January 2015

The Attributes of Jesus Christ: Obedient Son

Our spiritual growth takes place as we draw close to God through obedience and invite the power of the Savior’s Atonement into our lives.

(I figured the pocket-sized New Testament is a good gift to start out the year when we're studying the New Testament.  And as a reminder to the modern world that print books still exist.)

December 2014

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Prince of Peace

November 2014

Note: My mom's ward selects their visiting teaching messages for May and November for them.  This month they chose something that wasn't even a conference talk.  So . . . good luck!  You're kind of on your own.  My visiting teaching companion and I decided to just each pick our favorite part of conference to talk about, and not have a gift to go with it.

Family & Friends Forever

Wherever you live, you have friends who are searching for the greater happiness you have found in living the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. . . .

As a covenant disciple of Jesus Christ, you are obligated to extend to others an opportunity to find increased happiness, especially to your friends and the members of your family. . . .

Christmastime turns our hearts to the Savior and to the joy His gospel has brought us. We show our gratitude to Him best as we offer that happiness to others. Gratitude is turned to joy as we offer names to missionaries and as we take the names of our ancestors to the temple. That evidence of our gratitude can make friends and families that endure forever.

-Henry B. Eyring

The gift is a pocket-sized Book of Mormon, either giftwrapped or wrapped with Christmas ribbon, ready for the recipient to give it as a Christmas gift.  Link to purchase pocket Book of Mormon

October 2014

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Bread of Life

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

John 6: 35

Any gift involving bread will work--bread mix, loaf of bread, Twinkies, etc.

September 2014

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Comforter

And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.

-Alma 7: 11-12

July 2014

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Advocate

 Jesus Christ is our ADD-vocate with our Heavenly Father.

"It is of great significance to me, that I may at any moment and in any circumstance approach through prayer the throne of grace, that my Heavenly Father will hear my petition, that my Advocate, him who did no sin, whose blood was shed, will plead my cause."
-D. Todd Christofferson

June 2014

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Minister

"We are surrounded by those in need. . . . We are the Lord's hands here upon the earth, with the mandate to serve and to lift His children."
-Thomas S. Monson

April 2014

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Savior and Redeemer

You may be like a crumpled dollar bill, but you are still worth a full dollar because the Savior redeemed you.

March 2014

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Light of the World

Jesus Christ is the Light of the World

Pretty much anything that is a light will work--flashlight, lightbulb, glow sticks, candle, etc.

February 2014

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Good Shepherd

The Savior is our shepherd, and you are one of His sheep.

"I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep. . . . And I lay down my life for the sheep." -John 10: 14-15