This one's for you, Smells

Renew

With warmer weather coming, there is a feeling of renewal in the air. Busy schedules seem to stop me from taking a deep breath of Spring when I go from garage to appointment and back again. Then I listen to the Primary kids sing "My Eternal Family" and ponder its message to: speak with kindness in my home and give loving service to family members. Time to renew my commitment to better things. Thanks, Spring, for the visual reminder of He who renews.

Reflections on a Sunday Spring Evening
Robert M. Donaldson, Ensign, Apr. 1987, 31

So now as winter’s brittle armor cracks

And softer warmth revives the greening fields,

Restoring all about me to the bright

Abounding vibrancy of mountain spring,

I see you, God, again renewing life—

Your touch turns frozen gloom to beauty fresh.

My Lord, bestow upon me, too, your calming strength

To leave behind a tired, weary past

And, like your gift of spring so gently given,

Renew my heart and make of me your son,

New-worthy, loving, eager to forgive,

That you and spring may ever dwell in me.