Extra - The Christmas Tree of Faith

Our dear and beloved class, 

When we were at church this fourth of July, we compared our faith to an evergreen and how each moment was an ornament that hung on your branches. With strong faith, the moments and miracles of our lives were able to be sustained but with poor faith, a single miracle could crush the very faith we were trying to grow.

As our faith has grown we come to realize that our hardships, twists, and turns, high moments and low moments all decorate our faith and love for the Savior. If you were to ask any faithful latter-day saint, they would tell you how hardships borough such great moments and miracles and how they would never change the moment. They would say how it shines on the tree.

The chief example of this is the Savior. Healing the sick, lame, blind, and deaf all decorated His faith, but the crowning jewel was His trial. It is the star on his tree.

Brothers and sisters, you will have a great life when you see the blessings Father in Heaven gives you as they pass your way. When we meet the Savior, He will ask us about those ornaments, the ones about home, family; He will ask about the ones where we felt alone and the Holy Ghost was there; He will ask about times you helped others. Always remember how much God loves you and you will see a strong tree decorated with charity, hope, and faith. 

Have a great week and know heaven watches over you.

Brothers Keller and Bingham

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