Elder John H. Groberg
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All love emanates from God, and humans are born with the capacity and the desire to love and to be loved.
Love is one of the strongest connections humans have with pre-mortal life.
"Responding to true love is part of our very being. We innately desire to reconnect here with the love we felt there. Only as we feel God's love and fill our hearts with his love can we be truly happy."
God's love fills the immensity of space. There is no shortage of love in the universe, only our willingness to do what is needed to feel it.
"The more we obey God, the more we desire to help others. The more we help others, the more we love God and on and on. Conversely, the more we disobey God and the more selfish we are, the less love we feel.
"Trying to find lasting love without obeying God is like trying to quench thirst by drinking from an empty cup — you can go through the motions, but the thirst remains. Similarly, trying to find love without helping and sacrificing for others is like trying to live without eating — it is against the laws of nature and cannot succeed."
As the Book of Mormon prophet Mormon explained, charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whosoever is possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.
God's love allows people to see, do and understand things they otherwise could not. It helps them endure pain, quell fear, forgive freely, avoid contention, renew strength and bless others in surprising ways.
