“Except ye be converted, and become as little children,
ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
“Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven”
and has been from the dfall of Adam, and will be,
forever and ever, unless he eyields
to the enticings of the Holy fSpirit,
a isaint through the atonement of Christ the Lord,
and becometh as a jchild, ksubmissive, meek, humble,
patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things
which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him,
even as a child doth submit to his father.
Mosiah 3:19
“And he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them,
and prayed unto the Father for them.
“And when he had done this he wept. …
“And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them:
Behold your little ones”
Become as a Little Child
First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency April 2011 LDS Conference
Elder M. Russell Ballard has taught us the importance
of the Savior’s
admonition to “behold your little ones” when he said:
“Notice that He didn’t say ‘glance at them’ or ‘casually
observe them’ or
‘occasionally take a look in their general direction.’
He said to behold them.
To me that means that we should embrace them with our
eyes and with our hearts; we should see and appreciate
them for who they really are:
spirit children of our Heavenly Father,
with divine attributes”
(“Behold Your Little Ones,” Tambuli, Oct. 1994, 40; emphasis added;
“Great Shall Be the Peace of Thy Children,” Ensign, Apr. 1994, 59).
There is not a more perfect place to behold our little ones
than in our families. Home is a place where
we can all learn and grow together.
One of our beautiful Primary songs teaches this truth:
God gave us families
To help us become what He wants us to be—
This is how He shares His love,
For the fam’ly is of God.
It is here in our families, in an atmosphere of love,
where we see and appreciate in a more personal way
the divine attributes of His spirit children.
It is here in our families where our
hearts can be softened and in
humility we desire to change, to become more childlike.
It is a process by which we can become more Christlike.
Have some of life’s experiences taken from you the
believing heart and childlike faith you once had?
If so, look around at the children in your life.
And then look again.
They may be children in your family,
across the street, or in the Primary in your ward.
If we have a heart to learn and a willingness to follow
the example of children, their divine attributes can
hold a key to unlocking our own spiritual growth.
If we have a heart to learn
and a willingness to follow
the example of children,
their divine attributes can hold a
key to unlocking our
own spiritual growth.
~Jean A Stevens
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