Loving, hopeful words will transform our homes more completely than any remodel. Here are five reminders of what words can do.
1. Steady and Save
“President Thomas S. Monson used to say, ‘There are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save.’ Saying ‘thank you,’ ‘I am sorry,’ ‘I love you’ will do just that.”
2. Reassure Love
“Let’s tell our loved ones in spoken and unspoken ways the messages they long to hear: ‘Our family feels whole and complete because you are in it.’ ‘You will be loved for the rest of your life—no matter what.’”
3. Bring Blessings
“Great blessings come to families if they pray together, kneeling night and morning to offer thanks for blessings and to pray over common concerns.”
4. Transform
“There will be times in each of our lives when we will be the ones who need help and encouragement. Let’s commit now to always do that for each other. As we do, we will develop greater unity and facilitate a space for the Savior to do His sacred work of healing and transforming each of us.”
5. Heal Wounds
“They have come up hither to hear the pleasing word of God, yea, the word which healeth the wounded soul.”
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