Encircle our Little Ones

My favorite story in The Book of Mormon is in 3 Nephi chapter 17 when Jesus visits America and blesses the children.  Verses 23 and 24:  "He spake unto the multitude, and said unto them:  Behold your little ones.  And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

Elder M. Russell Ballard said: "Clearly, those of us who have been entrusted with precious children have been given a sacred, noble stewardship, for we are the ones God has appointed to encircle today's children with love and the fire of faith and an understanding of who they are"

I have always tried to imagine what that must have been like for those Nephite children.  I have always wanted to be there when the angels encircled the little ones.  Our children can feel of Christ's love for them, just as those Nephite children did, when we as parents encircle them in love and faith.