General Conference was amazing. It was so good to hear the words of our Prophets, to listen to the stories they tell, to feel of their love and to feel encouraged and uplifted.
In the last General Conference (Oct. 2012), Dallin H. Oaks gave a talk entitled "Protect the Children". Recently, as I have contemplated doing foster care and what types of situations these children will come from when they come into our home, I was reminded of this talk and especially of a story that Elder Oaks retells. He states:
" Jeffrey R. Holland recently shared the experience of an LDS police officer. In an investigation he found five young children huddled together and trying to sleep without bedding on a filthy floor in a dwelling where their mother and others were drinking and partying. The apartment had no food to relieve their hunger. After tucking the children into a makeshift bed, the officer knelt and prayed for their protection. As he walked toward the door, one of them, about six, pursued him, grabbed him by the hand, and pleaded, “Will you please adopt me?”8
There are so many children out there in need of love, hope and faith. I hope that when we get our sweet foster baby, I will remember to pray.
In the last General Conference (Oct. 2012), Dallin H. Oaks gave a talk entitled "Protect the Children". Recently, as I have contemplated doing foster care and what types of situations these children will come from when they come into our home, I was reminded of this talk and especially of a story that Elder Oaks retells. He states:
" Jeffrey R. Holland recently shared the experience of an LDS police officer. In an investigation he found five young children huddled together and trying to sleep without bedding on a filthy floor in a dwelling where their mother and others were drinking and partying. The apartment had no food to relieve their hunger. After tucking the children into a makeshift bed, the officer knelt and prayed for their protection. As he walked toward the door, one of them, about six, pursued him, grabbed him by the hand, and pleaded, “Will you please adopt me?”8
There are so many children out there in need of love, hope and faith. I hope that when we get our sweet foster baby, I will remember to pray.
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