Just something I believe.

God is not partial to Mormons.

If any of God's children do right, obey Him, try to help his other children with pure intent, etc., He will bless them. That's just how it works.

Not a radical concept here, I know. But I've been thinking about it. And I don't want to forget it.

Sweet Is The Work

Here are the words to this hymn, which I've never really liked much before. But we sang an arrangement of it in the Stake Women's Choir my mom directed for our recent Stake Conference. The arrangement, a lovely, brilliant arrangement, included a verse I'd never heard before. It made the whole hymn click for me in a meaningful way. I love it.

Sweet is the work, my God, my King
to praise thy name, give thanks and sing.
To show thy love by morning light
and talk of all thy truths at night.

My heart shall triumph in my Lord
and bless his works and bless his word.
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine.
How deep thy counsels, how divine.

But oh what triumph shall I raise
to thy dear name through endless days
when in the realms of joy I see
thy face in full felicity.

Then shall I see and hear and know
All I desired and wished below
and every power find sweet employ
in that eternal world of joy.

Yes, that's right--one day we can see and hear and know all we desired here in mortality. And how about an eternal world of joy? Sounds very good to me.

Family Home Evening Minutes

The best part of our brief family home evening tonight:

Charlie picked the opening song, I Am A Child of God, and insisted on "accompanying" us with his hot pink toy guitar. The thing doesn't actually make any noise, just a sort of a-tonal thrum. But he thrummed us through the whole first verse. Halfway through, with some urging, he actually began singing along with us. That's rare for him--he almost never sings even familiar church songs with us.

I would happily sing all evening if Charlie was accompanying on his guitar and singing just a word or two now and again.