Last night before going to bed my husband and I had our prayer together. In this prayer there were some very specific things we prayed for in regards to our youngest daughter. She was at a sleep over with friends and for some reason this prayer was asking for her protection and that she would be able to make good choices.
I found out later that it was at this very time that she was going through a difficult time as she was out with her friends. She later told me that her and her friends felt the prompting to pray and ask Heavenly Father for help. They did and they felt peace and were strengthened in order to get the help they needed.
Each of us were sent here to have free agency and as we use that agency we learn right from wrong. I know first-hand how hard it is to watch the ones you love use this agency full knowing that what they will go through will and can be painful to them. But as their parents, we can't shelter them from opportunities for growth that our Heavenly Father has for them .
I think the hardest thing as parents is to not be able to protect your children at all times like you would like to. Sometimes the only thing you can do for them is to pray for them and then have faith the the Lord will hear and answer your prayers. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that our daughter was protected and kept safe because of our prayers last night.
I found this video of a favorite song of mine. It reminds me how important it is to try and use our agency for good, but if we do make a bad choice, know that it is not over, you can repent, come back. and return because of our Savior and his beautiful atonement. How eternally grateful I am for Him and what he went through for each of us in order to allow us to return and live with him someday.
May we each learn to live like we believe and try to return and live with him someday!
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