Thoughts and stories, by Pal

  I truly feel for dear women who want to be mothers, and are not able to have that wish granted in this life!  But they are loved often by nieces and nephews, and give love to other children who really are blessed because of them.  I truly was blessed to have my dearest wish to become a mother -- granted nine times! Eva Witesman: Is Mother’s Day only for those who have borne children? By  Eva Witesman   May 07, 2020 07:36 PM MDT Twitter Pinterest Email Print Shutterstock What does it mean that Eve was called the  mother of all living before she had children —before, some suspect, she was even capable of having children? And what does this teach us about the divine role of motherhood? As a young child, I loved to flip through my mother’s baby names book and read deep meaning into the names of my friends and family members. My mother’s first name means “star” and my father’s middle name means “who follows God,” just like mine. The meaning of my grandfather’s...

I love stories like this from lds.net!  These true stories show us how much compassion and kindness is being shown in this world, and it spreads love for people of all countries! Those LDS Mozambique Orphans: The Real Story by  Gabriella Loosle  - Jun 4, 2016 Afonso and Kelvin playing together at the beach in Beira, Mozambique Alphonso and Kevin, best friends in the orphanage. Neither family had been planning to adopt a child when they traveled separately to Mozambique, but it was the spirit of two young boys, best friends, that led to the surprising circumstances that brought the two families together. … It was on her first trip to Mozambique in 2003 that LaCinda Lewis met 5-year-old Kelvin in a cramped Mozambican adoption facility. At four years old, little Kelvin had spent his days in search of food and his nights in search of a safe place to call home. He was found wandering the streets of Mozambique by Annie Pa...