Tonight, as me and the kids read scriptures together, Coltrin read 3Nephi 17:9-12:
“And it came to pass that when he had thus spoken, all the multitude, with one accord, did go forth with their sick and their afflicted, and their lame, and with their blind, and with their dumb, and with all them that were afflicted in any manner; and he did heal them every one as they were brought forth unto him. And they did all, both they who had been healed and they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch that they did bathe his feet with their tears. And it came to pass that he commanded that their little children should be brought. So they brought their little children and set them down upon the ground round about him, and Jesus stood in the midst; and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto him.”
As Coltrin read tonight, he began to get choked up and tears rolled down his cheeks. His 11- year-old self couldn’t say exactly why he had tears, except that they were good tears. His understanding by the Spirit far surpasses his understanding by the mind. One day they will catch up and his learning will grow like wildfire. His heart is pure and he feels so much always.
As a mother, I can’t express enough the gratitude I feel at seeing the Spirit work within my children. Coltrin is learning to stand on his own two feet in life. Knowing that the Lord is there to guide and direct him, that he is aware and able to feel those precious moments of the Spirit settles my heart. I worry about my kids, always, that’s what mothers do, but knowing the Lord is helping me to guide them relieves my troubled heart.
Forever grateful.
