Stories of Christ: Story 4

The Shepherds

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4	8-Nov	Announcement to the Shepherds	Angel	Follow Promptings	NT 5	Luke 2:8-18	Shepherds Learn of the Birth of Christ	The Announcement of Christ's Birth	Angel proclaimed the birth to the Shepherds.	Far Far Away on Judea's Plains
							A Light Unto All

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The principle for today is following the promptings of the spirit.  This quote helps us recognize that the Shepherds with haste responded after the Angel came.  We too must respond with haste when the Spirit directs.

“Like the shepherds, we must respond immediately, with haste, whenever the Spirit speaks to us. In the words of President Thomas S. Monson, we must “never, never, never postpone following a prompting.” Sometimes after heeding a prompting, we cannot clearly see why we have been guided by the Spirit to act in a certain way. But often, like the shepherds, we see miracles occur, and our faithful response to a prompting is confirmed. We can then take opportunities to share our joy and our witness with others. Doing so can strengthen others’ faith and hope, further confirming our own testimonies and bringing us closer to the Savior and His ways.

Elder Patrick Kearon, Come, Let Us Adore Him, Ensign Magazine December 2011

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The Angel Proclaiming to the Shepherds the Savior was born.