You have heard, “You can count the seeds in an apple, but you cannot count the apples in a seed!” Implicit in this statement is the infinite nature of the universe. In the spring we plant our seeds in the garden and then after nourishing them and watering them we observe the miracle as they produce perhaps 100-fold after their own kind.
Like the parable of the mustard seed, we plant seeds of faith, and as they are nourished we grow in understanding of God’s marvelous ways, of His infinite love, of His Son’s infinite atonement, which gives full purpose to all of humanity and a hope for a fullness of joy in the eternities.
A husband and wife have the sacred privilege of planting seeds and having precious children in a healthy, happy, family setting. We come to understand that the family is the most important unit in time and eternity, that family is the order in heaven, and that we can be an eternal family and receive a fullness of joy. Hence, God has asked us to call Him, Father in Heaven.