John Taylor spend many Christmases in England as a missionary. Someone in our family knows about that! We ate British food for dinner: roast, roasted potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and mushy peas. It was all very good. For dessert, we had sponge cake. That didn't turn out too well - I will try it again.
Greg spend a few minutes telling us about some fun British traditions. One of our family's favorite's is crackers. We do them every year and the kids love them. I make them and put candy in them (which is better than the silly toys you get in the store-bought ones).
We also read a story about John Taylor. One Christmas, President Taylor was in hiding in Parowan with the Adams family during the polygamous raids.
"On Christmas morning the Adams family gathered to unwrap presents. President Taylor was elated and touched to find that Sister Adams had knitted him a pair of socks from wool that she had washed, carded, and spun herself. He exclaimed, "See, I have the best present of all," and removed his shoes and socks to try out his gift while the children looked on. "A pair of nice warm stockings to keep my tootsie wootsies warm!" he declared. The children couldn't help but laugh and blush at the sight of his long, bony feet. Then they reminded him "that tootsie wootsies' were baby feet," not those of an old man. Chuckling in reply, President Taylor answered, "Well, I'm being babied here, aren't I?" Everyone laughed. For President Taylor it was a welcome family celebration at a very difficult time.
--Christmas with the Prophets by Laura F. Willes
All the kids received warm socks to keep their tootsie wootsies warm. Guard wasn't too impressed.
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