A Child of God

Elder Neil L. Andersen, January 6, 2013

“You are a child of God with eternal possibilities available to you, 

and one of the greatest things you can do with your life is

 to accept who you are, where you came from, and where you are going,” 

he said. “Now, with a monarch butterfly it is very innate. 

We as sons and daughters of God feel this is true, 

but we must confirm it and believe it.” 

I Am a Child of God,

1. 
   
   I am a child of God
   And he has sent me here,
   Has given me an earthly home
   With parents kind and dear.
2. I am a child of God,
   And so my needs are great;
   Help me to understand his words
   Before it grows too late.
3. I am a child of God.
   Rich blessings are in store;
   If I but learn to do his will,
   I'll live with him once more.
4. I am a child of God.
   His promises are sure;
   Celestial glory shall be mine
   If I can but endure.
5. Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
   Help me find the way.
   Teach me all that I must do
   To live with him someday.
6. Words: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908-2001. (c) 1957
   Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895-1977. (c) 1957 
   
   
   “Come to believe it,” he said. “Sometimes when you feel like you are a caterpillar and say to yourself: ‘I’m not smart, I’m not very coordinated, I’m different, I don’t have this, I don’t have that’—keep in mind who you are. We don’t all have to be the same. We come in different sizes, different shapes, different colors. Some have some talents, some have others; we don’t have to be exactly like someone else.”
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   We are of infinite worth.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   With God, all things are possible.
   Matthew 19:26