Jesus will never stop loving us!

Wanted to jot down a couple memorable experiences from today so as to not forget them. First one happened this morning as we were getting the boys ready for church. I was helping Corban get into his blue dress shirt and as I was helping him into his shirt he said, "look at me, I'm a blue missionary!" Then he proceeded to give himself his own theme-type music (superhero stuff...you know what I'm talking about!) as we finished getting dressed. Pretty funny if I do say so myself!

Later on we were at my parents house and the boys started making their own little restaurant and taking orders and bringing us our "food" on little toy plates. They brought my mom some peach pie and then Taft brought my dad some "soup". My dad asked Taft why my mom got peach pie and he had to have soup and Taft just short of shrugged his shoulders. Then my dad asked Taft what kind of soup it was and he didn't really have a response for a minute until he came up with a brilliant one: "whatever kind you wanted!" Can't argue with that logic! That's my boy!

Tonight on the way home we were discussing Ether 12:6 which reads, "And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith." We talked about how after we have difficult things happen in our lives that we stay faithful through that God gives us peace, comfort and joy to confirm to us that we have chosen the right and that our faith is not in vain. 

We talked about some of the deaths in our family (4 of my siblings and also my grandparents on my moms side). We talked about the hope that the resurrection of Christ brings and my boys brought up the fact that Jesus now will never die again. It's kind of a superhero type status to them right now, but in am ok with it because Jesus is certainly more a part of their lives and more reliable than any superhero ever will be! They started talking about how nobody will ever be able to kill Jesus again now that he has been resurrected and then talked about how Jesus loves all of us. Trenton then said something quite profound...he said, "Jesus will never stop loving us, even if we hurt Him!" I was so happy to hear him express that truth and recognize that he really believed it. It is so true and I hope that he keeps that knowledge to help Him through the rough times (Helaman 5:12).

It reminds me of one of my favorite passages in the scriptures from Paul's writings (Romans 8): "35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 (Romans 8:35-39)

I have found Paul's (and Trenton's) words to be true for myself and would invite all to put the words to the test and find out for themselves that they are true. Jesus really does love us and will never stop loving us! He is the light and life of the world, is all powerful and yet still calls us His friends. I am proud to be one of His friends and testify of His life, reality and divinity. He lives!