What is this Love you speak of?

So today in Relief Society we had a great lesson on Charity. Which is one of my favorite attributes to discuss. I have done as the scriptures counsel us to do and I have prayed to be filled with the pure love of Christ and love and serve those around me. It's something I try to get better at every day. One thing I love about the gospel of Jesus Christ is that because of Christ's sacrifice and atonement I feel love. I feel the love that Heavenly Father has for all of His Children and Christs love for all of us and for our Father. I have never felt so loved in my life since joining the Lords Church, I can see His love for all us in our lives.

So this lesson made me think alot about love. I think love is one of the deepest desires that we naturally hold. Everyone desires to be loved and too love, but I think the desire to be love is sometimes greater than the desire to love. Cause I think being able to love allows us to be more vulnerable at times and more susceptible to hurt and pain. To me love is interesting. I love to love. Even if it's just loving my favorite sweater, or loving my grandmother, or my best friend. I often don't know how to react to the act of being loved. So I thought I'd dig a little more into the meaning of love... One of my favorite books I have ever read is called the 5 love languages. It talks about how everyone receives love differently, it refers to how each one has our natural language like English or Spanish etc. Like if someone walked up to someone thats language was English but they were speaking French to them they would be like huh?!? And it's the same as how we receive love. The author says there are 5 love languages Physical touch, Quality time, Words of affirmation, Acts of Service, and Gift giving. So if we are a person that feels more loved when people spend time with us then that is how we are going to show love as well. So it's important to thank about how others feel loved and try to express your love in ways they will feel it more fully. I love that book. Here's the test! http://www.afo.net/hftw-lovetest.asp

Here are some definitions

1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.

2.

a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, asfor a parent, child, or friend.

3. affectionate concern for the well-being of others:

I think unconditional love is a beautiful thing. To love through everything and despite everything. To love through the good and love through the bad...To not let the small things get in the way. To love someone for their greatest weakness's...