Submission

I've been noticing little Ram lately. As we try to teach him things that are right and lead him in the way of goodness he eagerly tries to please us. Anytime he does make a bad choice and he gets in trouble he gets so intensely sad. More so than just, "I'm sad because I can't play since I'm in time-out," but a real sorrow and ache that he has disappointed us. And when we do put him in time-out he truly is "willing to submit to all things...even as a child doth submit to his father." (Mosiah 3:19) Yesterday at dinner he was spilling his milk everywhere and all Eric said was "Ram" with a stern instructive tone and Ram just broke down in tears of such sorrow and submission. If I am always trying to obey my Heavenly Father and then show true godly-sorrow when I make bad choices then I am on the right path.

Submissive

Eric went to go to clean the church building as asked by our Bishop. Viana was sad that her Daddy had to leave and was rather distraught at his going. Once he was out the door she came over to me and said, "I don't want Daddy to go. But it doesn't matter what I want, it matters what Heavenly Father wants."

I couldn't believe her understanding of this very principle that brought about the Atonement. "Not my will, but thine be done."