Seeking Christ at Christmas

"The touching story of how believers in the New World watched for the signs of the birth of the Savior is found in the Book of Mormon.

"You remember that those who had faith in Christ were ridiculed and persecuted. The sophisticates of that day accused believers of hanging on to foolish superstitions. In fact, the nonbelievers were so vocal in their ridicule that they made “a great uproar” in the land (3 Nephi 1:7). They scoffed at those who believed that the Savior would be born.

"Their anger and rage grew so great that they became obsessed with silencing once and for all those who believed in the Savior. The Book of Mormon records the dramatic resolution. [see 3 Nephi 1]

"The believers who lived at this time could represent those who seek the Christ even when others laugh, mock, and taunt. They seek Christ even when others attempt to caricature them as unrefined, unsophisticated, or gullible.

"But the contempt of others does not discourage true believers from seeking Christ." -- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Seeking Christ at Christmas", Ensign, December 2017