Saturday, January 13, 2018

Beloved

Dictionary:

Loved; greatly loved; dear to the heart.

Quotes:

A love story, at least a convincing one, requires three elements - the lover, the beloved, and the adventures they have together. -Jane Smiley

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good. 
-Helen Keller


God is to be worshiped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.
 -Swami Vivekananda

Scriptures:


Joseph Smith History 1:17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!

D&C 93:15 And I, John, bear record, and lo, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Ghost descended upon him in the form of a dove, and sat upon him, and there came a voice out of heaven saying: This is my beloved Son.

Alma 26:9 For if we had not come up out of the land of Zarahemla, these our dearly beloved brethren, who have so dearly beloved us, would still have been racked with hatred against us, yea, and they would also have been strangers to God. 

My Personal Definition:

The word "beloved" is to love someone. It describes someone you love. God loves us and the prophets have said we are "His beloved sons and daughters". I love the scripture in Alma that talks about people who are full of hatred being strangers to God because our Heavenly Father is a God of love. The gospel is about loving those around us. We are siblings, children of a King who loves us and we should not only love Him but we should love each other. To be someones "beloved" is for them to love you. Charity, love, and joy are things the gospel can bring into our lives if we let it.

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