If at any time during the year our hearts are susceptible to the teachings of the Master and our feelings responsive with appreciation for our blessings, it should be at Christmas time. Regardless of the season, I ask this question: How often do each of us take time to meditate on the numerous blessings that we continue to enjoy and with a full measure of appreciation in our hearts express gratitude to the source of those blessings—even unto God? – Milton R. Hunter, December 15, 1964, “BYU Speeches of the Year,” 1964, p. 2