Brandon Moon

Surprisingly, it wasn’t all that difficult to figure out what was my favorite place in the world. It’s not somewhere far away, it’s not even someplace the world might find super amazing. It’s a simple place, but all the same, it’s my favorite. It’s home.

My absolute favorite place in the world is home because that is where my family is. I am so very very grateful for my family. They are wonderful. People get surprised when I tell them I have seven siblings. Not to mention five are married, so I have ten nieces and nephews as well. When we all get together it’s crazy town! But I can’t imagine my family being complete without any of them.

Perhaps what I love most about my family is that I am completely, wholly, and in all ways 100% accepted there. I don’t have to worry at all about making mistakes or upsetting anyone, because I know they understand me. And even if I do mess up, they’ll still accept me. And that makes me want to be a better person. So I can be like that to others. That, to me, is the most magical thing about family. That’s why family is so essential.

I’ve recently been trying to memorize The Family: A Proclamation to the World. It’s a big effort, but not too difficult for someone like me who has a crazy random gift at memorizing. In memorizing it, I’ve come to appreciate my family so much more. I know that family is ordained of God, and that it is part of His eternal plan for our happiness. I’m saddened to see a world so confused that the fundamental building block of the family is falling apart. I can’t think of anything worse that could happen today.

I look forward to the day when I can raise my own family. Although it won’t seem like much, and the way may be difficult, hopefully my little family can stand for something.