To My Grandchildren

To My Grandchildren

By President Henry B. Eyring

What stood out to me:

1. Heavenly Father has made each of us unique. No two of us have exactly the same experiences. No two families are alike. So it is not surprising that advice about how to choose happiness in family life is hard to give. Yet a loving Heavenly Father has set the same path to happiness for all of His children. Whatever our personal characteristics or whatever will be our experiences, there is but one plan of happiness. That plan is to follow all the commandments of God.

2. While serving others, we are most likely to plead for the companionship of the Holy Ghost. Success in the Lord's service always produces miracles beyond our own powers. 

3. Heavenly Father has perfect foresight, knows each of us, and knows our future. He knows what difficulties we will pass through. He sent His Son to suffer so that He would know how to succor us in all our trials. 

4. Life in families will test us. That is one of God's purposes in giving us the gift of mortality-to strengthen us by passing through tests. That will be especially true in family life, where we will find great joy and great sorrow and challenges which may at times seem beyond our power to endure. 

5. God has devised means to save each of His Children. For many, that involves being placed with a brother or a sister or a grandparent who loves them no matter what they do.

6. Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son love all of God's children no matter what they choose to do or what they become. The Savior paid the price for all sins, no matter how heinous. Even though there must be justice, the opportunity for mercy is extended which will not rob justice.

7. With the help of the Holy Ghost, all truths will be brought to our remembrance. We cannot force that on others, but we can let them see it in our lives. We can always take courage from the assurance that we all once felt the joy of being together as a member of the beloved family of our Heavenly Father. With God's help we can all feel that hope and that joy again.