As an LDS GrandParent, I know now more than ever — that each one of us truly are a child of God! I’m still amazed at the love I have for each one of my grandchildren. As a young mother, I adored my children and couldn’t imagine how that love could grown any stronger. I was wrong. Not only do I love my children now, with a greater depth than I did when they were young, but I love their children with this same intensity! I’ve mentioned before how this realization actually took my breath away when my first grandson was born.
I understand this phenomenon much more today. For me, it comes back to a deeper knowledge of exactly who I am and who they are, too. The primary children’s song “I Am a Child of God” teaches the profound doctrine that we are indeed divine! And it is with this perspective that I am better able to see those that I love. It helps me appreciate their imperfections all the more, as I now better understand the path to perfection that each one of us are on.
As I love my grandchildren today, with a purer love than I did my own children when they were young, I receive a small glimpse of the love that our Heavenly Father has for each one of His children. In small ways, as an LDS GrandParent, I’m beginning to get this whole Eternal Parenting thing. When we know who we are, our love for each other increases in capacity. I believe that this may well be an eternal principle!
I hope you enjoy this newest Mormon Messages Video: I Am a Child of God — and take time to share it with your family and friends.
tDMg
LDSNana
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