Heber C. Kimball related a special Christmas experience as related in The Life of Heber C, Kimball by Orson F. Whitney (pages 173-174):
On Christmas a special conference was held in Preston by the Apostles. About three hundred of the Saints assembled, delegates being present from the various branches in and around Preston, extending some thirty miles. ...
"The Spirit of the Lord was with us; and truly the hearts of the Elders were rejoiced beyond measure when we contemplated the glorious work which had been done, and we had to exclaim, 'Blessed be the name of the Lord, who has crowned our labors with such success!' During the conference we confirmed fourteen members and blesssed about one hundred children."
... A beautiful and fitting celebration of that blessed day of days, when 'unto us a Child was born' to take away the sins of the world; when God descended from His throne and took upon Him flesh, exchanging crown for cross, and sceptred rule for martyrdom, in the cause of man's redemption. Shine out, ye blazing stars, and sun and moon give forth your warmth and lustre! Ye cannot dim the glory, nor vie the matchless love, of Him who set you there to light and cheer, on, onward to celestial heights the world He died to save!
I hope all of my friends and loved ones are filled with the same kind of joy described so beautifully by Orson F. Whitney in capturing the special experiences of the early missionaries in England.
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