They come...they bless...they check up...they volunteer to drive...they leave phone numbers to call anytime- day or night.
They are sincerely happy when said blessing recipient man shows up at Church.
They smile and shake hands and hug and express gratitude for increased health and lessened pain.
Word spreads of his gall bladder problems and so does compassion. They come over to our pew, before Church starts, to check on him.
Now, we know as women, for the sake and survival of humanity, our divine nature is comprised of compassion. Charity is at the core of all female hearts and unless coarseness has bunioned us up or perhaps neglect/abuse has created a heart hardening, we are caring/loving/giving. We are born that way and then develop it fully.
Men are not naturally that way...but they strive to become that way. I don't know if it's the seasoned aging of the High Priests that causes such compassion (although we do have Aaron and he's very young and he's compassionate). I appreciate it. I enjoy watching them tenderly taking care of my, sort of out of commission, man.
I personally seek men that understand the power bestowed on them, that God-like power that can be shared to help others, when a blessing is needed. It increases my faith when I have that feeling that they understand they are a conduit to bring blessings from heaven.
My husband understands that Priesthood power. Our son, Greg does also. And now our missionary son,
Thank you, dear brothers.
Mosiah 3:
19 For the anatural bman is an cenemy to God, and has been from the dfall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he eyields to the enticings of the fHoly Spirit, and gputteth off the hnatural man and becometh a isaint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a jchild, ksubmissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.
Doctrine & Covenants 41:
39 We have learned by sad experience that it is the anature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little bauthority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercisecunrighteous dominion.
40 Hence many are called, but afew are chosen.
41 No apower or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the bpriesthood, only by cpersuasion, by dlong-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;
42 By akindness, and pure bknowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the csoul without dhypocrisy, and without eguile—
43 aReproving betimes with bsharpness, when cmoved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase ofdlove toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy;
44 That he may know that thy faithfulness is stronger than the cords of adeath.
45 Let thy abowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let bvirtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy cconfidence wax strong in the dpresence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the edews from heaven.
46 The Holy Ghost shall be thy constant acompanion, and thy scepter an unchanging scepter of brighteousness and truth; and thy cdominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever.
( a PS-After I wrote this and actually posted it and slept on it and had it out for a day....it dawned on me that I was most likely slighting the fantastic Elders in our midst. My husband appreciated and used his Priesthood to bless our family, as an Elder, long before he was a High Priest. It's just wonderful, no matter the age, to have men in the Church that can be called valiant.)
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