Christmas with the Prophets

How did Joseph Smith celebrate Christmas? What did John Taylor say about the pioneers’ first Christmas in the Salt Lake Valley? What was the heartening message that George Albert Smith included on his 1945 Christmas cards? Christmas with the Prophets provides glimpses into the individual Christmas celebrations of each President of the Church, with recurring themes of missionary efforts, Church work, family, and service. Some of the vignettes are personal, others soul-stirring, poignant, and tender. Often their experiences and messages reflect the world conditions at that time and serve as little snapshots of history.

In this Christmas keepsake, illustrated throughout with historical photographs, paintings, and drawings, each story of a Christmas past is a testimony of the Messiah, borne by one of His special witnesses.

Table of Contents:
Introduction

JOSEPH SMITH
A Christmas Baby
An Entirely Satisfactory Season
Christmas in the Temple Prison
Joseph's Last Christmas
A Message from Joseph Smith
BRIGHAM YOUNG
Christmas in the Nauvoo temple
"The Keys Are Right Here"
Kicking His Troubles Off His Toes
Pioneer Christmases
"Every Latter-day Saint in All the World"
A Message from Brigham Young
JOHN TAYLOR
Christmas at Sea
Christmas in Nauvoo
First Christmas in the Valley
For the Gospel's Sake
Last Christmas
A Message from John Taylor
WILFORD WOODRUFF
Christmas in the Kirtland Temple
"A Regular Christmas Holiday"
"Christmas Day in London"
Christmas in the St. George Temple
A Message from Wilford Woodruff
LORENZO SNOW
Log Cabin Theater
Christmas in France
Into the Pit
Christmas Poetry
Testimony of the Living Christ
A Message from Lorenzo Snow
JOSEPH F. SMITH
Childhood Christmases
Christmas as a Young Father
Remembering the Prophet Joseph Smith
Christmas in Vermont
A message from Joseph F. Smith
HEBER J. GRANT
Book for Christmas
Money for Christmas
Building the Salt Lake Temple
Waiting at the Gates of the Temple
"Chatter, Chatter, Chatter"
A Message from Heber J. Grant
GEORGE ALBERT SMITH
Tithing Christmas
Tour Guide for Christmas
A Special Christmas Card
Forgotten Friends
At Home for Christmas
Christmas Coat
A Message from George Albert Smith
DAVID O. MCKAY
Christmas on the Old Family Farm
Christmas in Tokyo
Jingle Bells
The Old Chickering
Christmas Is for Children
A Christmas Surprise
A Message from David O. McKay
JOSEPH FIELDING SMITH
Christmas under the Table
Music at Christmas
A Wonderful Christmas Present
Through the Eyes of a Grandchild
His Favorite Scripture
A Message from Joseph Fielding Smith
HAROLD B. LEE
Depression Christmas
Christmas Is for Everyone
Christmas Dolls to Give Away
"His Kind of People"
One Last Christmas Day
A Message from Harold B. Lee
SPENCER W. KIMBALL
"No Thought of Home, Hardly"
Christmas Cake
A Birthday Gift for the Savior
Primary Children's Hospital
Traditions with Camilla
A Message from Spencer W. Kimball
EZRA TAFT BENSON
Christmas in Whitney, Idaho
"A Choice Evening"
Home for Christmas
Christmas with President Eisenhower
A Favorite Christmas Story
A Message from Ezra Taft Benson
HOWARD W. HUNTER
"Everything Good There Was"
Hunter's Croonaders
Santa's Helper
Christmas in the Holy Land
The Best Gifts
A Message from Howard W. Hunter
GORDON B. HINCKLEY
Gifts of the Hands and the Heart
"never Look Back"
Missionary Christmas
Worldwide Christmas Devotional
The Gift of Scripture
A Message from Gordon B. Hinckley
THOMAS S. MONSON
When Giving Replaced Getting
"What Does Turkey Taste Like?"
A Home for Christmas
Remembering the Widows
A Message from Thomas S. Monson

Selected Bibliography
Notes
List of Illustrations