Valentine's Day

This week we had Valentine's Day. Obviously. I don't know why but this year it seemed a bigger deal then normal. I know many people, especially single people do not like Valentine's Day even calling it Singles Awareness Day (SAD). And then others insist that it should be a day of Love AND friendship.  Now, granted I'm single, I understand why celebrating love when you don't really see it present in your own life can create emotions of longing, unhappiness, etc. The thing is, I think that ignoring the point of the holiday is unfair, or maybe just stupid. I didn't do any research on the origins of Valentines Day, but it doesn't matter because in our current culture the point is to celebrate romantic love, and why not? Why deny the fact. So what if you aren't in a relationship? So what if you are? Why can't Valentine's Day be about celebrating all the love filled relationships in your life. It's a good time to see the examples of others and to be grateful for that. So thanks Mom and Dad, for your good, stable, honest, close relationship. And for the examples of my siblings and their spouses, and for random couples I've met, and for my Bishop and his wife, and for Darcy and Elizabeth, and President and Sister Hinkley. I look forward to love in my own life.