The True Essence of Christmas

“Our joy at this season is because He came into the world. The peace that comes from Him, His infinite love which each of us may feel, and an overwhelming sense of gratitude for that which He freely gave us at so great a cost to Himself—these are of the true essence of Christmas.” -- President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008), “The Wondrous and True Story of Christmas,” Ensign, December 2000