--- title: "8 Christmas spirit Quotes By Toni Sorenson" description: "8 Christmas spirit quotes by Toni Sorenson. Plus more from Toni Sorenson and more Christmas spirit sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_if-you-hate-what-you-get-for-christmas-t_60546.jpg" --- > [“If you hate what you get for Christmas, try to focus on the person who gave the gift to you, not what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/if-you-hate-what-you-get-for-christmas-try-to-focus-on-the-person-who/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_if-you-hate-what-you-get-for-christmas-t_60546.jpg) > [“Christmas is not a date on a calendar. It’s more than a state of mind. It’s a condition of the heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/christmas-is-not-a-date-on-a-calendar-it-s-more-than-a-state-of-mind/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_christmas-is-not-a-date-on-a-calendar-it_1041562.jpg) > [“If you want to feel the truest spirit of Christmas, go out and find someone sadder than you, lonelier than you, poorer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/if-you-want-to-feel-the-truest-spirit-of-christmas-go-out-and-find/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/toni-sorenson-1071_christ_if-you-want-to-feel-the-truest-spirit-of_1145188.jpg) > [“The month of December isn’t magical because it sparkles. It’s magical because it changes people’s hearts … at least momentarily.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/the-month-of-december-isn-t-magical-because-it-sparkles-it-s-magical/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_the-month-of-december-isn-t-magical-beca_1281917.jpg) > [“The spirit of Christmas is found when we lift the load of others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/the-spirit-of-christmas-is-found-when-we-lift-the-load-of-others/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/toni-sorenson-1071_christ_the-spirit-of-christmas-is-found-when-we_2055436.jpg) > [“The true Christmas spirit is putting others’ happiness before our own, and finding you’ve never known such happiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/the-true-christmas-spirit-is-putting-others-happiness-before-our-own/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_the-true-christmas-spirit-is-putting-oth_2104134.jpg) > [“Christmas is about change. It’s a time we open our hearts before we open our presents.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/christmas-is-about-change-it-s-a-time-we-open-our-hearts-before-we/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/toni-sorenson-1071_change_christmas-is-about-change-it-s-a-time-we_2206185.jpg) > [“The holidays drape us in magic and give us the hope that we can do better than we have done in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/the-holidays-drape-us-in-magic-and-give-us-the-hope-that-we-can-do/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66c/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_the-holidays-drape-us-in-magic-and-give_2428144.jpg) ## Other authors on Christmas spirit - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-s-monson-90587.jpg) Thomas S. Monson 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-spirit/thomas-s-monson/) ## More by Toni Sorenson > [“My past is what God expects me to use to help others through their present.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/my-past-is-what-god-expects-me-to-use-to-help-others-through-their/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“Do the things you love to do so you’ll enjoy spending time with yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/do-the-things-you-love-to-do-so-you-ll-enjoy-spending-time-with/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“If you think you are unworthy to pray, that thought is not coming from Jesus Christ. More than anything, He wants us to approach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/if-you-think-you-are-unworthy-to-pray-that-thought-is-not-coming-from/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“A journey through nature is always a road to leads to self-discovery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/a-journey-through-nature-is-always-a-road-to-leads-to-self-discovery/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“The little things we value as mundane or pithy usually turn into the big things in hindsight…an “I love you” called out as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/the-little-things-we-value-as-mundane-or-pithy-usually-turn-into-the/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“The word surrender has some shadowy connotations. We think it’s weak to surrender, but sometimes it’s the bravest thing we can possibly do. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/the-word-surrender-has-some-shadowy-connotations-we-think-it-s-weak/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“If you hate what you get for Christmas, try to focus on the person who gave the gift to you, not what came in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/if-you-hate-what-you-get-for-christmas-try-to-focus-on-the-person-who/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“Being overweight does not diminish your worth, but it takes a helluva toll on your sense of worth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/being-overweight-does-not-diminish-your-worth-but-it-takes-a-helluva/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“If you want to be strong challenge yourself to something that makes you feel weak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/if-you-want-to-be-strong-challenge-yourself-to-something-that-makes/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“Meaning is often found embedded in the silent moments of our lives when we can hear and see what matters most, the things audible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/meaning-is-often-found-embedded-in-the-silent-moments-of-our-lives/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“No one has ever said, “Sorry I went running this morning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/no-one-has-ever-said-sorry-i-went-running-this-morning/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“Fear is afraid of you. Don't think so? Walk right up to it, then right past it and see if it doesn't run and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/fear-is-afraid-of-you-don-t-think-so-walk-right-up-to-it-then-right/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“Because Christ doesn’t scream to get our attention, we have to find places and times that are quiet. We can look for Him throughout…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/because-christ-doesn-t-scream-to-get-our-attention-we-have-to-find/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“I believe that we are all born for greatness yet most of us mire in the mediocrity of life. We become complacent or worse,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/i-believe-that-we-are-all-born-for-greatness-yet-most-of-us-mire-in/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) > [“We’re making decisions right now that shape our lives. Even indecision is a decision. What’s going on today is a result of the choices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/we-re-making-decisions-right-now-that-shape-our-lives-even-indecision/) [Toni Sorenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-sorenson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-spirit/toni-sorenson/#itemlist", "name": "8 Christmas spirit Quotes By Toni Sorenson", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you hate what you get for Christmas, try to focus on the person who gave the gift to you, not what came in the box.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Toni Sorenson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-sorenson/if-you-hate-what-you-get-for-christmas-try-to-focus-on-the-person-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_if-you-hate-what-you-get-for-christmas-t_60546.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_if-you-hate-what-you-get-for-christmas-t_60546.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/toni-sorenson-1071_christmas_if-you-hate-what-you-get-for-christmas-t_60546.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you hate what you get for Christmas, try to focus on the person who gave the gift to you, not what came…” — Toni Sorenson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Christmas is not a date on a calendar. 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