Talk about LOVE

FELIZ DIA DE SAN VALENTIN!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Wow. I love this day! So many people can "feel the love" from their families, friends, and loved ones. I love showing my love for the people I care about through acts of service and giving.

But even more, I love showing the love of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ through teaching the Restored Gospel and serving His children 24/7!

Here is a scripture that talks about feeling the "Love":

And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?

-Alma 5:26

I have learned that our hearts can be changed through divine knowledge. Knowledge of who we are and our worth, and knowledge of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. There is so much MORE to love than we can comprehend!

I hope this Valentine's Day you can feel the desire to discover the love that a Heavenly Father and His Son have for you. I challenge you to pray to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ and ask. I did it, I felt the Spirit and I cannot deny it!

 23 For behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you that the Lord God worketh not in ^adarkness.

 24 He doeth not ^aanything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he ^bloveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw ^call men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.

 25 Behold, doth he cry unto any, saying: Depart from me? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; but he saith: ^aCome unto me all ye ^bends of the earth, ^cbuy milk and honey, without money and without price.

27 Hath he commanded any that they should not partake of his^asalvation? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but he hath ^bgiven it free for all men; and he hath commanded his people that they should persuade all men to ^crepentance.

 28 Behold, hath the Lord commanded any that they should not partake of his goodness? Behold I say unto you, Nay; but ^aall men are privileged the one ^blike unto the other, and none are forbidden.

I have a testimony of the LOVE of our Heavenly Father and Savior. I know they have blessings in store for each of us, and we can obtain them ALL through our faith and obedience.

 They know us perfectly, and we can know them.

"Forgiving ourselves and others is not easy. In fact, for most of us it requires a major change in our attitude and way of thinking—even a change of heart. But there is good news. This “mighty change”⁸ of heart is exactly what the gospel of Jesus Christ is designed to bring into our lives.

How is it done? Through the love of God.

When our hearts are filled with the love of God, something good and pure happens to us. We “keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world.”⁹

The more we allow the love of God to govern our minds and emotions—the more we allow our love for our Heavenly Father to swell within our hearts—the easier it is to love others with the pure love of Christ. As we open our hearts to the glowing dawn of the love of God, the darkness and cold of animosity and envy will eventually fade.

As always, Christ is our exemplar. In His teachings as in His life, He showed us the way."  

-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Have a great Valentines Day!!