Achey Breaky Heart

Hopefully my title isn't too sacrilegious for the context...

For Family Home Evening last week we were watching....drum roll please...



Hopefully all of you have seen this. It is so beautiful. I loved Elder Holland's talk at general conference, and then adding the pictures and the music helped to simplify the text and capture the attention of our little ones.

The children were all fighting as we began our FHE, but within seconds of starting the video, the contention was gone and Remington and Indi (the two fighters) had their arms around each other. We watched all the way through, and then we talked about some of the ideas presented in the video and gave some background and further explanation to some of the events depicted. Then, all three kids were begging to watch it again...so, of course, we let them. During the second viewing, at the part where Elder Holland described Heavenly Father's spirit withdrawing from our Savior as he suffered on the cross, Remington whispered, with tears in his eyes, "Oh! That just breaks my heart!"

He is such a soft hearted, sensitive, and good boy. I know that he grasped at that moment a small glimpse of the reality and the importance of our Savior's sacrifice. I am so grateful for our Savior, and for the good people who devote a large portion of their lives to creating these films.

I am so very proud of my membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I love the message of the Gospel, I love our leaders, especially our prophet, Thomas S. Monson, and I love the good that comes from the members all over the world.

Yahoo for Life!