Family Home Evening Thought - Sept. 7, 2009

Another school year has arrived, and I have thought about how school has changed since I was there. One thing I remember vividly was all the civil defense discussion in school and on radio and TV regarding bomb shelters and the test tones on the TV and radio for the emergency broadcasting system. These were constantly in our lives duriing the cold war. As the hostilities eased, the iron curtain came down, and life seemed less threatening, until the morning of Sept. 11.

At that time, as I stood in the bedroom in my PJs, I watched on TV as the second plane went into the World Trade Center. I knew that for my posterity, the world would never be the same. The attack on our home soil that was feared during my growing up years became a reality, just not the reality we had heard was a threat. My son was in the active military, supposed to deploy to Korea that day. I knew that his life in his chosen career had also changed. I felt some fear and considerable concern while we waited to see where he would go. There were many prayers, spoken and unspoken, sent heavenward in behalf of those affected by this attack, and for Rob and his comrades in arms.

I have thought a lot about the important things in life in the years since that day, and have realized that the most important thing in life aren't how long we live, how rich we are, or if we are famous. The important thing is how we relate to our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. If we are living as we should, we have no need to fear what happens, for in the end, all will be right.

I was impressed with the Youtube message on lds.org. Please watch, remember, and be grateful for all we have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkWc_EKLs4E

Love, Mom