Sunday Smiles and thoughts

Dear Blog Friends,

Have you had a good week?

I surely hope so.

I have had a really good week.

I have news about a special event and pictures

that I will share with you in my next post....
But today my heart is tender

and I want to share my thoughts with you.

This morning we attended church

with our grandchildren, E.J., Claire and Austin
instead of going to our own ward because it was the

day of the annual primary children's program.

In Sept. in our Mormon churches all over the world
the children from ages 3 to 12 put on the

Sunday worship service.

I love this day.

I loved being a part of it when I was a child.

I loved watching our children through the years they were in it.

Now we love watching our grandchildren.

...

Today, as each little child got up and said his or her part....

...As their sweet voices sang songs of worship and praise...

My heart was touched.

I thought of the scripture St Luke 18:16 were Jesus said

"Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not

for such is the kingdom of heaven."

...

One song that they sang had these lines..

"Tell me the stories of Jesus I love to hear.

Tell me the things I would ask him if he were here."

All at once my mind raced back 60 years and I thought

of all the times I spent on my dear mother's knee as

she taught me about Jesus and told me scripture stories.

As a child and as an adult I often heard her bear

testimony of her love for her Savior.

We have another hymn called "I am a child of God"

It is the one playing on my side bar.

I love the chorus that says...
"Lead me, guide me, walk beside me.

Help me find the way.

Teach me all that I must do

To live with Him someday."

I thought how my mother didn't just tell me

how to be good... she showed me.
She did not just voice her testimony of Jesus Christ...

She lived a Christ like life.

She showed me and our children how much she loved the Lord

by the life she lead.

I thought of our 4 children.

No parents were ever blessed with dearer children.
I hope that John and I did our part in following the advice in that song.
I thought of Proverbs 22:6 which tell us...

"Train up a child in the way he should go ...

and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Did we do enough to lead them and guide them?

They have all turned out great in spite of our shortcomings...

but could we have done more?

I think of our sweet grandchildren.
Do we lead them and guide them as we should?

Are John and I setting good enough examples to
help them find their way...
like my mom did for our children?
Are we living Christ like lives?
Are we honest in all of our dealings?
Do we truly love our neighbors as our selves?
...
We try to do these things.... but there is a lot of room for improvement.
...
My heart was touched deeply today as I watched
the sweet children at church.
...
I bear my testimony that I know God lives.
I know that we are His Children whom He knows and loves.
I know that His son, Jesus Christ lived a perfect life
as an example for us to follow.
I know Jesus died for us as an atonement so
we can repent of our sins and return to live with Him
and our Heavenly Father again.

I know that life is eternal and families can be together forever.
...
I am grateful that I have this testimony.
I am grateful that I was taught by my mother and at church.
I pray that I may live worthy to be called a disciple of Christ.
I am going to try harder.
As my blog friend Marlene would say....Have a blessed week.
...
p.s Marie was in charge of her primary program

at church in England today.
I talked to her and she said it went well.
I knew it would.
Marie also told me that our blog friend Angie is sick in the hospital.
Your prayers in her behalf would be appreciated.
Thanks.