Signed by the Divine

Have you ever seen The Sandlot? If not, you need to. It's about a group of boys and during the summer all they do is play baseball. One of the boys (his name is Scottie Smalls)  is new to the neighborhood and doesn't really know much, actually nothing about baseball, but the others let him join in anyway. Every day, they go to a field to play some ball. They dread hitting the ball "outta the park" because if it lands behind the fence, they have to go buy a new ball or be done for the day. Behind the fence, is a big gorilla dog, that no one would ever want to face.

Well, one day a ball gets hit over the fence by Hamilton "the babe" Porter, and the boys are all mad at Ham because now they can't play anymore. Smalls offers that he has a ball they can use. He runs back to his house into his stepdad's trophy room (his stepdad is out of town, by the way) and grabs a baseball, for them to play with and it is signed by The Sultan of Swat, The King of Crash, The Colossas of Clout, The Colossas of Clout, The Great Bambino! Yep, it's signed by Babe Ruth. But Smalls doesn't understand the significance of the signature. He figures it's just some old, tattered baseball with some lady's name on it. So they play with the ball and Smalls himself hits the ball over the fence, and they get into the biggest pickle of his life. But I won't ruin the movie, and let you watch it to find out what happens.

As you know, Babe Ruth is one of the greatest baseball players to ever live. And so that baseball with his signature was very valuable and worth who knows how much!

God has a signature as well. We can see His divine signature in everything around us, the mountains, the sunset, little children. Sometimes we underestimate the power that God has. But He's everywhere. He has blessed us with so much and it makes it so apparant by His creations that He does exist. "Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend." (Mosiah 4:9)


Just like the baseball, WE may seem insignificant. We may feel old and worn out, torn and tattered. But we are the most valuable of God's creations. Our Father in Heaven created us in His image (Genesis 1:26). He has placed on us His divine signature. We have the potential to become like Him. The stresses of life may take their toll on us, but that doesn't change our worth. In his last General Conference address, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said, "At times we may feel insignificant, invisible, alone, or forgotten. But always remember—you matter to Him!" We may feel small, but to Him we are valuable. To Him, we matter.

I am so grateful for the knowledge I have that I know God is our loving Heavenly Father. I'm grateful for His creations, that so firmly testify that He does live. I know that He created you and me, and that we are His sons and daughters. If that's something you doubt, maybe you should just ask Him yourself. I promise He will answer you, and you will be able to feel His love for you.




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