I love, love.

This week was Valentine's Day as many of you know, and this Valentine's Day I thought of love, not of relationships, chocolate and flowers. I was not sure how I was going to put it into words, but then a dear friend of mine posted this on her facebook wall,

"I was thinking about love. Love certainly has become conditional. While loving your friends and family is so natural and easy, loving those who insult you, or disagree with you, or harm you is so much harder, some might say impossible. But Christ was able to love those who harmed him, those who insulted him, those who killed him. That is perfect love. He died for everyone's sins, not just his friends. He died for strangers who he had not even met. That is because he didn't see them as strangers, but as brothers and sisters. Perfect love, for your self, and for others and be achieved through Christ by Following his example."

I have come to realize that Valentine's Day is about loving your friends, family and even strangers. It is a day where we all come together and celebrate love. And love is something we all need more of. The Savior loves us in such a perfect way, and we should strive to love as He does. As we do so, we will feel closer to Him, as well as acquiring a greater love for Him.