Happy Birthday Elizabeth/Atonement

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!!

Elizabeth is 12 today!! I can't believe it. I can't believe that 12 years ago today I was going into the hospital to have our first baby. And now here she stands ready to enter Young Women's, a very mature 12 year old who is so good in heart and soul.

I am so grateful for her and her love. Elizabeth is my rock. I know that I can count on her and that she will stand by my side. She has matured so quickly and has grown so beautifully. What a joy she is. She it a talented girl who plays the piano, sings, acts, cooks. She is a good friend to those around her. She is beautiful. Her eyes are a beautiful dark brown and are complimented by her fabulous eyelashes and dark hair. Sometimes I just stare at her in amazement of her beauty.

She is a wonderful oldest daughter. When people find out that I have 5 children I immediately give credit to Elizabeth and her helpfulness. I know I could not be the mother I am without her help. She is amazing. I love you Elizabeth. I am exited about your future and delighted to be a part of it. Your Heavenly Father loves you as do your earthly mother and father. Happy Birthday Sweetheart!!

The Infinite Atonement (Illustrated Edition,) by Tad R. Callister
pg. 174--"As powerful as is this sinister force [chaos that opposed the Creator] that promotes death, chaos, and destruction upon all living things, there is a countervailing, counteracting power that emanates from the Atonement. It is the power of the resurrection."

One day I was watching something on PBS and it talked about how after the "big bang" things started to expand. That things went from order to chaos. That like a water glass our universe was whole but then dropped and the pieces can't be put back together. That our universe continues to expand and will continue to fall apart. As I watched that piece I thought about how wrong they were and was so grateful to a God who is ultimately in charge. Now here I read that there is chaos and it will continue to grow but that one thing the scientist couldn't account for was the atonement and resurrection. That our Savior can put the water glass back together again, even though it seems impossible to us. That our Savior will bring order to this chaos. It gives me peace about the future of our world and my future in it.

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