There's nothing quite like the newness, softness and innocence of a new baby. What a great trust we have as parents...we're responsible for the life - physical, spiritual, emotional, social, etc. - of these little people. There is not much that's more wholly the work of God than doing the work of a parent. "Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations." - The Family: A Proclamation to the World (https://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation)
There is a significant choice we all face. We can choose to be upbeat and happy or we can allow ourselves to be cynical and despairing. These words say it best, "My plea is that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort." - Gordon B. Hinckley, Standing for Something
