We can talk all day about God's love, but until we really experience it, a love that deep can seem like an abstract concept beyond our everyday reach. In this episode, however, Virginia helps us move God's love from the abstract and put it into play in our lives. And the best part? We don't have to add anything new to our schedule or routine to do it!

"The things that is interesting about feeling god's loved is that I feel empowered to change. I want to change and be better. It's a kind of love that's empowering. You can do this! It's an empowering and motivating love."

Virginia is the mother of six children, the grandmother of twenty-seven grandchildren, and has many great-grandchildren too! You might recognize her as the daughter of President Gordon B. Hinckley and Sister Marjorie Hinckley. She worked as a marriage and family therapist and served as the first counselor in the General Young Women Presidency, and more recently as a full-time Public Affairs missionary for the Church.

Top Takeaways from this episode!

• We don't have to DO MORE or BE MORE to feel and share God's love in our lives. Simply opening our hearts to those around us will make an impact.
• We can't meet everyone's needs or solve every problem, but we can pass along God's love—and that is enough.
• When we get hurt, we can close our hearts to protect ourselves, but in doing so we can close ourselves off from receiving love. We can learn to protect ourselves while also keeping our hearts open.
• God's love is empowering and motivating. The more love we share the more love we feel and the more love we feel the more love we share! Say that 5 times fast! It's a powerful cycle!
• God's love is available to us always, but we don't need to stress if we aren't feeling it as much as we would like.

Something to think about: Have you closed your heart and put yourself on guard because of an experience you have had? What's the next best step toward being able to open your heart?

Small and simple weekly challenge: Notice people around you and think about opening a pathway from your heart to theirs!

Links:

A Heart Like His by Virginia Pearce Cowley

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