
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This is
part of a series of Visiting Teaching Messages featuring aspects of the mission of
the Savior.
A Savior Is Born, by Joseph Brickey
“The Savior
is the source of true peace,” said Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles. “Even with the trials of life, because of the Savior’s Atonement and His
grace, righteous living will be rewarded with personal peace.”1 Understanding that Jesus Christ is the Prince of
Peace can help us find inner peace and increase our faith in Him.
Jesus Christ
said: “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Bearing testimony of that truth,
Linda S. Reeves, second counselor in the Relief Society general presidency, said: “The
Lord has been merciful to me and has helped make my burdens light. He has helped me to
feel great peace.”2
Elder
Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught: “The ideal place for …
peace is within the walls of our own homes, where we have done all we can to make the
Lord Jesus Christ the centerpiece.”3
Additional Scriptures
From the Scriptures
Isaiah
prophesied of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace (see Isaiah 9:6). In the Americas, Samuel the
Lamanite told of signs that would accompany Christ’s birth five years later (see Helaman 14:3, 5). As the prophesied
day approached, unbelievers threatened to execute all the Christians if these signs
did not occur. The prophet Nephi “cried mightily unto the Lord all that day; and
behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying: … On the morrow come I into the
world” (3 Nephi 1:12–13). The signs
appeared, and with the birth of Christ, “the people began again to have peace in the
land” (verse 23).
In
Bethlehem, Mary “brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger” (Luke
2:7).
Here are some handouts that some have created for this message.
I know this is 2011, but we love the Christmas messages...
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has also lunched the He is
the Gift initiative to remind all that Christ was the first gift of
Christmas. #Heisthegift
You can find information about it here!!!
And here is the Video
