Poem from RS today

This is the poem one of the new sisters was referring to in Relief Society today. Carol Lynn Pearson is a Mormon author. It was suggested that this poem be a good baby shower gift and a way to introduce the Plan of Salvation to our friends. Try pairing it with The Family: A Proclamation to the World.

Day Old Child

By Carol Lynn Pearson

My day old child lay in my arms,

With my lips against his ear.

I whispered strongly, “How I wish—

I wish that you could hear,

“I’ve a hundred wonderful things to say,

(a tiny cough and a nod),

Hurry, hurry, hurry and grow

So I can tell you about God.”

My day-old baby’s mouth was still

And my words only tickled his ear,

But a kind of light passed through his eyes,

And I saw this thought appear:

“How I wish I had a voice and words,

I’ve a hundred things to say.

Before I forget, I’d tell you of God—

I left Him yesterday.”