During A Time Long Past

During a time long past
In a place far away
Messages were taught to last
By the Life, the Truth, and the Way

All His exemplary life
He counseled with the holy word
And ever He would we think on our lives
As from Him many questions were heard

The Master outlined how best we should live
To teach, serve, and do... to reach as we should
While having the Spirit...as our highest motive
There to express gratitude for all that is good

There to sense and acknowledge what is sent from above
And prepare to learn from... to receive and do
May our homes be places filled with peace and love
As we invite God's Spirit, through obedience, too

For it is the home where attitudes are formed
Where hope and beliefs are held and fostered
There to become a sanctuary from the storm
As deep spiritual roots are sought and transferred

It is in the home that we form our attitudes, our deeply held beliefs. It is in the home that hope is fostered or destroyed.

Our homes are to be more than sanctuaries; they should also be places where God's Spirit can dwell, where the storm stops at the door, where love reigns and peace dwells."

President Thomas S. Monson
Becoming our best selves
Church News
Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999