Our lesson in Relief Society today was about Elijah and the Restoration of the Sealing Keys. Great lesson. We had a new teacher today and she is phenomenal. She teaches with the Spirit and obviously puts a lot of thought and spiritual preparation into her lessons.
Her focus today (appropriately) was about love. Love for our families - both here and those who have passed on. Being sealed to our families, those who we love the most, is the greatest gift. And the ordinances and covenants that we make on this earth, for ourselves and for those who have passed, make it possible for us to be together. Wow! This is one of my favorite principles of the gospel.
The part of her lesson that touched me the most was a story she shared about her daughter asking her why she always had to call her, why she always had to visit her, why no one reached out to her first. Obviously the teacher was emotional when sharing this experience. How heartbreaking that would be to hear your own daughter ask why she had to call you, why you didn't reach out to her first. Her point in sharing this story was to express that Elijah's prophecy - "turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to the fathers" - does not only apply to temple work and geneology, which we normally associate that scripture/prophecy with. Our hearts and love need to turn to our loved ones that are still living and breathing as well. We shouldn't take advantage of our relationships and the fact that we have each other now. The greatest love, charity, and service we can give can happen right within our families. LOVE that thought and LOVE that we had this lesson this week right before Valentine's Day.
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