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         (Dad:) Isn't it a wonderful thing to give birth? Isn't it just everything that I said it would be? Isn't it wonderful to hold your little child in your arms, to look at him and to love him, and to realize what a magnificent miracle has happened?--That out of you has been born a new life, an eternal spirit that has come from Here! You will see the joys of motherhood that I have spoken about, and it will help you to understand that the words I spoke were so true.
         Here we rejoice over every child that is born, for every child is a miracle! And your little child is a real miracle--engineered in the halls of Heaven from start to finish! We worked it out, and now you have him--the finished product of the workings of the Spirit, those on this side and you on that side. And that's only the beginning!
         We help to engineer other things, too--the lessons, the growing, all of it. So when you need help and you want things to happen, be sure to pray! You'll have to do a lot of prayin' with your new little one. That's one thing children do, they get you to pray! The kids get sick, they have problems, and they make you desperate. But don't worry, because we'll be right there to help. Just close your eyes and get quiet and listen. Pray and ask the Lord for help. He'll give it to you, and we'll speak to you. We'll strengthen you and we'll show you what to do.
         So enjoy this gift! Love this gift! Love your child, and give him the most important love of all--the love of God manifested through you, his precious mommy.



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