I Love Loud Boys

My thoughts on Elder Choi's talk "I Love Loud Boys"

Elder Choi tells a wonderful story about the power of love, forgiveness and example. I hope that all my boys will learn this lesson--you will be blessed when you listen to the Church leaders even though you don't always understand why. I believe that is a principle of faith.

"They also learned that attending their church meetings was important."

"As they attended their Church meetings regularly, the boys felt the great love of the Lord and learned how to apply the doctrines and principles of the Church in their own daily lives. They also learned how to participate in meetings with great joy and happiness."

My mother in her later years came to the conclusion that it was the many hours of her sitting in meetings (mostly priesthood meetings) that she gained the foundation of her testimony. She was often the only one in the ward (or branch) who could play the piano so she often went to all the church meetings (priesthood as well) to play. She gained a testimony from listening and feeling during those meetings.

I love his last words:
"Dear brethren, let us love our boys—although some of them are loud boys. Let us teach them to change their lives. Modern sons of Helaman come not only from our precious families within the Church but also from new and young converts who do not have parents in the gospel. You and your wives are to be their “goodly parents” until they become like the sons of Helaman."

He give us these ways to be "loud boys"
1. obey our leaders
2. faithfully attending our meetings
and we will be blessed with:
1. prepared for the future
2. be wonderful missionaries
3. righteous fathers
4. happy families
5. eternal joy

I have FIVE LOUD BOYS! May they be like Elder Choi's "Loud Boys" and grow up to be wonderful and faithful priesthood holders, missionaries, husbands and fathers.