When All Is Said And Done

Today I read a talk by Elder Richard G. Hinckley, President Hinckley’s son. He said that about a few years ago President Hinckley married and sealed his 24th of 25 grandchildren in the Salt Lake Temple. It was the last sealing he performed before his death.

He said that during the ceremony President Hinckley said something with such force that he vowed to remember it always. He quietly said, “It has just occurred to me that I have sealed all five of my children and all 24 of my married grandchildren in this temple.” He then paused for a moment or two and concluded, “I think that is the finest thing I have ever done.”

His son said, “I thought of his 97 years, and of the tremendous, untiring efforts he had made to bring the kingdom forward in the earth, yet when all was said and done, just eight months before the end of his long and productive life, in the quiet privacy of that sealing room, he reflected that the finest thing he had ever done was to bind his family—his posterity—together for eternity.

After reading that I thought, what could be more important to us than our families? Nothing. He’s right, when all is said and done if we have succeeded within our own family, it will be our greatest accomplishment. If our family members love each other, live good lives, and stay together that will be the greatest thing we could have ever done. The most important things we do in our lives are within the walls of our own homes.