A taste of heaven
This weekend I went to Logan with Mabel to visit our dear Julia friend. We had a lovely time shopping for things to furnish/fill/decorate her new apartment with! We got her some pots and pans, some dishes and silverware, some cooking utensils, some rags, and awesome blender. It was great spending time with both of them and just being happy.
Logan is a very beautiful place, by the way. And the drive through the canyon to get there is literally breathtaking. I was awestruck and amazed by the simple beauty we drove through. I dearly wanted to stop the car and walk among the gorgeous landscape my Heavenly Father had created. I would have stopped the car to take a few pictures, but time was short going in both directions and the pull to get to our destinations on time was larger than the pull to get some lovely pictures.
I say literally breathtaking because on our way back, while Mabel took a little nap, we drove through this canyon again (naturally) and I was looking at the green trees, the jugged mountains, the rolling slopes, the multiple layers of bushes, trees, and hills which changed at every angle....I loved it so much....I literally lost my breath for a few moments. Heaven had better have green-ness galore, "otherwise it won't be heaven."
There have been times in my life when I've struggled with the purpose of the beauties around me, but we are told that "all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart" (D&C 59:18). Because of the beautiful scenery I was able to see yesterday and today, I feel of my Heavenly Father's love much more. He created those hills and mountains, he created those trees and rocks for all of us to enrich our lives with as we learn about them and see them. The beauties of nature Heavenly Father has placed here for our good have a very special place in my heart.
Logan is a very beautiful place, by the way. And the drive through the canyon to get there is literally breathtaking. I was awestruck and amazed by the simple beauty we drove through. I dearly wanted to stop the car and walk among the gorgeous landscape my Heavenly Father had created. I would have stopped the car to take a few pictures, but time was short going in both directions and the pull to get to our destinations on time was larger than the pull to get some lovely pictures.
I say literally breathtaking because on our way back, while Mabel took a little nap, we drove through this canyon again (naturally) and I was looking at the green trees, the jugged mountains, the rolling slopes, the multiple layers of bushes, trees, and hills which changed at every angle....I loved it so much....I literally lost my breath for a few moments. Heaven had better have green-ness galore, "otherwise it won't be heaven."
There have been times in my life when I've struggled with the purpose of the beauties around me, but we are told that "all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart" (D&C 59:18). Because of the beautiful scenery I was able to see yesterday and today, I feel of my Heavenly Father's love much more. He created those hills and mountains, he created those trees and rocks for all of us to enrich our lives with as we learn about them and see them. The beauties of nature Heavenly Father has placed here for our good have a very special place in my heart.
"My Heavenly Father Loves Me"
by Clara W. McMaster
Whenever I hear the song of a bird
Or look at the blue, blue sky,
Whenever I feel the rain on my face
Or the wind as it rushes by,
Whenever I touch a velvet rose
Or walk by a lilac tree,
I'm glad that I live in this beautiful world
Heavenly Father created for me.
Or look at the blue, blue sky,
Whenever I feel the rain on my face
Or the wind as it rushes by,
Whenever I touch a velvet rose
Or walk by a lilac tree,
I'm glad that I live in this beautiful world
Heavenly Father created for me.
He gave me my eyes that I might see
The color of butterfly wings.
He gave me my ears that I might hear
The magical sound of things.
He gave me my life, my mind, my heart:
I thank him reverently
For all his creations, of which I'm a part.
Yes, I know Heavenly Father loves me.
The color of butterfly wings.
He gave me my ears that I might hear
The magical sound of things.
He gave me my life, my mind, my heart:
I thank him reverently
For all his creations, of which I'm a part.
Yes, I know Heavenly Father loves me.
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