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We had a child one time be lost -- actually left by accident, and we had to go back and find her! -- and it was really a panic.  This shows how Heavenly Father wants to welcome back anyone who has been lost from Him for a time. How the Lord Feels About Finding Lost Things By  Ted Gibbons  · January 29, 2019 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE Cover image: “The Lost Lamb” by Robert Theodore Barrett. Have you ever lost something important? How did you feel when it was found? Have you ever lost a small child, or been lost yourself? What feelings did you have as you searched for a missing infant, or when a missing toddler was found?   Part of the power of the teachings of the Savior was found in his ability to draw spiritual lessons from the common experiences of the people. Try to identify with these parables of the Savior that relate to the emotions of finding something valuable that you have lost? ...

This is Kamran Mafi, a gifted University art professor, and the painting of Jesus Christ which he painted for us while on our mission in Sweden in 1994.  He had been a professor in the University of Tehran, Iran, if I remember right.  He was in Sweden as a political refugee.  He brought it to us at our church in Kalmar, Sweden, on Christmas Day which was a Sunday that year.  I have it in a beautiful frame, here in my own bedroom now! December 16, 2017 Service   #Light the World SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY Matthew 25:35-40 "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:  Naked, and ye clothed me : I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and ...

If you know this man, he certainly acted like an "angel."  What a kind heart! Viral Story: You Won't Believe What This Man in a Denny's Did to Answer a Single Mom's Prayer by LDS Living  | Apr. 12, 2016 Fun Makes YouThink    Mormon Life   "Today I met an angel." That's how the post, written by an anonymous worker from Denny's, begins. To look at the man, angelic isn't the first word that might pop into your mind. Dressed in black with arms and neck covered in tattoos, he seems like an unusual messenger from God. But, that's part of the beauty of this story. It causes all of us to step back and think about how we perceive others, because it was through this man God worked miracles. It was this man who helped answer one single mother's desperate prayer. He saw the needs of others, he reached out, and he served selflessly. And, because of that, his story has gone viral. A Facebook post ...