Today at church Jake gave a talk on gratitude. He did a very nice job. Right after the meeting, he left to go attend Jeff Mella's farewell (going to Calgary). For the next two hours I had many many people talk to me about how they appreciated and enjoyed and benefited from Jake's talk. I had absolutely nothing to do with it, but here all these people were expressing their praises to me. I thought of the Lord's commandment to "Honor thy father and thy mother". Obedience is how children do that when they're young, but as they grow older they bring honor to their parents by being good and decent people and doing things which are praiseworthy. I am grateful to Jake today for honoring me. One of the other speakers today shared this scripture in the context of a story about the night she heard that her parents were divorcing. Tears streamed down my face as I listened to her, knowing that my children have experienced the same pain. Here is a verse that brought her peace. Like her, I know that peace can be found through the Savior.
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls." Matt 11:28-29
2 comments:
Jake's the bomb! Love you mama :)
Diane,
I saw your blog on Jennie's and wanted to say hi! You look as beautiful as always and I can't believe how grown up your boys are!! The last time I saw them, they were like 10 years old!
This is a little random, I know, but I wanted to say thank you for all you did for me growing up. You were the greatest YW leader ever and you were always so easy to talk to. I hope you're doing well!
Laura (Mitchell) Smith
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