Gina Rinehart just became the world's richest woman. In MSN news it states that although she has just reached 29 Billion dollars, she is in a court battle with 3 of her 4 children, debating whether they are suitable to manage the family trust or not. From an outsiders perspective they seem to be more estranged business partners than family. Sadly, even with all the money in the world she still cannot buy her family happiness.
Families are ordained of God and need to be handled with the utmost care and concern. We are all part of a bigger family. A spiritual one. But to help us achieve our main goal in this life, we have been broken up into smaller, earthly families that have the potential of becoming Eternal.
I'm going to leave it up the Elder Robert D. Hales to more fully expound on this subject, (he can say it better than me anyways).
"While our individual salvation is based on our individual obedience, it
is equally important that we understand that we are each an important
and integral part of a family and the highest blessings can be received
only within an eternal family.
When families are functioning as designed by God, the relationships
found therein are the most valued of mortality. The plan of the Father
is that family love and companionship will continue into the eternities.
Being one in a family carries a great responsibility of caring, loving,
lifting, and strengthening each member of the family so that all can
righteously endure to the end in mortality and dwell together throughout
eternity. It is not enough just to save ourselves. It is equally
important that parents, brothers, and sisters are saved in our families.
If we return home alone to our Heavenly Father, we will be asked,
“Where is the rest of the family?” This is why we teach that families
are forever. The eternal nature of an individual becomes the eternal
nature of the family."I know from experience that families are not perfect, but together we can become perfect. My family is still in the process and I expect we will be on that road for a while. Families that are struggling now can become better. Families that only have one parent are still a family. Families that include only you, please know that you are still loved.
The things that are most important in this life do not come buy way of money, but by time, effort, caring and sacrificing the world for something greater.
Gina and her family are struggling but I pray that one day they will realize (as well as for the rest of us) that the thing they have that is of the most worth...is each other.
