He concludes that, “When all is said and done, the facts from the New Testament, the Book of Mormon, and the history of Josephus, combined with input from archaeological and astronomical research, all point to a day in December of 5 bc (late in the Jewish month of Kislev) for the date of Jesus’s birth.” Chadwick, an associate professor of church history and doctrine at BYU, explores the topic in-depth.Ĭhadwick breaks down important historical dates we can approximate from the Bible and Book of Mormon. LDS historians have continued to study and research the life of Christ. While many members and Church leaders believe April 6 was the birth date of Christ, the Church has no official position. We know by revelation that today is the actual and accurate date of the Savior’s birth.” Bednar referenced all of these quotes and said in 2014, “Today is April 6. Christ was born on the sixth of April.”Įlder David A. Kimball said, “The name Jesus Christ and what it represents has been plowed deep into the history of the world, never to be uprooted. April 6, 1973, is a particularly significant date because it commemorates not only the anniversary of the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in this dispensation, but also the anniversary of the birth of the Savior, our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ.”Ī few years later in 1975, Spencer W. Lee said, “This is the annual conference of the Church.
Other Church leaders have made statements affirming their belief in the April 6 date, which is also the date the Church was officially restored. Because of this, many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have felt the same way. Talmadge believed the Savior was born on April 6, referencing the first verse in the twentieth section of the Doctrine and Covenants. What Some Church Leaders Have SaidĮlder James E. Since the time of Pope Julius I, when he officially declared the Mass of Jesus or “Christmas” would be celebrated on December 25, Christians around the world have used this day to honor the birth of the Savior.Įven though Christmas and the month of December will forever be linked, was Jesus Christ really born in December? Here’s what Church leaders and LDS historians have said.
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