Comments on: Ask a Mormon Woman: Do Mormons “Do” Santa Claus?

By: Women Seeking Christ

Women Seeking Christ — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:53:05 +0000

In reply to M. Reinhart. Thank you for another example of how perspectives on this vary widely among people of faith. :)

By: M. Reinhart

M. Reinhart — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 03:23:17 +0000

I know I’m a little late to this conversation but Santa Claus is very real, not “was.” Santa Claus gets his origins from Saint Nicholas – look it up. The imagery of Santa changes from country to country and some even call him Papa Noel or Father Christmas. The tradition of Santa Claus over time has become something to a whole bunch of us and understandably for others nothing at all. With that said….

What’s the difference between asking Santa for something once a year or asking God for a number of things great and small throughout the year. In our youth our priorities are different (for the majority), but as we grow older our priorities change. From toys to peace on earth, good health, speedy recoveries, etc.. There is no difference. God comes to us in many forms even in the form of Santa Claus or Father Christmas if you will. Santa doesn’t replace, he’s accompaniment to. Santa doesn’t appear in scriptures, but neither do you or I. Santa is just as real as God. Just as real as you and I. 😉

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 06:14:35 +0000

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:27:51 +0000

Ruth is right on the money when it comes to this.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 18:26:01 +0000

One of the reasons I left Mormonism (and turned to true Christianity) is that Mormons say they follow Christ but do NOT (it makes no difference that Christ is in the name of their church. You can brand the word HORSE on a cow, but the cow does not magically become a horse). This starts with Mormon leadership, and Boyd K. Packer a so-called apostle is okay with the whopping lie of Santa (this is no small lie, it goes on for years)! God gives us ALL we have, and he is a jealous God – the scriptures are clear. There is no place for Santa Claus in the life of a Christian. Mormons need to repent to and turn to Christ, and that starts with their leaders. Mormon kids even write letters to Santa. Hey, such letters are prayers! Have you considered that? Kids pray to Santa when they write him telling him what they want. Shame on Boyd K. Packer for not exposing this lie. God wants us to pray to him, not write letters to pagan icons. I am shocked and appalled the LDS leadership doesn’t put an end to this nonsense.

By: mormonwomen

mormonwomen — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:43:02 +0000

“Sorry guys, but I was born and raised a Jew. For me this red guy is an idol and pagan. Why don’t you use a real character of the Bible….When I was a little girl my heroes were King David, Queen Esther, Ruth, Mathias Maccabeus, among others. These people really existed. ”

Ruth, it’s wonderful to read about how your childhood focused on learning about heroes in scripture. I confess to being a bit surprised, though, that you translate this post into thinking that somehow we make Santa our hero, or that our children aren’t also pointed to scriptural, real heroes.

But I do understand how hard it is with all the commercialization of Christmas, songs that have no religious meaning, etc, that it can be hard to sense the real meaning of Christmas in a larger scale. But please know that for Mormons, the most important meaning of Christmas (and in our day-to-day lives all year long) is to focus on our scriptures and the truths and people and lessons therein, and to try to find ways to serve and help others. If you were to come to our Christmas church meetings, listen in on family scripture studies around Christmastime (and all year long, for that matter), I would hope that you might be able to catch a little more of a glimpse of what really matters to us as our core. And that maybe we aren’t so different in what kinds of things matter most to us. 😉

~Michelle

By: ruth panamaroff

ruth panamaroff — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:55:41 +0000

So Santa Claus is the saint of the protestants. Sorry guys, but I was born and raised a Jew. For me this red guy is an idol and pagan. Why don’t you use a real character of the Bible. Santa Claus is a thunder god of the German Mythology. I am still waiting to see and feel the spirit of Christmas – nobody has convinced me yet without this Santa, the elves, and who knows who else. Jewish people don’t mix religion with paganism. I don’t see the point of this magic world for children. When I was a little girl my heroes were King David, Queen Esther, Ruth, Mathias Maccabeus, among others. These people really existed. To each his own!

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 06:52:37 +0000

dkenison,
That’s a perfect quote to address the question. Thank you for sharing it!