What is it about true love that touches every heart? Why
does the simple phrase “I love you” evoke such universal joy?
Men give various reasons, but the real reason is that every
person who comes to earth is a spirit son or daughter of God. Since all love
emanates from God, we are born with the capacity and the desire to love and to
be loved. One of the strongest connections we have with our premortal life is
how much our Father and Jesus loved us and how much we loved Them. Even though
a veil was drawn over our memory, whenever we sense true love, it awakens a
longing that cannot be denied.
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. (“The Power
of God’s Love”. Elder John H Groberg of the Seventy. Oct 2004)
