Area Seventies meeting

"Often we assume that (the people around us) must know how much we love them. But we should never assume, we should let them know... We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us." Thomas S. Momson.

Life is busy, no doubt, and all of us have a million of commitments to keep and responsibilities to carry, but I believe the words in the quote that state that we will never regret the affection shown to those we love.

Today was the second meeting at the office The first one was with Bishop Davies who introduced Daniel as the new D.T.A. this time,  I love the fact that everything was all coordinated perfectly without Daniel's involvement. He didn't have to do very much. It was done beforehand. The meeting included introducing our families. We all were given 5 minutes to tell about our families. One couple never had children so they talked about their nieces and nephews and somehow that made me wonder how hard that must be for them in a room full of people so proud of their children and grandchildren. There is no doubt every couple in that room loved their family big or small.

Our family is large and spread out to several states across the country and even all the way to Europe so it becomes increasingly difficult to get everyone together in one place at the same time. There is no picture of our family that includes everyone. In every picture someone is missing. As difficult as it is to plan things, I was reminded how important is to try to make it to those life events, like a wedding. I  hope the next wedding somehow we can all make it. This presentation was the perfect reminder of why it is so important to make time for the people we love and to make sure we let them know how much we love them. This is something never verbally expressed in the home I grew up. I know my mother loves us all but she never saids "te quiero." It is not her thing. She does say "Bendiciones" and  to her that is the same as saying "I love you."

I don't think we will ever regret the times we made it a priority to be at our family reunions, or make it to a family dinner or an important life event of a family member or a simple phone call to wish someone a happy birthday or even a little text to let them know we care or even a "life" on a Facebook post. Sometimes it takes a little bit of our time to share our love and affection, like the text or the phone call, and other times it may take committing several days out of your crazy schedule to spend it with those you love most.

Love,
Vero