The signs of Jesus birth were these: A new star would appear and there would be two days with no night in between. And the sign of his death was the opposite. There would be a new and terrible storm, and two nights with no day in between. And so when the new star arrived and there were two days in a row without a night, you might think that everyone decided to believe Samuel. Because a new star and a two days with no night is what you call a miracle. And who can doubt a miracle? Well, actually, just about everyone can doubt a miracle. It’s easy. Go ahead, try it.  

The greatest miracle in your life is that you are loved by friends and family and by God and Jesus. And yet, it is very easy to doubt that anyone loves you. Every person in this world is a miracle. And yet it is the easiest thing in the world to not believe in people. It’s easy to see them as bad and mean and selfish. 

And it’s particularly easy to doubt God and doubt other people when you are doubting yourself. And that’s the story of the Nephites we’ve been calling the Downlookers. When they saw the miracles of Jesus’ birth, they did not believe. They doubted.

Listen on for the full story.