1. The father of our home leads our family
With wisdom’s light in all that’s right;
My father’s good to me.
Fathers are so special with a very special love.
They watch us and protect us.
They guide us and direct us
Back to our home above.
2. The father of our ward tends with loving care
Each member’s needs with kindly deeds;
Our bishop’s always there.
3. And now we’ll sing great praise and rev’rently recall
The Holy One who gave his Son,
The Father of us all.
written by Dawn Hughes Ballantyne and Joyce Mills Jensen
as i was searching for something to help me express what i wanted to say to fathers on this special day, many different articles came up... and something i found to be interesting is that they all included something about our Heavenly Father...the love He has for us, the example He is for us, the plan of salvation that He has made possible for us...
it made me think of how special fathers are... and the similarities that they have with our Father in Heaven... they too love us very much and want our lives to be everything beautiful and wonderful that they can be... they want us to be our best and do everything we can to return to live with our Heavenly Father... they want everything good for us... everything that is the best and more... they tenderly care for us in such a different way than our mothers... you are able to feel of their love by there examples and in there sweet silent way... oh, how i love fathers!
brent gave a talk in sacrament meeting last week about what it means to be a father to him... and he spoke of how many people have asked him how he felt when jones was born... he responded to this question saying that he now understands more fully what love his parents have for him... in only this moment can one understand the great and wonderful love that a parent has for you as a child... it is one of the most miraculous things on this earth today... i fully agree with him... we all know that our parents love us... it is very clear in their day to day actions, but the moment that you have a child of your own and everyday afterward... when you can look at your child and see them grow... this is when you are able to sense the sweet and everylasting love that your parents have for you...
thank you dad, for the love you have expressed to me... in my daily life and throughout my life... i will forever remember the many things you have taught me, whether they be by word or by example... you have taught me so many things for this life and the life to come... you are one of the hardest workers i know and have taught me to be diligent... i also love that you have taught me how to have fun... i know it is important to work hard, but i love the moments of time that i can remember about playing hard... i have many fond and happy memories that we have shared... thank you for being my father, i could not ask for more!
brent also spoke of how his father taught him by example... i think this is one of the most important ways a father can teach his children... i know that brent has learned so many things from his own father... we love and respect him... i could not ask for a better father in law... he truley resembles love for his children and i feel as if i am one of his own daughters... thank you for being such a great father figure in my life and for brent in his...
i dont think brent even knows that i sing this song to jones... but i get very excited thinking of the day that jones will understand these words and will sing it with me... it is always one of my favorite childrens songs... it makes me remember when i was a child and thinking of how excited i would be when i knew my dad was coming home...
I’m so glad when daddy comes home,
Glad as I can be;
Clap my hands and shout for joy,
Then climb upon his knee,
Put my arms around his neck,
Hug him tight like this,
Pat his cheeks,
then give him what?
A great big kiss.
thank you brent, for being a wonderful, kind, dearing and perfect father to our child and the other children that will come... we love you very much and hope that your first fathers day is all that you hoped it could be and more...
to the fathers in our lives... we love you very much!
...and great grandma martindale
