Reach for the stars

Happy Christmas, everybody!
 

Do you have any friends who might be interested?

From a young age, I always thought that the missionaries could have done some good work on the Island of Misfit Toys. They could have a branch in conjunction with the North Pole 1st Ward!
 

Sketchbook: Santa wishes

Receive your gifts well this season.
 

Wise guys, eh?

Our mission-wide Christmas conference was one of the best experiences I had on my mission. The location was adjacent to my first area, so my old companion and I were able to make a quick visit and see some old friends. 
 

What I want

Pretty sure this was on Pres. Nelson’s list too.
 

Santa for sub

It’s good to have someone who will listen. 
 

Sing along

Another one of my favorites!
 

Happiness is

Stumbled across this old Good Heavens cartoon and thought it was worth sharing. 
 

Those ain’t sugarplums

Nothing says Christmas like scaring the dickens out of your kids!
 

But with joy

We often hear stories about the hardships and trials of the early pioneers. Yet most of the companies made it through without major incidents or setbacks. Almost all of them report about the singing and dancing that went on at the end of the day. Sure, it wasn’t easy. But it wasn’t always miserable either — they just don’t have the exciting stories!

 

The Wish List

As you can imagine, there was an entire continuum of things I thought a Relief Society president would ask Santa for. I'm sure this represents just a tip of the iceberg!
 

Scrooge, the sequel

I mean, once he's changed we need to get this guy going on the Covenant Path!
 

Sketchbook: Christmas wishes

I struggled between “girlfriend” and “dinner appointments.” I’m sure most elders would be happy with either. 
 

Twenty questions

I know kids who feel like they need to study to get the right answers to give to Santa!
 

Bad letters

Oops.
 

Merry Christmas!

 

Favorite Christmas

Happy Christmas Eve!
 

They shall sing a new song

I like how they're rolling out the periodic updates to the hymnal. Some of them are familiar, and it gives us a chance to listen and learn the new ones in bite sized pieces.

But I'm pretty sure they're never going to include Rudolph.
 

The nice list

Don't judge me. I'm currently serving in the Primary, I know whereof I speak!
 

Sketchbook: Side benefits

When I was little, I envied the kids who got baptized in December. They didn’t have nearly as much stuff to repent of to ensure a spot on the Nice list!