My friend Jamie mentioned the Christmas tradition of a scripture advent in a comment last week. Then we got our December Friend and realized there is this cute advent activity complete with visuals for your children included. THEN President Uchtdorf mentioned his own family's use of scripture advent in the First Presidency Christmas Devotional yesterday. So, my interest has more than been captured.
The ideas all revolve around reading scriptures daily throughout December that tie into the birth of Christ. They can be prophecies of His birth, the events leading up to His birth, or the details of the night He was born. Jamie has children just about my kids' age and they involve candy in the nightly routine. It sounds perfect for us. Reading the entire Luke 2 account of Christ's birth of Christmas Eve has NOT gone well with our little guys so far. We are late getting started this year, but we're doing it and let's be honest...my kids won't know I didn't do it perfectly (neither will yours!)
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We found one at Barnes and Nobles or some bookstore. There's a small little book for every day. We hang them on the tree after we read them. Last night was about Mary, the angel, and Joseph. Their short, to the point, so each night is a small lesson.
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