WEBVTT 00:00:07.430 --> 00:00:09.650 Welcome to Closer to Christ through General Conference, 00:00:09.869 --> 00:00:12.070 where two friends who love Jesus share our own 00:00:12.070 --> 00:00:13.929 approach to studying the most recent General 00:00:13.929 --> 00:00:16.870 Conference talks. This is Abbey and Amy. Let's 00:00:16.870 --> 00:00:31.210 jump into it. We get to discuss Thou Art the 00:00:31.210 --> 00:00:33.789 Christ by Sister Amy A. Wright, First Counselor 00:00:33.789 --> 00:00:37.649 in the Primary General Presidency today. In this 00:00:37.649 --> 00:00:39.710 talk, Sister Wright emphasizes the significance 00:00:39.710 --> 00:00:42.670 of recognizing Jesus Christ as the Savior and 00:00:42.670 --> 00:00:45.210 a central figure in the lives of believers. So 00:00:45.210 --> 00:00:48.570 she starts with a story about her son, Eli. As 00:00:48.570 --> 00:00:50.350 a fourth grader, the class voted him as a class 00:00:50.350 --> 00:00:52.630 judge. She says one day a sitting judge from 00:00:52.630 --> 00:00:54.969 the Utah Second District Court visited, put his 00:00:54.969 --> 00:00:56.530 official robes on Eli, and then administered 00:00:56.530 --> 00:00:59.189 an oath of office for their class. This ignited 00:00:59.189 --> 00:01:01.149 in Eli's young, impressionable soul a passion 00:01:01.149 --> 00:01:03.509 for studying law and the lawgiver himself, Jesus 00:01:03.509 --> 00:01:06.129 Christ. After years of diligent effort, he received 00:01:06.129 --> 00:01:07.870 an invitation for an interview with one of his 00:01:07.870 --> 00:01:10.090 top choices for law schools. After the interview 00:01:10.090 --> 00:01:11.709 with his top choice, her son recounted that the 00:01:11.709 --> 00:01:14.250 conversation entailed being asked the question, 00:01:15.290 --> 00:01:18.549 And he said, Mom, I was asked 10 questions. The 00:01:18.549 --> 00:01:20.549 final one was, where do you derive your moral 00:01:20.549 --> 00:01:24.069 compass? So maybe an action item for all of us. 00:01:24.109 --> 00:01:28.730 Where do you derive your moral compass? Have 00:01:28.730 --> 00:01:31.129 you ever noticed that like whenever there's a 00:01:31.129 --> 00:01:32.849 current event or something that's hot at the 00:01:32.849 --> 00:01:35.370 time, so many celebrities all of a sudden chime 00:01:35.370 --> 00:01:38.090 in with their views. And then also like you jump 00:01:38.090 --> 00:01:40.129 on social media and another influence, which 00:01:40.129 --> 00:01:42.530 is another influence in our day. And either, 00:01:42.569 --> 00:01:45.090 you know, friends are sharing their views or 00:01:45.090 --> 00:01:47.569 basically strangers to us that are dubbed influencers 00:01:47.569 --> 00:01:51.489 also share their. views. I was just thinking 00:01:51.489 --> 00:01:54.010 about this, actually, Abby, like how much influence 00:01:54.010 --> 00:01:56.810 do we allow from them? It might be easy for us 00:01:56.810 --> 00:01:59.209 to downplay the influence that social media has 00:01:59.209 --> 00:02:01.829 in our lives because we really don't share the 00:02:01.829 --> 00:02:05.290 same views that these people have. And yet. Oh, 00:02:05.310 --> 00:02:07.049 and also we're not purchasing, you know, necessarily 00:02:07.049 --> 00:02:09.009 the things that they're touting or whatever. 00:02:09.150 --> 00:02:11.750 But on the other hand, a really simple way to 00:02:11.750 --> 00:02:13.889 judge how much we let them influence us would 00:02:13.889 --> 00:02:16.449 be to see how much time each day we spend just 00:02:16.449 --> 00:02:19.129 on social media versus how much time we listen 00:02:19.129 --> 00:02:21.310 to the words of the prophets through conference 00:02:21.310 --> 00:02:25.189 docs or the word of the Lord through his scriptures. 00:02:26.069 --> 00:02:28.150 It's so interesting because now in this day and 00:02:28.150 --> 00:02:30.409 age, we can pretty much be in our car driving 00:02:30.409 --> 00:02:32.830 somewhere and you can definitely have on influences 00:02:32.830 --> 00:02:35.099 that are fantastic. listening to a conference 00:02:35.099 --> 00:02:38.500 talk or a podcast or whatever it is that's bringing, 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:41.460 you know, the Lord's words into your heart. And 00:02:41.460 --> 00:02:44.240 that can be part of our everyday lives. As we 00:02:44.240 --> 00:02:46.539 allow the Lord to influence us, we follow the 00:02:46.539 --> 00:02:49.180 words of our prophet when he says, give the Lord 00:02:49.180 --> 00:02:52.659 a fair share of your time. And I think another 00:02:52.659 --> 00:02:55.159 way to put this could be to give the Lord a fair 00:02:55.159 --> 00:02:58.599 share of your heart. That's nice. A fair share. 00:02:58.699 --> 00:03:00.379 Like we're not asking it to be all or nothing. 00:03:00.419 --> 00:03:02.860 Like you can't, you don't have to just shut down. 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:05.840 the thoughts the impressions that the influencers 00:03:05.840 --> 00:03:09.879 are feeding you but if you're the algorithms 00:03:09.879 --> 00:03:12.259 know what to feed you and if you're like trying 00:03:12.259 --> 00:03:14.539 to feed your your your doubts and your fears 00:03:14.539 --> 00:03:16.900 like it's going to be death scrolling for the 00:03:16.900 --> 00:03:19.520 next couple hours on that so that's true coming 00:03:19.520 --> 00:03:22.050 at it with Maybe, you know, a conference talk 00:03:22.050 --> 00:03:24.409 in mind could totally change the trajectory of 00:03:24.409 --> 00:03:26.389 what things you're going to see. Yes. As you 00:03:26.389 --> 00:03:28.449 go into it. It's so funny. Have you ever listened 00:03:28.449 --> 00:03:30.590 to like an artist or something and they will 00:03:30.590 --> 00:03:33.530 be like, I was listening to a lot of, let's say, 00:03:33.550 --> 00:03:35.349 Beatles at that time, whatever. And then the 00:03:35.349 --> 00:03:37.590 song that comes out is very Beatles. You know 00:03:37.590 --> 00:03:39.389 what I mean? There might be phrases that come 00:03:39.389 --> 00:03:41.189 out. There might be chords or the chord progression 00:03:41.189 --> 00:03:43.550 or whatever it is. But I feel like it's the same 00:03:43.550 --> 00:03:46.449 way with us. We could totally say like, you know, 00:03:46.449 --> 00:03:48.009 whatever I'm about to say, it's been influenced 00:03:48.009 --> 00:03:49.909 because in the past week I've been doing a lot. 00:03:49.930 --> 00:03:52.090 God of X, whatever that thing is. Absolutely. 00:03:52.189 --> 00:03:54.849 I definitely find that each week the talk that 00:03:54.849 --> 00:03:58.110 we're on will have a ton of influence from the 00:03:58.110 --> 00:04:00.310 most recent events that we're dealing with. Interesting. 00:04:00.550 --> 00:04:04.030 In her talk, she suggests that we first believe 00:04:04.030 --> 00:04:07.030 in Jesus Christ. After the Bread of Life sermon, 00:04:07.189 --> 00:04:09.150 many of the Lord's disciples found it hard to 00:04:09.150 --> 00:04:10.990 accept his teachings and doctrines, and they 00:04:10.990 --> 00:04:13.689 went back and walked no more with him. Jesus 00:04:13.689 --> 00:04:15.610 then turned to the Twelve and asked a heart -wrenching 00:04:15.610 --> 00:04:19.009 question, Will ye also go away? Peter's response 00:04:19.009 --> 00:04:21.509 to this is, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast 00:04:21.509 --> 00:04:23.410 the words of eternal life. We believe and are 00:04:23.410 --> 00:04:25.689 sure that thou art the Christ, the Son of the 00:04:25.689 --> 00:04:29.709 living God. I love that. Maybe an awesome time 00:04:29.709 --> 00:04:32.689 to share an action item. It's a great opportunity 00:04:32.689 --> 00:04:36.430 to ask ourselves in a self -check, to whom shall 00:04:36.430 --> 00:04:39.310 we go or to whom shall I go? If we're turning 00:04:39.310 --> 00:04:41.269 to Jesus Christ for strength to overcome our 00:04:41.269 --> 00:04:44.970 daily challenges, or if our answer to that question 00:04:44.970 --> 00:04:49.060 is, something other than that who are we turning 00:04:49.060 --> 00:04:52.100 to where do we go when things get tough yeah 00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:54.399 not that you can't have your people but right 00:04:54.399 --> 00:05:00.850 jesus christ or things like A Diet Coke might 00:05:00.850 --> 00:05:04.149 be just fantastic, which is fine. Grab the Diet 00:05:04.149 --> 00:05:06.209 Coke. But also just remember, you can totally 00:05:06.209 --> 00:05:08.430 have a quick prayer. And, you know, like that 00:05:08.430 --> 00:05:09.949 might be the... Drink your Coke with some company 00:05:09.949 --> 00:05:14.170 to save your... There was another point she shared, 00:05:14.269 --> 00:05:18.389 belong to Jesus Christ and his church. Do we... 00:05:18.389 --> 00:05:21.310 We do this through our own personal testimony. 00:05:21.829 --> 00:05:24.649 This quote really stood out. It says, to know 00:05:24.649 --> 00:05:26.810 him is to love him and to love him is to follow 00:05:26.810 --> 00:05:29.420 him. in third nephi we read the account of christ 00:05:29.420 --> 00:05:32.019 visiting the americas it says behold i am jesus 00:05:32.019 --> 00:05:34.639 christ arise and come forth the multitude went 00:05:34.639 --> 00:05:36.600 forth and thrust their hands into his side and 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:38.139 did feel the prints of the nails in his hands 00:05:38.139 --> 00:05:40.519 and his feet and this they did do going forth 00:05:40.519 --> 00:05:42.699 one by one and did see with their eyes and did 00:05:42.699 --> 00:05:44.620 feel with their hands and did know of a surety 00:05:44.620 --> 00:05:49.019 and did bear record that it was he I was reminded 00:05:49.019 --> 00:05:52.339 this sister serves in the general primary presidency 00:05:52.339 --> 00:05:54.779 and she asked each of us adults this question 00:05:54.779 --> 00:05:57.680 as we took stock of our time as we model and 00:05:57.680 --> 00:06:00.569 teach. you know, those who were in charge of 00:06:00.569 --> 00:06:02.810 the youngest disciples of Jesus Christ. I thought 00:06:02.810 --> 00:06:05.189 that was so cute. I like that phrase. I loved 00:06:05.189 --> 00:06:07.990 it. They're better out than us. So really, we're 00:06:07.990 --> 00:06:10.829 following the best, but they happen to be also 00:06:10.829 --> 00:06:13.629 the youngest. Yes. She says this, I invite you 00:06:13.629 --> 00:06:16.110 to ponder what this can look like in the life 00:06:16.110 --> 00:06:18.790 of a young child. Do they hear testimonies of 00:06:18.790 --> 00:06:21.870 Jesus Christ in his gospel? Do they see reverential, 00:06:21.930 --> 00:06:23.889 worshipful images of his ministry and godhood? 00:06:23.990 --> 00:06:26.589 Do they feel and recognize the Holy Ghost testifying 00:06:26.589 --> 00:06:29.399 of his reality and divinity? Do they know of 00:06:29.399 --> 00:06:31.899 his message and his mission? So each of those 00:06:31.899 --> 00:06:34.420 questions, it's almost like an individual action 00:06:34.420 --> 00:06:37.339 item to each of us. Not that you have to just, 00:06:37.459 --> 00:06:39.160 oh, I just got to do everything all at once, 00:06:39.180 --> 00:06:40.879 but pick one of those things. If you're like, 00:06:40.959 --> 00:06:43.420 oh, I could add an image. Oh, I could bear testimony 00:06:43.420 --> 00:06:48.220 of him more. Love it. Small tweaks could be made 00:06:48.220 --> 00:06:50.819 to impact the children that we interact with 00:06:50.819 --> 00:06:54.040 individually. Maybe we could pray through that 00:06:54.040 --> 00:06:57.060 list. you know, what's something that I can do? 00:06:57.079 --> 00:06:59.480 What's something that I can change? What's something 00:06:59.480 --> 00:07:01.439 I can become more aware of? Let the spirit prick 00:07:01.439 --> 00:07:03.480 in your heart to know what small and simple thing 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:06.420 that we could do for the, let me say, the youngest 00:07:06.420 --> 00:07:08.860 disciples of Christ that we teach in some way. 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:12.339 I love too that she said, do they hear? She was 00:07:12.339 --> 00:07:14.500 using all the senses, right? She asked us to 00:07:14.500 --> 00:07:17.019 ponder and she said, do they hear the testimonies 00:07:17.019 --> 00:07:20.379 of Christ? Do they see? The images. Do they feel 00:07:20.379 --> 00:07:22.459 and recognize the Holy Ghost? And do they know? 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:26.980 I just love that she did that because we do learn 00:07:26.980 --> 00:07:30.360 best through our senses. When we feel, touch, 00:07:30.620 --> 00:07:32.980 experience, all of that, then it becomes part 00:07:32.980 --> 00:07:35.639 of our heart. And it's not just something we 00:07:35.639 --> 00:07:38.300 heard once. You know what I mean? Yes. I love 00:07:38.300 --> 00:07:42.420 that. Her third one was become like Christ. Christ 00:07:42.420 --> 00:07:45.220 taught his new disciples what manner of men ought 00:07:45.220 --> 00:07:48.829 ye to be, even as I. So. We can counsel with 00:07:48.829 --> 00:07:50.850 these precious little ones as they prepare to 00:07:50.850 --> 00:07:53.310 teach and love that to counsel. I don't know 00:07:53.310 --> 00:07:55.170 how many times I've thought, you know, am I? 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:58.740 I'm now a parent of older children and it's much 00:07:58.740 --> 00:08:00.800 easier for me to counsel with them. I don't know 00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:02.959 when they were so young that I really thought 00:08:02.959 --> 00:08:05.639 of my role as counseling with them. So I appreciate 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:08.800 that insight. She says, prepare to teach, testify, 00:08:08.959 --> 00:08:11.379 pray, or serve so that they are confident and 00:08:11.379 --> 00:08:13.420 experience joy in fulfilling their responsibilities. 00:08:13.860 --> 00:08:16.000 Seek inspired ways to help them come to know 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:19.120 this is their church and they have a vital role 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:21.199 to play in preparing for the Savior's return. 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:24.899 How does becoming a disciple of Christ? change 00:08:24.899 --> 00:08:28.240 us? It's a good question to ask. Yeah. Have you 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:30.339 thought of that before in your life, Abby? How 00:08:30.339 --> 00:08:32.720 does becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ change 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:36.259 us? Well, what I like is that the word disciple, 00:08:36.399 --> 00:08:38.840 it doesn't mean we just heard about him. Like 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:41.740 he's just some guy in history. Discipleship means 00:08:41.740 --> 00:08:43.580 that we've heard his teachings and then we want 00:08:43.580 --> 00:08:46.500 to emulate the things that he's taught. So it 00:08:46.500 --> 00:08:49.340 changes us because naturally we aren't inclined 00:08:49.340 --> 00:08:52.500 to be like he is. Totally. Seeing kids. Like 00:08:52.500 --> 00:08:54.240 it would change us. Right. Because we're not 00:08:54.240 --> 00:08:55.919 who we are at that point, right? Exactly. The 00:08:55.919 --> 00:08:58.039 better. Recognizing that he is the savior and 00:08:58.039 --> 00:09:01.320 he set the perfect example for me always causes 00:09:01.320 --> 00:09:04.960 change. My natural inclination is not to be like 00:09:04.960 --> 00:09:07.240 him. For sure. I'm fighting that constantly. 00:09:07.419 --> 00:09:09.620 Like I want to be mad or angry about something. 00:09:09.740 --> 00:09:11.340 I want to hold a grudge about something. And 00:09:11.340 --> 00:09:13.320 he's like, that's not what we do. So I'm like, 00:09:13.399 --> 00:09:15.279 okay, I know you. I believe you. I trust you. 00:09:15.620 --> 00:09:17.919 Then, you know, my inclination to be annoyed 00:09:17.919 --> 00:09:21.299 or irritated or hold a grudge. naturally has 00:09:21.299 --> 00:09:23.740 to come in alignment with what he's taught. That's 00:09:23.740 --> 00:09:25.779 so great. A lot of change all the time. Yeah. 00:09:26.120 --> 00:09:29.279 But he allows me to change and he, and he helps 00:09:29.279 --> 00:09:32.399 me not feel so bad about, you know, not naturally 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:35.100 just being like him. Yeah. Yeah. That's true. 00:09:35.539 --> 00:09:37.740 He's like not feeling so bad. Another thing too, 00:09:37.860 --> 00:09:40.019 is it's funny when I be a younger version of 00:09:40.019 --> 00:09:42.879 myself hearing that and it's like, how. I didn't 00:09:42.879 --> 00:09:46.240 totally understand like how that could change 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:48.320 everything, how being a disciple of Jesus Christ 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:51.740 would change everything. And I'm really grateful 00:09:51.740 --> 00:09:53.659 that I didn't just get hung up on it. And I just 00:09:53.659 --> 00:09:55.980 went about being a disciple and kind of figuring 00:09:55.980 --> 00:09:57.539 things out, continuing to read my scriptures, 00:09:57.639 --> 00:10:00.799 continuing to seek Jesus Christ. And I'm starting 00:10:00.799 --> 00:10:03.759 to understand how that actually is happening 00:10:03.759 --> 00:10:05.940 in my life. I'm not saying I'm great at it. I'm 00:10:05.940 --> 00:10:07.539 saying I'm starting to catch a glimpse of it. 00:10:07.779 --> 00:10:10.419 But like I was saying before, you know, like 00:10:10.419 --> 00:10:12.549 when you listen to the Beatles a bunch or Mozart 00:10:12.549 --> 00:10:14.210 a bunch or whatever, they start to influence 00:10:14.210 --> 00:10:17.190 your decisions, the way that you create whatever 00:10:17.190 --> 00:10:20.169 it is that you're doing. And it's the same when 00:10:20.169 --> 00:10:22.909 I'm listening to conference talks, when I'm studying 00:10:22.909 --> 00:10:26.570 a specific principle about how Jesus Christ handled 00:10:26.570 --> 00:10:29.710 a certain thing, which could be division or something 00:10:29.710 --> 00:10:32.370 like that. I do see myself start to see things 00:10:32.370 --> 00:10:36.289 in that way. This is what Amy. Wright or Sister 00:10:36.289 --> 00:10:38.590 Wright had to say about it. As Jesus Christ becomes 00:10:38.590 --> 00:10:41.409 the focus of our lives, what we desire and how 00:10:41.409 --> 00:10:44.529 we desire it is forever altered. Conversion does 00:10:44.529 --> 00:10:47.190 change everything. It changes our nature that 00:10:47.190 --> 00:10:49.250 we have no more disposition to do evil, but to 00:10:49.250 --> 00:10:51.710 do good continually. It changes how we spend 00:10:51.710 --> 00:10:54.230 our time, our resources, what we read, watch, 00:10:54.450 --> 00:10:56.990 listen to, and share. It even changes how we 00:10:56.990 --> 00:11:01.009 respond in a distinguished academic career on 00:11:01.009 --> 00:11:02.990 the line interview, like she talked about at 00:11:02.990 --> 00:11:09.220 the beginning. So I shared my thoughts on what 00:11:09.220 --> 00:11:13.539 it is like, what I see is an indication that 00:11:13.539 --> 00:11:15.240 I'm trying to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. 00:11:15.299 --> 00:11:17.500 Not that I do it perfectly, but that as I learn 00:11:17.500 --> 00:11:19.919 something about him, that I try to apply that 00:11:19.919 --> 00:11:24.679 in my life. Sure. probably came to me because 00:11:24.679 --> 00:11:27.500 of these words from her she said we need to infuse 00:11:27.500 --> 00:11:29.559 the light of christ into every corner of our 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:31.740 lives if we're not testifying to the veracity 00:11:31.740 --> 00:11:33.759 of his primordial godhood his divine mission 00:11:33.759 --> 00:11:36.580 his prison bursting resurrection in our homes 00:11:36.580 --> 00:11:38.519 and in every single meeting of the church that 00:11:38.519 --> 00:11:40.580 our message of love service honesty humility 00:11:40.580 --> 00:11:43.159 gratitude and compassion can become nothing more 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:45.919 than a jaunty pep talk of thoughtful life living 00:11:45.919 --> 00:11:48.519 without jesus christ there's no power to change 00:11:48.519 --> 00:11:51.200 no purpose to aspire to no reconciliation of 00:11:51.200 --> 00:11:53.740 the travails of life if we become casual in our 00:11:53.740 --> 00:11:56.320 discipleship of jesus christ it could be catastrophic 00:11:56.320 --> 00:12:00.779 for our children um kind of a couple things come 00:12:00.779 --> 00:12:03.980 to mind there i think all of those um acting 00:12:03.980 --> 00:12:06.759 as jesus christ would love service honesty humility 00:12:06.759 --> 00:12:09.899 gratitude those are all great those are all great 00:12:09.899 --> 00:12:12.559 manifestations of knowing who he was and then 00:12:12.559 --> 00:12:16.460 trying to live like him but it is important to 00:12:16.460 --> 00:12:19.960 be paired with it is important to be paired with 00:12:19.960 --> 00:12:24.539 um Making sure that we give that audio sensation, 00:12:24.860 --> 00:12:27.679 you know, full attention to where we're testifying 00:12:27.679 --> 00:12:29.419 of Jesus Christ. That's a good point. So they 00:12:29.419 --> 00:12:31.259 can see with their eyes these things that we're 00:12:31.259 --> 00:12:34.419 doing, and then they're hearing that testimony 00:12:34.419 --> 00:12:36.899 paired with the actions. So good. It seems like 00:12:36.899 --> 00:12:39.980 it's super important to pair both. One more reminder 00:12:39.980 --> 00:12:42.379 about our children. When we tell them that we 00:12:42.379 --> 00:12:44.279 love them, we are also telling them that their 00:12:44.279 --> 00:12:46.279 Father in Heaven and Savior Jesus Christ love 00:12:46.279 --> 00:12:50.200 them. Our love may comfort and inspire. But the 00:12:50.200 --> 00:12:52.259 love of the Father and the Son can sanctify, 00:12:52.519 --> 00:12:57.379 exalt, and heal. So this is my final thoughts. 00:12:57.659 --> 00:13:00.919 The title, Thou Art the Christ. If nothing else, 00:13:00.919 --> 00:13:03.639 that we can teach our children that that is our 00:13:03.639 --> 00:13:07.139 testimony. Thou Art the Christ. And we show that 00:13:07.139 --> 00:13:08.879 in the way that we act, in the words that we 00:13:08.879 --> 00:13:14.919 speak. We are doing the best that we can for 00:13:14.919 --> 00:13:18.120 these littlest disciples of Jesus Christ. That's 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:21.049 so good, Abby. I feel like this talk serves as 00:13:21.049 --> 00:13:23.250 a powerful reminder of the role of Jesus Christ 00:13:23.250 --> 00:13:24.690 in the lives of us, you know, the believers, 00:13:24.889 --> 00:13:27.509 how we serve others, share our testimonies, and 00:13:27.509 --> 00:13:29.649 we live like we were talking about in a way that 00:13:29.649 --> 00:13:32.350 reflects our beliefs in Christ. This week, I 00:13:32.350 --> 00:13:35.509 was walking on my treadmill and I had been fasting 00:13:35.509 --> 00:13:41.450 as well. And I just, there was a certain point 00:13:41.450 --> 00:13:45.110 where I was praying and I was asking Heavenly 00:13:45.110 --> 00:13:49.279 Father to show me something that I had been promise 00:13:49.279 --> 00:13:51.980 and a blessing. And it was talking about how 00:13:51.980 --> 00:13:53.700 the process I was going through right now, how 00:13:53.700 --> 00:13:55.740 I would find joy in it. And I was like, Heavenly 00:13:55.740 --> 00:13:58.440 Father, will you remind me about the joy part? 00:13:58.580 --> 00:14:03.299 I'm hungry. I'm exhausted. And I feel sick. And 00:14:03.299 --> 00:14:06.320 I just was quiet and kept walking. And definitely 00:14:06.320 --> 00:14:08.980 the Spirit brought to my recollection all the 00:14:08.980 --> 00:14:11.460 things. And just as it brought recollection, 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:13.860 I started my prayer in a different way. And I 00:14:13.860 --> 00:14:16.519 started thanking Heavenly Father for like, I 00:14:16.519 --> 00:14:18.620 look out my window, I look at the back of a mountain 00:14:18.620 --> 00:14:21.389 that has quaking aspen on it. So when the wind 00:14:21.389 --> 00:14:23.529 is blowing, they're just fluttering beautifully. 00:14:23.809 --> 00:14:26.409 I have purple wildflowers that are up on the 00:14:26.409 --> 00:14:29.590 mountainside. These also yellow flowers that 00:14:29.590 --> 00:14:32.509 is actually a weed, but I think they're fantastic 00:14:32.509 --> 00:14:35.230 and beautiful. And this week, a yellow butterfly 00:14:35.230 --> 00:14:37.389 showed up. Is it the wild clover you're talking 00:14:37.389 --> 00:14:40.230 about? It's the sweet yellow clover. Smells like 00:14:40.230 --> 00:14:41.970 honey. Yeah, love it. We were looking out at 00:14:41.970 --> 00:14:43.789 our field last night or a couple of nights ago 00:14:43.789 --> 00:14:45.490 and Adam's like, I actually don't mind that yellow 00:14:45.490 --> 00:14:47.429 flower. And I said, that's one of Amy's favorite. 00:14:47.590 --> 00:14:49.779 We'll go on a walk and she's like, Oh, that's 00:14:49.779 --> 00:14:53.200 cool. And I just think it's wonderful. So I just 00:14:53.200 --> 00:14:54.600 started thanking Heavenly Father for everything. 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:57.360 And then as each member of my family, my husband, 00:14:57.500 --> 00:14:59.940 my oldest daughter, my next son, you know, my 00:14:59.940 --> 00:15:02.419 missionary and my other one, I went through with 00:15:02.419 --> 00:15:05.080 each one of them and was just thanking him, Heavenly 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:09.919 Father, for the role of Jesus Christ in each 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:12.799 of the lives of those I love the most. And it 00:15:12.799 --> 00:15:15.519 was just like. You know, as a mother, you kind 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:17.820 of think on each person in your life and you 00:15:17.820 --> 00:15:20.159 think of, OK, maybe they need to do this or that. 00:15:20.259 --> 00:15:22.159 And you kind of think of things tweaking or whatever 00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:24.919 it is. What I felt in that moment, though, was 00:15:24.919 --> 00:15:27.860 completely different. It was for a moment. It 00:15:27.860 --> 00:15:30.379 was like the Heavenly Father gave me his glasses 00:15:30.379 --> 00:15:34.940 and his view. And I was able to see how he saw 00:15:34.940 --> 00:15:37.620 them because of his son, Jesus Christ. You could 00:15:37.620 --> 00:15:40.440 say with the filter of Jesus Christ on each person 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:44.230 in my family's lives. I had like the weight of 00:15:44.230 --> 00:15:46.330 the world was off my shoulders because it reminded 00:15:46.330 --> 00:15:48.690 me, you don't need to worry about this. They 00:15:48.690 --> 00:15:51.169 are where they are. I know where they are. And 00:15:51.169 --> 00:15:54.789 the Lord or Jesus Christ is a prominent figure 00:15:54.789 --> 00:15:57.710 in their life. And he is helping them to become 00:15:57.710 --> 00:16:00.149 what they will. Like my son who is having his 00:16:00.149 --> 00:16:05.169 first weeks of a mission and he's having a companion 00:16:05.169 --> 00:16:07.250 where it more feels like he's a trainer and things 00:16:07.250 --> 00:16:09.529 and he's learning a lot of things. Jesus Christ 00:16:09.529 --> 00:16:12.450 is in those details. He is perfecting him. He 00:16:12.450 --> 00:16:15.169 is helping him to become a better person. My, 00:16:15.309 --> 00:16:17.169 you know, each one of my kids. And so for that 00:16:17.169 --> 00:16:19.009 moment, while I was still walking on my treadmill, 00:16:19.110 --> 00:16:23.730 I absolutely 100 % felt the joy that I wasn't 00:16:23.730 --> 00:16:25.409 feeling previously. Had anything changed in my 00:16:25.409 --> 00:16:27.669 life? No, I was still walking on my treadmill. 00:16:27.789 --> 00:16:31.750 I was still hungry and I was still praying. However, 00:16:31.929 --> 00:16:35.029 because I prayed and asked Heavenly Father to 00:16:35.029 --> 00:16:37.490 just... I guess, let me borrow a little bit of 00:16:37.490 --> 00:16:39.629 his insight. Everything changed and I just felt 00:16:39.629 --> 00:16:43.350 so much relief and gratitude for Jesus Christ. 00:16:44.129 --> 00:16:48.350 So I love it. I love what she says at the end. 00:16:48.570 --> 00:16:51.429 I wanted to stand up and kind of shout with her 00:16:51.429 --> 00:16:54.909 when she read these words at the very end about 00:16:54.909 --> 00:16:57.970 how she talked about Jesus Christ. I'm going 00:16:57.970 --> 00:17:01.720 to, I totally echo. stand with her in these words, 00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:03.639 and I'm just going to finish with them. She says, 00:17:03.659 --> 00:17:06.819 this Jesus should not be a fictional Jesus or 00:17:06.819 --> 00:17:10.200 a simplistic Jesus or a bodiless Jesus or a casual 00:17:10.200 --> 00:17:13.759 or an unknown Jesus, but a glorified, omnipotent, 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:18.700 resurrected, exalted, worshipful, powerful, only 00:17:18.700 --> 00:17:21.799 begotten Son of God who is mighty to save. And 00:17:21.799 --> 00:17:24.359 as a young child in the Philippines, compellingly 00:17:24.359 --> 00:17:27.380 testified to me, one day we are worth saving. 00:17:27.660 --> 00:17:30.400 I absolutely echo that. And I say that in the 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:33.019 name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Thanks for being 00:17:33.019 --> 00:17:33.240 here.