We are Beloved Daughters & Sons

This is the new Young Women's theme for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

I am a member of this Church.

Since I was twelve, we would stand each Sunday in our classes and recite this theme.

This is a different theme than the one I recited.

I love this thing!

I feel that this theme much more appropriately includes ALL women - married or single, moms and those who do not have children...

Everyone.

The other part I absolutely love about this theme is that the real focus of it is that we are BELOVED daughters of Heavenly PARENTS - a Heavenly Father AND a Heavenly Mother.

We were born with a divine nature, i.e. we are already good enough. We are already divine.

I also love the word "strive."

Striving means that we mess up because that's human.

Striving means that we continue to try to do better and be better.

Striving means that we are actually expected to not be perfect.

And, finally "with faith..."

We are never expected to do this journey alone.

It's simply not possible.

And God knows that about us.

So, we walk in faith - striving to do the best that we know how to do, until we know better - then we do better.

Striving.