I went to a Relief Society Enrichment meeting on Saturday. It was SOOOO good. One of the speakers talked about love unfeigned. I guess I never knew exactly what that meant, but he said it means it's not phony, or fake, but that it's true love.
The Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith about how the Priesthood should be used only in righteousness. This is what He said, "No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion (communication), by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile- Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upone by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy".
D&C 121: 41-43
I've thought a lot about these words the last two days. To have love unfeigned means to forgive, to put your feelings aside, to show forth more love for another than for yourself. I dare say, that I haven't mastered that. I can say I have that kind of love for my husband and children, but I'm not sure I've always exercised this with everyone. What a blessing it is to know that we can become like our Heavenly Father, through our Savior. I'm so grateful for His love that is perfect. I chose this as my blessing for this week because I have been the recipient of this kind of love and consider it to be one of the greatest blessings of my life.
3 comments:
awwwwwwww!!! The picture is soooooo adorable! :)
Great blog post! :)
Oh my friend. Thank you so much for sharing such tender and sweet feelings. I am truly touched!
I loved this Melissa! Thank you so much! That picture you posted made me teary! Isn't that the ultimate picture of the blessings of parenthood?!
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