The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has set its annual Christmas devotional for Sunday, Dec. 3.

The devotional will include messages from general Church leaders and music by the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

The date and details for the Dec. 3 devotional were published on ChurchofJesusChrist.org and in a letter sent to ward and stake leaders dated Thursday, Nov. 2.

How to watch the First Presidency’s Christmas Devotional

Whether or not to gather to watch the Christmas devotional in meetinghouses will be left to the discretion of local leaders. A live stream of the devotional will be available at:

• Broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org
• Gospel Stream app (English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French)
• Church YouTube channel
• Gospel Library app
• BYUtv

Various other stations and internet sites throughout the world will also carry the devotional. Those interested can check local program listings for availability in their area. See the broadcast schedule in the Nov. 2 letter for more details.

How to attend

Due to ongoing construction on and around Temple Square, in-person attendance at the Conference Center will be limited.

Ticket requests will be available beginning Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. MST. Requests will be capped at six tickets.

View on demand

Video and audio recordings of the devotional will be archived for on-demand viewing on Gospel Library and Gospel Media. Video and audio recordings in most languages, as well as text in English, Spanish and Portuguese will be available in about a week.

President Henry B. Eyring, President Russell M. Nelson and President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wave to the crowd as they exit the stand following the Christmas devotional at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019.

Credit: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

Last year’s Christmas devotional

Last year’s Christmas devotional included messages by President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency, Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Elder José A. Teixeira of the Presidency of the Seventy and then-Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon. 

The 2022 devotional was broadcast live from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City with an audience of about 9,800 people. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 devotional was held in a smaller venue — the Conference Center Theater — and closed to the public. The 2021 devotional had a limited audience of 4,000 family members and invited guests.

Latter-day Saints, their families, and friends are invited to participate in conversations on social media using the #ChristmasDevo.