The Light of the World

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"At the birth of Him who once identified Himself as the 'bright and morning star' (3 Ne. 1:21.) Shining brightly over Bethlehem, that star had been placed in orbit far in advance of the foretold event in order that its light could coincide in time and place with His blessed birth.

"At the arrival of Him who is called 'the light of the world' (3 Ne. 1:15, 19.)"

Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, "In This Holy Land," Tambuli, Feb. 1991, 11; "Why This Holy Land?" Ensign, Dec. 1989, 13.

Below: painting by Walter Rane; above: Samuel the Lamanite Prophesies, by Arnold Friberg

Left: The Shepherds Are Told of Christ's Birth, by Arthur A. Dixon, courtesy of Church History Museum; above: Behold the Lamb of God, by Walter Rane, courtesy of Church History Museum