Church of Jesus Christ Huntington Beach

All are invited to our virtual Christmas service this Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. Fill your soul with Christmas spiritjoin us for inspiring words and music. bit.ly/hbchristmas20

Our Stake is participating in the Angel Tree Toy Drive service project, but time is of the essence. Please consider donating an unwrapped toy to the Salvation Army this week to help meet the need to brighten Christmas for a child. Thank you! https://bit.ly/ARSToys2020

Follow The Crèche on Facebook and Instagram the whole month of December as we share our favorite memories from this beautiful community event. We may not be able to meet together this year but we can still celebrate together the birth of Jesus Christ. We hope to be able to meet and experience this annual event in person again next year! Follow and Like our Facebook page The Crèche | Facebook -(https://www.facebook.com/thecrecheoc) Follow us on Instagram at - @thecrecheo...c www.thecrecheoc.com

Invite your friends to view this special message. It will be amazing!

This video portrays the prophet Moroni in the ancient Americas........

We all have blindspots Anyone who has ever passed a driving test knows what a blind spot is. It’s that troublesome area just outside your field of vision that can make changing lanes dangerous. No matter how you adjust your mirrors, you can’t truly drive safely unless you’re aware of and account for your blind spot. We all have another kind of blind spot. One that has nothing to do with driving, but it can be just as dangerous. And if we don’t account for it, we could serious...ly hurt ourselves and others. The truth is, when we look at life and at each other we don’t see the complete picture. Unavoidably, biases and preconceptions form over the years and they can keep us from fully seeing, understanding and connecting with another. For example, when we see someone who looks different from us, what do we think? Do we make assumptions based on limited information? So often we think we’re talking to each other, when we’re really talking past each other. We carry on monologues, not dialogues. We make judgments, not connections. The good news is that even though we all have blind spots, we can all overcome them. As with driving, the first step is to acknowledge that blind spots exist. To stop assuming that we can see everything there is to see. We share life’s highway with many other drivers and no two are exactly alike. We all have been shaped by our history, background and experiences. To travel safely, we need to travel together. Maybe the best way to check your blind spot is to reach out to someone who has a different view, who sees things you don’t, and then listen without judging. Recently, the leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a joint statement about racial harmony. Demonstrating that we see more clearly when we look together. They wrote, unitedly we declare that the answers to racism, prejudice, discrimination and hate will not come from government or law enforcement alone. Solutions will come as we open our hearts to those whose lives are different than our own, as we work to build bonds of genuine friendship, and as we see each other as the brothers and sisters we are for we are all children of a loving God.