3 Nephi 17:24
“And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them.”
In my notebook I once wrote, “Why would Jesus, who knows the beginning from the end, weep?”
I believe it is because He knew what the future held for these people — these small children. He knew that in just four generations, they would forget and trample upon the truths they had been taught as well as the experience they just had. They would no longer remember the miraculous moment when angels surrounded their little ones.
As a parent and grandparent, this thought is heartbreaking. It’s one thing to experience joy in the moment, but to know that hearts will one day turn away—how devastating that must be! That, I think, is one reason for His tears.
The other may be pure, overwhelming joy—the tender, sacred sight of children encircled by angels. Imagine it!
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