by President Henry B. Eyring
Enduring is such an ugly sounding word. The name evokes images of white knuckles, exhaustion, and thoroughly being spent. Just thinking of it makes me feel tired and worn out. Continue reading
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General Conference thoughts: Wounded
by Elder Neil L. Andersen
“This is going to hurt a little bit,” is what we could have been told before we left our pre-mortal home to come to earth. Pain is part of growth it will happen. Continue reading
Give Me a Moment
If it’s all the same to you
I think I’ll wallow a bit.
This is more than I can handle,
I’m just not very fit. Continue reading
Cotton
Cotton from the trees
does not fall directly down.
Instead, it lets the wind
dance it around. Continue reading
Control
I can’t control the rain
but I can control taking an umbrella. Continue reading
Pulling Through
A short thought on overcoming:
You find that one truth to hold onto and hold onto it tight. Even if that truth is a mere hope in your heart. You hold onto it and let it pull you through your mist. When you get to the other side you can look back and say, “It is no longer a hope because I know it is truth. It has become my truth.”
General Conference thoughts: Value beyond Measure
by Joy D. Jones
Not to distract from the message of this talk but really to add to it – apparently Sister Jones attended the funeral for her own son the day before she gave this talk. The day before.
Task at Hand
When it all comes down
and hits so hard you don’t understand
why you deserve this
remember focus on the task at hand. Continue reading
God Shall Wipe Away All Tears
by Elder Evan A. Schmutz
Below is the link to the General Conference talk by Elder Schmutz. Between the link and here I share a few of my personal thoughts on the subject. Continue reading
Joy and Spiritual Survival
by President Russell M. Nelson
Below is the link to the General Conference talk by President Nelson. Between the link and here I share a few of my personal thoughts on the subject.
Pretty sure this talk was for me. I struggled with a trial during the last conference and this talk was specifically for me. Or so it seemed. Continue reading
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