If you don’t like hearing about men crying while watching sappy Christmas movies, this post is not for you.  But if you appreciate that movies, even sappy ones, can make you cry even if you have seen them 10 times, this post may be for you.

On Sunday morning I sat with my two youngest sons and watched “Mr Krueger’s Christmas.”  I expected them to be bored — anything that is not animated usually turns them off — but they were not.  They were actually riveted as Mr. Krueger gave his thanks to the baby Jesus, while their dad sat holding them, tears streaming down his cheeks.

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According to a couple of reports here and here, the Church will be adding another goal to the three-fold mission of the church, which is “to care for the poor and needy.”    If there was ever a doubt that President Monson is going to turn out to be a great prophet, this news, in my opinion, erases all doubt.

Who better to remind us of our duty to help the poor and needy than the prophet who has spent most of his life in service of others and is famous for his selfless attitude toward the widows and helpless?

A special shout-out to David H. Sundwall for breaking this story on his blog asoftanswer.com.

It will be fascinating to see how this new Church mission is manifested in our stakes and wards.