Behold Your Little Ones...

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The scriptures contain many references to children, so instead of my usual captioning, I found a few scriptures which speak of our "little ones".


"...and he [Jesus] took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them... And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones." (3 Nephi 17:21, 23)


"Now this is not all; little children do have words given unto them many times, which confound the wise and the learned." (Alma 32:23)


"For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, 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." (Mosiah 3:19)


"And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them... Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me." (Matthew 18:2, 4-5)


"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." (Matthew 5:9)

Blessing Weekend

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, babies are given a name and blessing by the authority of the priesthood. Most often, the blessing is performed by the father of the baby, and other family and close friends are invited to join in the circle for the blessing. The blessing begins by officially stating the baby's name, and then according to the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, counsel, warnings, and promises are made specific to that baby. It is a very sweet occasion. Most of the time, the baby being blessed is dressed in white. Baptism is not performed at this time; in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we believe that babies are innocent and incapable of sin. Baptism is reserved until a child reaches the age of accountability and is capable of understanding the difference between right and wrong. The age of accountability is age eight, and at that time a child, who is prepared to receive this ordinance, is baptized by immersion by the authority of the priesthood.This past Sunday our little boy was blessed in our sacrament meeting. Several members of my family made the drive to be with us; and all of the Colorado Kuzmich's joined with us too. For most of Sunday afternoon/evening we were hosting fifteen people in our little apartment--and it worked! It was WONDERFUL to be with so much family. We love you all! Thanks for making it a great day!

Governing Dynamics

The ability to hold one's head upright may seem elementary; however, to an infant, it can be likened unto mastering the violin with one arm tied to a foot. Bravo!