If there is one thing that stuck out to me this week, it's
that the family is so important. On Saturday we were riding our bikes to do
some service, but the woman wasn't home. We headed somewhere else and saw a man
mowing his lawn. We pulled over on our bikes and asked if we could help. He was
really surprised but actually let us help!! YAAAYYY!! In the middle of
lawn-mowing and weed-pulling he invited us in for afternoon tea (aka a snack).
As we gobbled down oranges, his 12-year-old daughter sat with us. I said,
"You're very pretty, do people tell you that a lot?" She kind of
laughed and said, "yeah," with a smile. Her dad said, "She is
beautiful, but I'm her dad, so of course i'd say that." I affirmed she was
pretty and then her dad added," But she is also beautiful on the inside
and that's what really matters." Awwww! How cute!! Now THAT is what a
loving family looks like. And you can tell that's just the way he speaks to his
kids - he wasn't putting on a show or anything. It was so touching :)
We met with one of our investigators this week, and she
described the way it felt to be pregnant. She was in a band and got pregnant,
and they told her she would have to have an abortion in order to stay in the
band. She refused, because she is awesome. As we sat there, she wrapped her
arms around her stomach and said that even before her son was born she felt the
same way; "I just love him so MUCH!" It just blew her mind how much
she loves her son.
We talked to a less active guy (named Brother
Rose, incidentally). He said that he died once. While he was walking
around in a garden on the other side, he asked, "What was our purpose in
life?" An answer came: "To learn how to love." He said the voice
said a few other things that he can't remember, but they were all things a
2-year-old would understand. No wonder Christ tells us to be like little
children. I was just struck by the reply - that's the whole point of being here
on earth, is to learn how to love. Wow, so simple :) THat really is the way we
will be prepared to meet God. No wonder God asks us to pray for charity with
all energy of heart.
I am convinced that the family is the place where
we learn to love the way that God loves us - after all, He is our Father. The
family is the place where we can experience Godhood, we can experience His
love. I love families, i love my family, and i love my Savior for making an
eternal family possible for every single human ever. Life is so great :)
love you all!!!
Sister Rose
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