Two Joining Threads Encircling Above

Two joining threads encircling above
Both consisting of service and love
The one- filled with the fibers of home
The other- the highest labors e'er known

Can the two rise up without each other?
God, Himself, said to love one another

The strands twist... there's a prayer
An opportunity to speak with care
Then comes separation...the pain
And a need to pull close up again

There's straightness come of obedience
And concerned service filled with diligence

For then the strands turn to gold
Pure... as affections are told
Richly shimmering with light
Warmed by love that burns bright

To only all the more innertwine
As thoughts and minds then combine

Living, learning, and loving
Growing... ever upwards... moving
Building up an unbreakable cord
Ever...strengthened by the hands of the Lord




David A. Bednar
More Diligent and Concerned at Home
Ensign, Nov 2009, 17–20