#ASaviorisBorn - December 21

It was no mystery that Christ would be born. His coming had been prophesied since to beginning to the world. In the time of Adam and Eve, Adam was commanded to offer a sacrifice to God. After many days of this, and angel appeared to Adam. He asked him "Why dost thou offer sacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me. And then the angel spake, saying: This think is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth" (Moses 5:6-7).

Another prophet who prophesied of Christ was Nephi. "And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.

"And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?

"And I said unto him: A virgin. most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.

"...And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh" (1 Nephi 11: 13-15, 18). Nephi also had revelation of when Christ would come. "And behold he cometh, according to the words of the angel, in six hundred years for the time my father left Jerusalem" (1 Nephi 19:8). King Benjamin later receives revelation concerning the mother of Christ. "And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; and his mother shall be called Mary" (Mosiah 3:8).

The most prominent prophey of Christ's birth in the Book of Mormon is that of Samuel the Lamanite. A prophetic MC Hammer.

Can't touch this.

Samuel stood on the wall, and told the wicked Nephites about Jesus. "And behold, he said unto them: Behold, I give unto you a sign; for five years more cometh, and behold, then cometh the Son of God to redeem all those who shall believe on his name.

"And behold, this will I give unto you for a sign at the time of his coming; for behold, there shall be great lights in heaven, insomuch that in the night before he cometh there shall be no darkness, insomuch that it shall appear unto man as if it was day.

"Therefore, there shall be one day and a night and a day, as if it were one day and there were no night; and this shall be unto you for a sign; for ye shall know of the rising of the sun and also of its setting; therefore they shall know of a surety that there shall be two days and a night; nevertheless the night shall not be darkened; and it shall be the night before he is born.

"And behold, there shall a new star arise, such an one as ye never have beheld; and this also shall be a sign unto you" (Helaman 14:2-5).

The most well-known prophesy of Christ is by the prophet Isaiah.

"Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Isa 7:14). "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" (9:6).

These prophesies were fulfilled. Christ was born to Mary in Bethlehem. He was celebrated with angelic choirs, and a bright new star appeared, leading all those to him, who knew the words of the prophets.

Christ was given to us to give us everlasting life. He is Wonderful. A Counsellor. The Prince of Peace. He gave his life out of pure love for all of us.

May our thoughts be always on Him.

-Nathaniel