Out of the Mouths of Babes

Today at church, we had the privilege of watching the primary kids perform their annual primary program.  The primary children (4-11) recite messages and sing songs during the regular “sacrament hour” of the meeting. This is one of my favorite Sundays of the year because it can be very entertaining.  One kid said his favorite of Heavenly Father’s creations was Stingrays.  I was laughing quite hard because it was so cute.  There was one song they sang that you could tell that they liked because they sang it the loudest.  It was the children’s hymn, The Family is of God by Matthew Neeley.  The words go like this:

1. Our Father has a family. It’s me!

It’s you, all others too: we are His children.

He sent each one of us to earth, through birth,

To live and learn here in fam’lies.

2. A father’s place is to preside, provide,

To love and teach the gospel to his children.

A father leads in fam’ly prayer to share

Their love for Father in Heaven.

3. A mother’s purpose is to care, prepare,

To nurture and to strengthen all her children.

She teaches children to obey, to pray,

To love and serve in the fam’ly.

4. I’ll love and serve my family and be

A good example to each fam’ly member.

And when I am a mom or dad, so glad,

I’ll help my fam’ly remember:

[Chorus]

God gave us families to help us become what He wants us to be—

This is how He shares His love, for the fam’ly is of God. 

It was funny during the chorus that they all sang it so loudly.  It was as if they were testifying to all the world the divine purposes of families.  I could see their testimony in their voices.  I realize this is why I like the primary program so much.  I love hearing pure testimony from the mouths of babes.

With them I testify that the family is ordained of God.  I testify that God lives and loves us.  He is constantly trying to bless us.  He does especially with the family. Whether you are or are not of the same faith of which I pertain, if you apply the principles taught in this simple hymn and The Family: A Proclamation to the World, you will have a stronger, happier, and more secure family.  I invite you to learn more.  Feel free to leave your comments and questions below.