Come, Follow Me
Old Testament Lesson 52:
December 19–25
“We Have Waited for Him, and He Will Save Us”
Christmas
For unto Us a Child Is Born, by Simon Dewey
During this Christmas season, consider how the Old Testament has strengthened your testimony of Jesus Christ throughout the year.
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
“O Little Town of Bethlehem,” Hymns, no. 208.
Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Christmas, (Ensign Support Articles and Activities)
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
Interpreter Radio Show — December 6, 2020, Administration, November 23, 2020
- Exploring the Symbolism of Christ in Ancient Christmas Carols and Traditions 4: The French Villagers Who Witnessed Christ’s Birth in Bethlehem, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, November 21, 2020
- Exploring the Symbolism of Christ in Ancient Christmas Carols and Traditions 3: Adam and Christ, Eve and Mary at Christmastime, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, November 17, 2020
- Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 50: Christmas, Jonn Claybaugh, November 15, 2020
- Exploring the Symbolism of Christ in Ancient Christmas Carols and Traditions 2: Temple Themes in Luke’s Account of the Angels and the Shepherds, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, November 10, 2020
- Exploring the Symbolism of Christ in Ancient Christmas Carols and Traditions 1: Adam, Eve, and the Three Wise Men, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, November 3, 2020
- Barren Women, the Christmas Story, and the Promise of Seed in Both Time and Eternity, John S. Thompson, November 2, 2020
There are Many Witnesses to the Birth of Christ, Hales Swift, January 14, 2019
- Matthew 1 and Luke 1. Testimonies of Jesus, Taylor Halverson, January 4, 2015
- Musings on the Making of Mormon's Book: 1 Nephi 19:1-21, Brant A. Gardner, May 24, 2014
- Musings on the Making of Mormon's Book: 1 Nephi 11, Brant A. Gardner, October 26, 2013
- Musings on the Making of Mormon's Book: 1 Nephi 6, Brant A. Gardner, September 1, 2013
- No Room for an Inn, Administration, November 28, 2012
- Matthew 1 and Luke 1. Testimonies of Jesus, Taylor Halverson
- The Psalm of Mary, or Mary’s Magnificat, Taylor Halverson
- No Room for an Inn, Administration, November 28, 2012
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Christmas as Devotional: A Time of Commitment, Cherry B. Silver, November 25, 2020
- Musings on the Birth of the Savior Jesus Christ, Kristine Wardle Frederickson, November 20, 2019
- Christmas in Transition: From Figgy Pudding to the Bread of Life, Spencer J. Condie, November 21, 2018
- Christmastime: When Our Souls Can Sing, Jenny Oaks Baker, November 22, 2017
- The Song I Cannot Sing, Sharon Eubank, November 23, 2016
- “He Did It”: A Christmas Message, Clayton M. Christensen, November 18, 2015
- Christmas Is About a Baby, Orson Scott Card, November 19, 2014
- The Christmas Quest, Hugh Nibley, November 20, 2013
- “The Time is Past”: A Note on Samuel’s Five-Year Prophecy, Neal Rappleye, May 18, 2018
- Samuel the Lamanite, Christ, and Zenos: A Study of Intertextuality, Quinten Barney, January 29, 2016
- “Most Desirable Above All Things”: Onomastic Play on Mary and Mormon in the Book of Mormon, Matthew L. Bowen, November 21, 2014
Resources on Other Sites
Additional Material on Book of Mormon Central
- Christmas – “He Shall Come into the World to Redeem His People”, BYU Studies
- Christmas – “Good Tidings of Great Joy”, BYU Studies
- The Atonement of Jesus Christ—“Glad Tidings of Great Joy”, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Did the Nephites Have a “Holiday Season” Like We Do Today?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #394
- Why Did the Wise Men Give Jesus Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #392
- How Does the Book of Mormon Help Date the First Christmas?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #255
- Why Does Mormon State that ‘Angels Did Appear unto Wise Men’?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #187
- Why Did Samuel Make Such Chronologically Precise Prophecies?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #184
- Come Follow Me 2020: Christmas
- What the Shepherds and Abish Teach us about Being a Witness of Christ, Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me 2019: Christmas, Book of Mormon Central
- Why Was the Birth of Jesus Glad Tidings?, Book of Mormon Central
- Why Didn’t Nephi Mention Mary’s Name?, Book of Mormon Central
- What Do We Know about the Wise Men?, Book of Mormon Central
BYU Studies Recommended Reading
- Christmas – “He Shall Come into the World to Redeem His People”, BYU Studies
- Christmas – “Good Tidings of Great Joy”, BYU Studies
