< Mosiah 22 >
v. 14 And it came to pass that Mosiah received them with joy; and he also received their records, and also the records which had been found by the people of Limhi.
Receiving is a whole body experience. I thought receiving the Lord’s gift requires the same readiness, I guess. So I thought, okay, what does it require of us to receive. Eyes on him, you think of all the things it says in the scriptures, an open heart, feet planted, hands open. We really do need a heart that doesn’t push away the gift because of fears or insecurities. In 1 Nephi 11, I love this, Nephi hears the angel ask, believest thou the word which thy father has spoken? When you think about receiving Nephi answered, yea, I believe all the words of my father. Then the Spirit cried with loud voice saying, Hosanna. The Spirit doesn’t, is usually whispering. Pretty quiet. Doesn’t often shout, but when someone receives truth heaven I think rejoices loudly. Receiving is holy, receiving brings joy. I think receiving brings transformation as we receive the Savior. I love the end of Living Christ when it says God be thanked for the matchless gift of his Divine Son, and I thought, I hope this gift, the power of this gift is never measured by the giver, but measured by the receiver. Christ is the greatest gift ever given. I always ask, do I even receive him? What does that look like? What does it look like to receive this great gift?
Receiving’s an interesting thing. You know, you think about the birth of the Savior, what it was like to receive the message to go for the shepherds to leave your flocks. What’d you do with that message to receive? What does it look like to leave the flock and go and then you think about them after they saw the babe saw the Savior of the world, they went and told everyone. They didn’t go back up to the sheep. They held off those things of the world and they told the world about Him. It’s just so active. I pondered what does it look like to receive Him at Christmas.
Receiving is a whole body experience. I thought receiving the Lord’s gift requires the same readiness, I guess. So I thought, okay, what does it require of us to receive. Eyes on him, you think of all the things it says in the scriptures, an open heart, feet planted, hands open. We really do need a heart that doesn’t push away the gift because of fears or insecurities. In 1 Nephi 11, I love this, Nephi hears the angel ask, believest thou the word which thy father has spoken? When you think about receiving Nephi answered, yea, I believe all the words of my father. Then the Spirit cried with loud voice saying, Hosanna. The Spirit doesn’t, is usually whispering. Pretty quiet. Doesn’t often shout, but when someone receives truth heaven I think rejoices loudly. Receiving is holy, receiving brings joy. I think receiving brings transformation as we receive the Savior. I love the end of Living Christ when it says God be thanked for the matchless gift of his Divine Son, and I thought, I hope this gift, the power of this gift is never measured by the giver, but measured by the receiver. Christ is the greatest gift ever given. I always ask, do I even receive him? What does that look like? What does it look like to receive this great gift?
Receiving’s an interesting thing. You know, you think about the birth of the Savior, what it was like to receive the message to go for the shepherds to leave your flocks. What’d you do with that message to receive? What does it look like to leave the flock and go and then you think about them after they saw the babe saw the Savior of the world, they went and told everyone. They didn’t go back up to the sheep. They held off those things of the world and they told the world about Him. It’s just so active. I pondered what does it look like to receive Him at Christmas.
- Pres. Bonnie Cordon (Follow Him Podcast December, 2025)