And I Know They Love Me

BrynLeigh bore her testimony in church last Fast Sunday, as she usually does. I love it! She talks loud and clear and always has a big smile on her face. Her testimony is pretty predictable and consistent—I’m thankful for my family, my mom, my dad and my brothers. I want them to know that I love them—and then she said something that she always says, but I hadn’t really truly listened before. She said, “And I know that they love me.” When she said that, I sat up a little straighter. My ears perked right up like they do in cartoons! That is what I pray for every day! That my kids will know that they have a family and parents that love them! There are few things more important than knowing that. If they know they are loved—always and forever, it will be easier for them to know that their Heavenly Father loves them. It will be easier for them to repent and to get back on the path when they sin. I hope that the love they feel from their family will give them the desire to choose the good and not look for love and acceptance from the world. BrynLeigh closed her testimony by saying, “And I hope that we won’t say bad words anymore.” She knows she is loved, but I’m not saying we don’t have room for improvement!