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All Children Are Alike unto God and Created in His Image

“All Children Are Alike unto God and Created in His Image,” Disability Services: Resources (2020)

“All Children Are Alike unto God and Created in His Image,” Disability Services: Resources

All Children Are Alike unto God and Created in His Image

Man in wheelchair with others outside

“In today’s world, no matter where we live and no matter what our circumstances are, it is essential that our preeminent identity is as a child of God” (Donald L. Hallstrom, “I Am a Child of God,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2016, 28).

“God does not look on the outward appearance (see 1 Samuel 16:7). I believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a castle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely.

“He loves us because He is filled with an infinite measure of holy, pure, and indescribable love. We are important to God not because of our résumé but because we are His children. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Love of God,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2009, 22–23).