Beloved

This morning, I rewatched Elder Russell M. Nelson's General Conference talk. In it, Elder Nelson mentioned God and "His Beloved Son." When I heard those words, I thought about how that description applies to literally half the people who ever lived, and the other half are only excluded from this description because they aren't "sons." God loves all His children, not just Jesus, and Jesus loves all His disciples, not just John. We are all "beloved."

I think that's something that's important to remember. We've always been taught that Heavenly Father loves us, but we regularly forget that, despite our many flaws, God loves us just as much as He loves anyone - Infinitely.

Of course, His loves sometimes manifests itself in His withholding of blessings from those who are unworthy. This doesn't mean that God loves them any less. On the contrary, it shows that He loves us enough to do whatever it takes to convince us to choose the path that leads to happiness. Thus, even when He has to punish us for wrongdoing, that punishment is actually a manifestation of His love.

God love all of us, no matter who we are of what we've done. His love, as mentioned previously, is infinite and eternal. And, notably, it extends to literally everyone.