About this episode
Why is receiving the Savior sometimes harder than celebrating Him? President Bonnie H. Cordon examines how to make Christmas intentionally Christ-centered, how to receive the Savior without fear or insecurity, and how T he Living Christ, family traditions, and the sacrament invite us to accept God’s greatest gift. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC252EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC252FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC252DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC252PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDC252ES YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/TgHIjWjjBTM ALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTES followHIM website: https://www.followHIM.co FREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKS New Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBook Old Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBook Book of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast TIMECODE 00:00 Part 1 - President Bonnie Cordon 01:24 Sister Bonnie Cordon’s bio 03:56 Southern Virginia University 08:04 Come, Follow Me Manual 9:31 Christmas traditions 16:42 Traditions that pull away or connect to Jesus Christ 18:30 Pancakes and pajamas 21:00 The go to answer to a difficult question 25:07 Jesus gives himself willingly 28:17 A Filipino Christmas miracle 31:41 A one-by-one ministry 34:05 Volleyball angels 36:45 A gift not well received 42:28 “Let earth receive her King” 43:07 Homemade gifts 44:34 FSY in Germany 47:03 The symbols of body and blood 51:45 Miracle in the Bible Dictionary 54:40 Recognizing the Savior by His teachings 57:26 End of Part 1 - President Bonnie Cordon Thanks to the followHIM team: Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, Sponsor David & Verla Sorensen: Sponsors Dr. Hank Smith: Co-host John Bytheway: Co-host David Perry: Producer Kyle Nelson: Marketing, Sponsor Lisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show Notes Will Stoughton: Video Editor Krystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, Website Ariel Cuadra: Spanish Transcripts Amelia Kabwika: Portuguese Transcripts Heather Barlow: Communications Director Sydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonald https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com