A Christmas talk
Before you start
This page is a template, not a talk. It's here to get your brain going. It's totally normal to feel nervous.
The best advice I can give you is to be you. What could you bring into this talk that's yours? Your view, your happiness, the joy the gospel has brought into your life. Pray about that. Think about it for a day.
The Gospel Library app has a ton of good material, so use it. Plenty of AI tools will happily write this talk for you too. Use them to brainstorm if it helps... but don't let them write it. You write the talk.
A prompt for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or whatever you use
I'm giving a 10-minute talk on the birth of the Savior in church. Don't write the talk for me. Ask me five questions, one at a time, to help me find a story from my own life that fits. Then suggest a simple outline built from my answers, with blanks where my own words go.
Who is it for
How long
A 10-minute talk on the birth of the Savior
About 1,300 words when you read it aloud. Built from conference talks mainly about the birth of the Savior.
Stories you could open with
Scriptures talks are built on
3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John 17:3 the main scripture in 21 talks
Matthew 11:28-30 the main scripture in 14 talks
John 14:6 the main scripture in 11 talks
3 Nephi 27:27 the main scripture in 10 talks
Teach from prophets, apostles, and leaders
Open one of the talks below and pick a line to read aloud.
Something that happened to you goes here, about 2 minutes.
Your testimony. What you know about the birth of the Savior, in your own words.
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Your talk
Your talk so far
A 10-minute talk on the birth of the Savior After a visit to Jerusalem, a Christmas carol on Sunday morning moves Porter to tears (Bruce D. Porter, 1995) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/10/redeemer-of-israel?lang=eng John 17:3: And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/17?lang=eng&id=p3#p3 Open one of the talks below and pick a line to read aloud. Something that happened to you goes here, about 2 minutes. ______________________ Your testimony. What you know about the birth of the Savior, in your own words. ______________________
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Edward B. Rowe, 2026
Rowe compares following a guide through a minefield to following Christ, who also heals those who stumble.
Ulisses Soares, 2026
Soares urges members to abide in Christ, the True Vine, above the world's many tangled and misleading voices.
Clement M. Matswagothata, 2026
Matswagothata testifies that the Savior knows each person by name and walks with them through hard times.
Questions people ask
- How long should a Christmas talk be?
- As long as you were asked to fill. Most sacrament meeting talks run five to fifteen minutes, so ask whoever gave you the assignment.
- What should a Christmas talk be about?
- The Savior’s birth, and what it means that He came. A story about giving, or about being far from home at Christmas, usually lands.
- Which scriptures do Christmas talks use?
- The scripture list on this page shows the ones conference speakers come back to most, with a link to each.
- Is this an official Church site?
- No. It’s a family project. Every story and talk links to the real one on churchofjesuschrist.org, so read it there before you use it.