To My Children
One week from today, my son will be born. This has caused me to think about the things I would have my children know. I want them to know the things of my heart and the things which are not my own to keep. This morning I listened to a devotional given by then Elder Dallin H. Oaks called "Weightier Matters". From it, I gleaned some things are weightier or more important than others. I believe learning is important but application is more important. Doing a kind deed is a vehicle for showing love. My body is important but it is merely a vehicle for me to experience, to grow, to learn, and to become. As much as any mortal person can know... I know Heavenly Father is real. I know He loves me, personally. I don't grasp how he is able to know and love each of us individually, I simply know it to be true. I know Jesus Christ lived. I know he lived a perfect life, overcoming EVERY obstacle set before him. I know Lucifer tried to deny h...