Vignette 1- The Bud
Recently I've given so much thought to the power of women...our collective strength...our individual strength. It's way to much for one blog post so I'll start with this......
Our great-granddaughter recently celebrated a birthday and I was reminded of one of my favorite pictures of her. She was about 18 months old and a visiting puppy was concerned about a dog barking across the street and was up, paws on ledge, checking out the happenings and the in-house doggy was whimpering. Ava came over to him and you could see and feel her concern for his distress. She just stood by so valiantly. You could feel her compassion. She stayed hovering until the outside dog left and the inside dog was no longer whimpering. It was precious and I loved getting a picture of it.
Another favorite picture was her trying to make life easier for the pup by spoon-feeding him!
She loved all of her dollies and they each had names and she knew them and referred to them by those names. They were frequently put through ceremonially being dressed/undressed and taken for strolls. They were arranged in a certain order on her bed. They were precious to her. She loved them. She had a huge collections of dolls. oh, yes...of course she carried a purse! a large one!
Sometimes she could not contain the love she had and would just squeal and squeeze her babies beyond belief.
She also loved the beauty of nature and rejoiced in it. She enjoyed life as a little girl!
She is a testament to what the Prophet Joseph Smith taught--
It is natural for females to have feelings of charity.
He also said, when Relief Society was organized....
You are now placed in a situation where you can act according
to those sympathies which God has planted in your bosoms.
It is plain for all to see that Ava arrived in mortality true to her divine nature. Yes...she has been treated kindly and loved and has had examples of love BUT these pictures witness the joy and delight and compassion of this very young female. She acted on her natural sympathies and no one prompted her to enact any of these pictures.
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