The Real Story of Christmas

by W. Cleon Skousen

Overview

There never was a more exciting Christmas than the first one. Oddly enough, however, the complete, historical account of that first Christmas is seldom told. There are forgotten chapters buried in scriptural records which the pageants at Christmas time fail to relate. The purpose of this writing is to try and tell the whole story the way history has preserved it. "The Real Story of Christmas" has been enjoyed in thousands of homes for over half a century and continues to enlighten and enrich many with a greater understanding of the amazing events leading up to our Savior's birth.

Fully illustrated. Footnotes linked within the text. Complete table of contents.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014022507
Publisher:	Verity Publishing
Publication date:	02/08/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	20
Sales rank:	697,407
File size:	107 KB

About the Author

W. Cleon Skousen, the second of nine children, was born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, in 1913. He moved to California with his parents at the age of ten.

He began a careful study of the scriptures at the age of 17 when he was called on a mission to England, and had a well-known scriptural scholar, Dr. John A. Widtsoe, as his first mentor.

He subsequently graduated from George Washington University with a Juris Doctorate degree. After law school, he spent sixteen years with the FBI, four years as chief of police in Salt Lake City, and then served for ten years as a full professor at Brigham Young University in the Department of Religion.

He has written more than a dozen books on scriptural subjects and considerably more on various secular themes.

He has conducted many tours to the Holy Land and has lectured in 45 different countries.

He and his wife Jewel have eight children and fifty grandchildren.