I love the scripture in Alma 37:6-7. It says that by small and simple things great things are brought to pass. Sometimes as we think about summer time activities, we think the big and costly family vacations are the best memory makers. It does not always have to be the "big" things that we hold most dear. This morning I was able to take three of my grandchildren to the temple to do baptisms for the dead. For Chelsea, it was the first time she had ever been. What a blessing and a sweet experience to spend time together in the temple and yet it was a small and simple thing.
I love the talk by Dallin Oaks on "Good Better and Best". In it he shares an experience:
I love the talk by Dallin Oaks on "Good Better and Best". In it he shares an experience:
"In choosing how we spend time as a family, we should be careful not to exhaust our available time on things that are merely good and leave little time for that which is better or best. A friend took his young family on a series of summer vacation trips, including visits to memorable historic sites. At the end of the summer he asked his teenage son which of these good summer activities he enjoyed most. The father learned from the reply, and so did those he told of it. “The thing I liked best this summer,” the boy replied, “was the night you and I laid on the lawn and looked at the stars and talked.” Super family activities may be good for children, but they are not always better than one-on-one time with a loving parent."
"Good, Better, Best" by Dallin H. Oaks
Find time this summer for the small and simple things that matter most.
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