Merry Christmas Letters: Recent Episodes
Michelle Kaneyuki
Merry Christmas! These are personal holiday letters to family and friends. They all contain stories of Jesus Christ, and I hope they add love to your season.
For the December 31 letter I'd love to share one of the most impactful books I've read on my spiritual journey! This is John Pontius's book Following the Light of Christ into His Presence. I have read it multiple times, and it never fails to deeply impress and inspire me. If you only read one recommendation, I hope it's this one! Check out the reviews. They're spectacular. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Today's book recommendation, Heavenly Man, the story of Brother Yun, a Christian missionary and minister who preached about Jesus Christ in his homeland of mainland China. There are many fantastic miracles in this book, and I was totally inspired by Brother Yun's sacrifices on behalf of the gospel. Read it so that we can have a long, meaty chat about it!
Did you know that there is a phenomenon of a spiritual nature called a pre-birth experience? Some people have communicated with their children before they came to earth. Some people have memories of their time before birth. Some people have regressed to pre-birth in hypnosis. Many examples of such experiences or communications are found in Elizabeth Hallett's fascinating collection, Stories of the Unborn Soul: The Mystery and Delight of Pre-Birth Communication. This book is today's recommendation. Hope you get a chance to read it!
Today's letter is a book recommendation for Edith Fiore's 1987 publication, The Unquiet Dead. This is a classic in depossession books and full of interesting stories. The end of this life is truly not the end but only a separation of spirit and body. When spirits rightfully move on to the next stage of eternity, they can progress in the light. When they stay, they cause problems. Christ had the righteous power to banish the harmful influence of unclean spirits, and through His help, we can understand more about this.
Merry Christmas! The subject of today's Christmas letter recommendation is Shakuntala Modi's book Remarkable Healings. Modi shares her findings about God and Satan and the nature of good and evil spirits. Her stories are thought-provoking and hopeful, and her work has echoes of Christ's earthly mission to heal humans from dark influences. Hope you're having a spirit-filled day!
Merry Post Christmas Day! Today's letter is a discussion of the "The Lost Faun" chapter in He Walked the Americas by L. Taylor Hansen. The Healer was a compassionate being who loved animals and cherished the gift of life.
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Merry Christmas Day! Today I'm sharing my thoughts about Te Rangi Hiroa's letter to L. Taylor Hansen as published in He Walked the Americas. The contents of the letter are a Polynesian legend of a peaceful God who commanded the people to love one another.
He Walked the Americas by L. Taylor Hansen on Archive.org
He Walked the Americas by L Taylor Hansen on Amazon
Today, I'm sharing the legend of the Pahana as recorded in Frank Waters' Book of the Hopi. The Pahana is the Hopi's lost true Brother, who will lead all humans to a universal brotherhood and greet them with a sign.
According to the stories of the rise and fall of civilizations on this world, the Hopi tell the story that the more unified the people were with the Creator and His creations, the more peaceful they were. As soon as they became more interested in consumption and competition over each other and love and gratitude, the more warlike and selfish they became. These are some stories recorded in Frank Waters' wise Book of the Hopi.
Today, I'm sharing the Hopi story of creation (recorded in Frank Waters' Book of the Hopi), which includes the female creative energy of Spider Woman or Spider Grandmother. In this story, the Creator wants us to be in grateful vibration for the gift of life.
Happiest December 21! Today I'm recommending Frank Waters' impressive record, Book of the Hopi. I share some words he recorded in the first pages of the book. Hopi tradition maintains a creation story that beautifully echoes the narrative of Christ as Creator.
Today I am sharing the personal journal of Brother David Paul Parker, who served as the Bishop in our home ward in Kaneohe for many years. This is a written record of a story his mother told him about her branch president, Eugene Neff, who served his mission in the Hawaiian Islands in the early 1900s. He experienced a transformational miracle that helped him to share the message of Jesus Christ as a missionary.
Today I'm sharing Jane Moe's book Visions of Heaven and an absolutely beautiful story of Jesus from a reviewer on her YouTube interview on the excellent channel Prioritize Your Life.
Merry December and Happy 18th! Today I'm again recommending Reverend Price's wonderful book Revealing Heaven. I share about a woman who saw Jesus Christ and his loving message to her. I also share about a former evangelical preacher who wrote an amazing review of this book and how it changed his family's life completely. He'd had an NDE and had been shunned by almost everyone who knew him, including his own family. However, this book of Reverend Price's wonderful ministry changed his daughter's mind, and they now have a beautiful relationship.
Today I'm recommending the book Revealing Heaven by Reverend John Price. Reverend Price had a change of heart after a young soldier named Alberto shared his personal story of an out-of-body death experience. After he came back to his body, Alberto completely changed his life around and made amends with his family. This was the beginning of Reverend Price's long ministry of love and forgiveness. God's love is life changing. Merry Christmas!
Today I want to again recommend George Ritchie's book Return from Tomorrow. This is a classic in Near Death Experiences. In his story he observed disembodied spirits who were stuck on the earthly sphere due to confusion, addiction, obsession with worldly problems, or refusal to move on. Christ showed George Ritchie how He, angels, and heavenly light were not far away and ready to help these tormented souls. Christ is always the answer!
Merry Christmas! Today, I'm sharing some legends of the Peruvian God Viracocha, who was named creator of the earth, who had the power to level mountains and raise the plains, who taught the people to love one another. The excerpts quoted in this letter are from this article by Kirk Magleby. Merry Christmas! 🎄
A woman who passed through the veil of death shared how her life review changed the way she looked at her relationships and the people around her.
A Healer walked among the people of the Pacific, and He taught them to love one another.
The Hopi are waiting for their Healer and true Brother, just as we are. Merry Christmas!
Those who are in tune with the Creator are unified with others and hear His voice and led to safety.
According to Hopi traditional stories, the Creator Taiowa instructed his nephew Sotuknang to make worlds. When Sotuknang had completed his creative work, Taiowa declared that the creation was good.
Today, I share some scriptures about the birth of the Light of the World and also some descriptions of thr Savior by a woman who embraced Him during her visit to the other side of the veil. He is pure LOVE and pure LIGHT.
In Peru, there are carved images of a God with tears running down His cheeks, who wept with the people. They called Him Viracocha, and he taught them to love one another.
Today's letter is a little different. It's a list of spiritual affirmations that we'll use during a Young Women Activity this evening. This list has been inspired and adapted from Zanna Keithley, and you can find her wonderful affirmations here: https://zannakeithley.com/spiritual-affirmations/
A psychiatrist explains the roots of some of our mental, physical, and emotional problems. Earthbound spirits can cause so many problems, but Christ is the ultimate healer, even for them.
Hi! Today's letter is about a woman who learns from Jesus that she is to pray for her enemies. 🙏
Hey friends! I took some time off to be with my kids, run holiday errands, and go on a family vacation. I still want to finish out a letter for each day in December, so I'll try my best to do that in January. Today's letter shares the account of an Episcopal minister whose outlook was changed by a soldier's near death experience. Merry Christmas every day to you!
Have you ever wondered what it's like for your family members to meet you on the other side of death? It's full of so much JOY!
Juan de Betanzos wrote down the traditions of the Incans, including a legend of someone they called Con Tici Viracocha Pachayachachic meaning "God, Creator of the earth."
Thomas Banyacya, a Hopi Elder, testified in front of the World Uranium Hearing that we should not plunder the earth to build weapons. We should be peaceful and hopeful caretakers as was taught by the Great Spirit.
The Bahai faith shares Native American prophecies. We are to return to taking care of the earth and all people. We should walk in the way of light.
Today's letter is about angels and dark spirits. I hope I'm listening to messengers of light. Merry Christmas!
Today I share a story of someone who used a priesthood blessing to help his sister who was afflicted by a dark spirit
In this Christmas letter I share a excerpts of a book about Wovoka, a man who began a religious movement that tragically ended in the Wounded Knee Massacre. Wovoka was a Paiute Native American who received Messianic visions of a peaceful Millenial age that would bring back ancestors and a land full of beauty and natural resources. It was also a pragmatic and loving religion that asked its followers to work and not be idle and to make peace with the settlers who encroached on their lands and way of life. Christ was the ultimate preacher of peace, no matter the circumstance or wound. He had a radical message. Merry Christmas!
Hi friends, in this Christmas letter I share a story about Jesus Christ from a Chippewa Elder. I also talk about my feelings for the Savior and some of my faith journey. I hope it adds to your spirit of Christmas today ❄️ ❤️🌲