The Sacred Nature of Parenthood and Priesthood
(I will be giving this talk in the North Creek Ward of the Bothell Stake on 6/16 -- Father's day) In preparing for this talk I had the opportunity to watch two or three "Mormon messages" videos that the church has put out for people to see. One caught my attention, is said that of "all titles of respect and honor, Deity has asked us to address him as Father". That is so overwhelming. By divine appointment, one day you finds yourself with a child (or many) on your arms. They are your responsibility. In great part, their future depends on you. They trust you, and expect you to just do your job and keep them safe and take care of. They grow, and even though they don't always understand why, you have to lead them on a safe path. The catch is children are all different, and don't come with a "User's manual". One of these days as I was coming home, I had a bit of an unusual situation. My children are generally good children. But this time ...