I recently got her a new purple leotard that she was so excited to wear to her next dance class.

It came in the mail, and she tried it on right away.

But when it was time to leave for dance class, we suddenly couldn’t find this leotard!

We tore apart the house looking.

Quin was devastated when we had to leave for class without it.

Guess what we did as soon as we got home?

We looked for it again!

We still couldn’t find it.

Each morning for the next few days, she would ask about the leotard, and we would keep looking everywhere.

No leotard.

Six days later, we discovered the purple leotard scrunched up inside a swimsuit at the bottom of a laundry basket.

Of course.

But she was so happy that we had found it, and the search was over!

That purple leotard was important to my daughter, and she was not going to stop looking for it.

I think of other times when we’ve lost a little plastic toy.

The amount of effort spent searching for that lost toy has been minimal.

And when I’ve lost car keys, I’ve put all my efforts into finding them immediately!

How much we look for something when it is lost seems to indicate how important it is to us.

It is not our Father’s will that ANYONE should perish or be lost.

⁣”For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.” (Matthew 18:11)

He’s not shrugging His shoulders saying we shouldn’t have wandered off.

He’s not casually remembering to look for us every once in a while.

He’s not forgetting about us because it’s been so long.

No, He is here to save everyone who is lost!

He won’t stop on His end. We are just too important.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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And feel an immense godly love for them.

I’ve seen insecure teenagers in an EFY group, kids in a Sunday School class, girls in a Young Women group…

And I am filled with this powerful love and perspective.

They are so important. Each of them.

Many times when I’ve had this experience, I’ve tried to tell the people about it right then.

I try to tell them that I feel godly love for them.

But words can’t really convey how I can tell the Lord feels about them.

And then I think about the times where I’ve had a leader stand up and say something similar! When leaders have said that they feel great love for each of us in the room.

And for some reason, it’s a little harder to see that coming from the other direction.

We hear of leaders “sending their love” and we brush it off as an overused expression.

In one of the most famous scriptures ever, the Lord teaches us in Doctrine and Covenants Section 18 verse 10 to:

“Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God”.

Isn’t that so cool to think that we are surrounded by great souls?!

That our neighbors, kids, coworkers, and extended family are worth more than we can imagine?!

But I think it is often just as essential to think about how that knowledge can change us.

Did you know that YOUR soul is great?

Did you know that there are likely many people who have looked at you and felt that glimpse of godly love for you?

Did you know that when God looks at you, He is filled with even more love than you feel when looking at your kids?

You are surrounded by great people.

But don’t ever forget that YOU, you yourself, are great, too.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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