One of those books that comes out of my family's storage for Christmas is the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke. It traces the fictitious life of Artiban, who was a middle eastern wise man or magi, like the wise men who visited Jesus Christ as a child. It teaches a wonderful lesson that a lifetime of service is the best gift we can offer Christ, and is far more valuable for us and to him than gold or jewels.
Elder Sabin, one of the leaders over our small band of missionaries, surprised us by spending a district meeting reading the story of the Other Wise Man. It brought back great memories from Christmases at home and ways we'd try to serve others, especially around Christmas.
I also enjoyed watching the movie, the Fourth Wise Man, which is based on the classic story. I hope you'll read or watch it and think of ways that you can more passionately serve as Artiban did, as the Spirit prompted him throughout the story to swerve as Christ would. If you need some practical ideas to get started, you can find them at: http://mormon.org/humanitarian-aid/.
I also enjoyed watching the movie, the Fourth Wise Man, which is based on the classic story. I hope you'll read or watch it and think of ways that you can more passionately serve as Artiban did, as the Spirit prompted him throughout the story to swerve as Christ would. If you need some practical ideas to get started, you can find them at: http://mormon.org/humanitarian-aid/.
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