WEBVTT 00:00:02.320 --> 00:00:04.660 Welcome to closer to Christ through general conference 00:00:04.660 --> 00:00:06.700 where two friends who love Jesus share our own 00:00:06.700 --> 00:00:08.539 approach to studying the most recent general 00:00:08.539 --> 00:00:11.500 conference talks. This is Abby and Amy. Let's 00:00:11.500 --> 00:00:32.119 jump into it. This talk is Be Reconciled to God 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:35.340 by Kelly R. Johnson of the 70. This talk starts 00:00:35.340 --> 00:00:37.500 out by telling us that in his scripture reading, 00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:39.659 certain words were popping out to him based on 00:00:39.659 --> 00:00:42.340 his life experience. So he had a career in forensic 00:00:42.340 --> 00:00:45.320 accounting, and so no surprise that a word that 00:00:45.320 --> 00:00:48.320 he picked up on was the word reconcile. Like 00:00:48.320 --> 00:00:50.240 as you're aligning your financial reports with 00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:52.079 the underlying financial documents to ensure 00:00:52.079 --> 00:00:55.299 accuracy and validity. And I think, you know, 00:00:55.299 --> 00:00:57.200 it's the same for each of us to a certain degree. 00:00:58.700 --> 00:01:01.579 affects our daily life kind of spills into our 00:01:01.579 --> 00:01:04.280 scripture study. So we read the scriptures through 00:01:04.280 --> 00:01:07.159 our own personal lenses. It's not, you know, 00:01:07.379 --> 00:01:12.420 not unique to Elder Johnson. We read the scriptures 00:01:12.420 --> 00:01:16.159 through those personal lenses and this one reason 00:01:16.159 --> 00:01:17.920 listening to conference or studying the messages 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:21.359 is such a cool experience is because the message 00:01:21.359 --> 00:01:22.920 can be the same, the words can be identical, 00:01:22.939 --> 00:01:24.959 but what we actually hear and learn from others. 00:01:25.450 --> 00:01:27.370 through the spirit is going to be completely 00:01:27.370 --> 00:01:28.950 different. That message is going to apply to 00:01:28.950 --> 00:01:31.109 us differently. What we're going to do as we 00:01:31.109 --> 00:01:34.010 study and learn and take that message into our 00:01:34.010 --> 00:01:36.989 lives is going to look different. So when we 00:01:36.989 --> 00:01:40.269 talk and we get shared some suggestions, that's 00:01:40.269 --> 00:01:41.969 just us talking some things that we've thought 00:01:41.969 --> 00:01:46.079 of. What would be so fun is to record 30, you 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:48.260 know, people sitting around chatting about the 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:50.439 topics and bringing up things that we never imagined, 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:52.719 which is what our hope is for the Facebook page 00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:55.760 that we have, that it goes way beyond Amy and 00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:57.900 I, and we get to hear your input and feedback 00:01:57.900 --> 00:02:00.140 on what things you're thinking of, what things 00:02:00.140 --> 00:02:02.700 came to mind, what was your wow moment in this 00:02:02.700 --> 00:02:04.099 talk? We would love that. And it is different. 00:02:04.299 --> 00:02:06.159 That's what I love, Abby, is that it's different 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:08.960 for every person. And it's so personal and they 00:02:08.960 --> 00:02:10.580 know it was for them. That's what I love, you 00:02:10.580 --> 00:02:12.219 know? Which is the whole reason for church. Can 00:02:12.219 --> 00:02:15.960 we just... Can we just study the scriptures on 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:19.740 our own? Yes. When you get into a meeting aside 00:02:19.740 --> 00:02:22.879 from your home -based study and people have come 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:25.960 prepared on their own and been impressed by the 00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:27.819 Spirit through the week and then they're encouraged 00:02:27.819 --> 00:02:29.900 by the Spirit to share some thought that they 00:02:29.900 --> 00:02:31.740 have, you never know that the person that that 00:02:31.740 --> 00:02:33.560 comment was for. It's typically not for yourself. 00:02:34.039 --> 00:02:36.400 The comment that you're supposed to share is 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:39.240 definitely on behalf of somebody else. That's 00:02:39.240 --> 00:02:41.580 so good, Abby. So when I was listening to this 00:02:41.580 --> 00:02:45.219 talk again, I had the thought to listen for some 00:02:45.219 --> 00:02:47.919 of his spiritual gifts, meaning the speaker. 00:02:48.460 --> 00:02:50.780 I took the challenge and I landed upon this. 00:02:50.819 --> 00:02:53.199 Among other gifts, he has the spiritual gift 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:55.819 of honing in on a word or a principle and then 00:02:55.819 --> 00:02:58.259 studying that in depth. He also has the spiritual 00:02:58.259 --> 00:03:00.159 gift of teaching or explaining his findings. 00:03:00.180 --> 00:03:02.560 I felt like he was a very good teacher. When 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:06.060 you combine these gifts, with His gift of testimony 00:03:06.060 --> 00:03:08.159 and then couple these with the gift of the Holy 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:10.219 Ghost. These teachings are carried directly to 00:03:10.219 --> 00:03:13.439 our hearts and our minds. And again, each speaker 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:15.860 carries with them a specific set of skills or 00:03:15.860 --> 00:03:17.740 spiritual gifts, which makes their message and 00:03:17.740 --> 00:03:20.120 their testimony unique. This is one reason, like 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:21.419 what you were saying, Abby, this one reason I 00:03:21.419 --> 00:03:23.000 love general conference. Each speaker brings 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:26.080 his unique set of life experiences and then also 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:28.800 his spiritual gifts or her spiritual gifts. with 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:31.000 their own testimony. It reminds me that there 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:33.580 is not one right way, but many right ways to 00:03:33.580 --> 00:03:36.020 lead, to be an instrument in God's hand, to share 00:03:36.020 --> 00:03:38.860 testimony, teach his gospel, and also to serve 00:03:38.860 --> 00:03:42.080 others. Yeah. And it's so awesome. They aren't 00:03:42.080 --> 00:03:44.439 just like cookie cutter. For sure. I think somebody 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:48.789 on the outside be like, old. white dude, they 00:03:48.789 --> 00:03:53.370 might say something like, not the case. And their 00:03:53.370 --> 00:03:57.370 speaking style and the way that we can just resonate 00:03:57.370 --> 00:03:58.889 and tune in with them. I know we're not supposed 00:03:58.889 --> 00:04:01.030 to have favorites, but let's be honest, we all 00:04:01.030 --> 00:04:02.689 have somebody that we're like quite looking forward 00:04:02.689 --> 00:04:05.469 to when they get up to speak. And of course they 00:04:05.469 --> 00:04:06.909 just open their mouths and you're like, yep, 00:04:07.069 --> 00:04:08.889 all of that was so great. And that's exactly 00:04:08.889 --> 00:04:11.020 what I needed to hear. And then some of them, 00:04:11.180 --> 00:04:13.120 they just grow on us over time. And, you know, 00:04:13.340 --> 00:04:15.240 what brought that to mind was I was thinking 00:04:15.240 --> 00:04:19.279 on, I thought on Elder Brown's talk, like a few 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:21.279 times, like how could that be? I was like, Heavenly 00:04:21.279 --> 00:04:24.639 Father, how is that so impactful? How did it 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:26.779 just make me want to jump up and like cheer? 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:28.939 Like, and I talked to other people, a lot of 00:04:28.939 --> 00:04:30.079 people about the same way. He's been referenced 00:04:30.079 --> 00:04:32.519 and quoted the last two. Fast and testimony meetings. 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:34.339 It was that powerful, right? So you're talking 00:04:34.339 --> 00:04:36.459 about the talk about much later. And so I was 00:04:36.459 --> 00:04:38.319 thinking about it. And what came to my mind was 00:04:38.319 --> 00:04:41.279 he has unique spiritual gifts that the spirit 00:04:41.279 --> 00:04:44.180 carried those. And it was he has a fire of the 00:04:44.180 --> 00:04:46.959 testimony. Yes. And he speaks with excitement. 00:04:47.319 --> 00:04:49.519 I mean, and so then I was like, well, that's 00:04:49.519 --> 00:04:51.339 cool about something that was very difficult 00:04:51.339 --> 00:04:54.980 to forge that testimony amongst serious adversity 00:04:54.980 --> 00:04:57.160 from all of his peers. And it's still on fire 00:04:57.160 --> 00:04:59.790 like that. So that's when I had the thought of 00:04:59.790 --> 00:05:02.829 every single speaker has unique spiritual gifts 00:05:02.829 --> 00:05:04.930 that the Lord has given them, which is a portion 00:05:04.930 --> 00:05:07.790 of his spirit. And it comes to each person and 00:05:07.790 --> 00:05:09.870 it touches people differently. And we're each 00:05:09.870 --> 00:05:12.110 in different places of our lives. So I just love 00:05:12.110 --> 00:05:15.410 that because I felt like God sees us as unique 00:05:15.410 --> 00:05:18.870 individuals. Agreed. Then, you know, he said 00:05:18.870 --> 00:05:21.170 that he kind of was honing in on certain words. 00:05:22.410 --> 00:05:25.069 He found the word reconciled in Corinthians 520. 00:05:25.170 --> 00:05:27.449 It says where Paul is pleading with the Corinthians 00:05:27.449 --> 00:05:30.509 to be reconciled to God. So to be reconciled 00:05:30.509 --> 00:05:32.990 to God means to be brought back into harmony 00:05:32.990 --> 00:05:35.009 with God or to restore a relationship with God 00:05:35.009 --> 00:05:36.850 that has been strained or broken because of our 00:05:36.850 --> 00:05:39.430 sins or actions. So simply put, being reconciled 00:05:39.430 --> 00:05:41.350 to God means aligning our will and actions with 00:05:41.350 --> 00:05:43.610 God's will or as taught by President Nelson, 00:05:43.810 --> 00:05:46.290 letting God prevail in our lives. Huge component 00:05:46.290 --> 00:05:51.569 of that is the agency that it takes. who want 00:05:51.569 --> 00:05:54.449 to allow him to take that lead. We still have 00:05:54.449 --> 00:05:57.069 to offer up our hearts as being willing to be 00:05:57.069 --> 00:05:59.990 led. I love that Abby. The scriptures teach us 00:05:59.990 --> 00:06:02.430 that we are free to act for ourselves, to choose 00:06:02.430 --> 00:06:04.810 the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal 00:06:04.810 --> 00:06:07.449 life. But if we are not diligent, this freedom 00:06:07.449 --> 00:06:11.490 to act for ourselves may lead us or may lead 00:06:11.490 --> 00:06:13.850 to a loss of alignment with the will of God. 00:06:15.180 --> 00:06:18.439 I love that. I've said it a very good way. Prophet 00:06:18.439 --> 00:06:20.600 Jacob taught that when we find ourselves in disharmony 00:06:20.600 --> 00:06:22.420 or misalignment with God, the only way we can 00:06:22.420 --> 00:06:25.980 achieve reconciliation is to be reconciled unto 00:06:25.980 --> 00:06:28.779 God through the atonement of Christ. So, I mean, 00:06:28.839 --> 00:06:31.220 when you were reading that, I was like, yes, 00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:34.720 it does take like diligent action to just stay 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:37.000 on that path and to stay out of the captivity 00:06:37.000 --> 00:06:39.399 that poor decisions make, but that it's never 00:06:39.399 --> 00:06:41.620 impossible to come back into alignment with God. 00:06:41.850 --> 00:06:43.569 because of the atonement of Jesus Christ. So 00:06:43.569 --> 00:06:45.430 I'm just glad that we had that follow -up quote. 00:06:46.310 --> 00:06:47.990 Through the atonement of Jesus Christ, the key 00:06:47.990 --> 00:06:50.850 principle is reconciliation is dependent on Jesus 00:06:50.850 --> 00:06:53.250 Christ's gracious act of the atonement. As we 00:06:53.250 --> 00:06:56.009 utilize this gift, reconciliation to God is possible 00:06:56.009 --> 00:06:59.370 in our personal lives. Yes. So good. I feel like 00:06:59.370 --> 00:07:02.149 he was a really good teacher. I loved it. So 00:07:02.149 --> 00:07:04.129 Elder Johnson, at this point, he gives us an 00:07:04.129 --> 00:07:07.029 action item. This is his invitation to us. He 00:07:07.029 --> 00:07:09.529 says, as you ponder your own life, think about 00:07:09.529 --> 00:07:11.810 a time. when you felt distant from Heavenly Father 00:07:11.810 --> 00:07:14.370 because you moved away from Him. As I was listening 00:07:14.370 --> 00:07:17.370 to this talk, like on a second and third pass, 00:07:17.970 --> 00:07:20.209 I listened to this part and then also had the 00:07:20.209 --> 00:07:22.149 part before, Abby, that you talked about with 00:07:22.149 --> 00:07:26.740 having our will aligned with His. And I thought, 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:29.500 you know, I'm doing pretty well at remembering 00:07:29.500 --> 00:07:32.519 to repent daily on some days I forget. And if 00:07:32.519 --> 00:07:34.199 that's the case, I just jump in the next day, 00:07:34.199 --> 00:07:38.019 you know, and repent then. And so I was thinking, 00:07:38.019 --> 00:07:39.899 how does this question apply to me right now 00:07:39.899 --> 00:07:42.920 in this season of life? And as I thought on it, 00:07:42.939 --> 00:07:46.459 I felt my view broaden as I saw a collective 00:07:46.459 --> 00:07:48.800 rather than the daily repentance. And I had the 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:50.500 clear impression that I could reconcile myself 00:07:50.500 --> 00:07:52.680 to God. So I asked in my heart, well, how do 00:07:52.680 --> 00:07:56.120 I do this? If I'm repenting almost daily, then 00:07:56.120 --> 00:07:58.579 where can my will be reconciled to His will? 00:07:58.779 --> 00:08:01.959 And that, or what is God's will for me right 00:08:01.959 --> 00:08:04.339 now? So I just asked that because I hadn't really 00:08:04.339 --> 00:08:06.459 thought that it had changed, right? Like, but 00:08:06.459 --> 00:08:08.199 it felt like that I needed to ask that question. 00:08:08.519 --> 00:08:10.600 I had the scripture pop into my head, man is 00:08:10.600 --> 00:08:13.519 that he might have joy, and of course women. 00:08:13.620 --> 00:08:15.420 And then I realized through the impression of 00:08:15.420 --> 00:08:17.759 the Holy Ghost, and also my series of like our 00:08:17.759 --> 00:08:20.279 last ones, we talked about the self -reflection 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:22.699 questions, that for the past two months I've 00:08:22.699 --> 00:08:25.420 gotten up gotten caught up in doing the things 00:08:25.420 --> 00:08:28.100 I'm supposed to do quote. I've been following 00:08:28.100 --> 00:08:31.620 that in fairness more like a way to personal 00:08:31.620 --> 00:08:33.759 way to protect yourself. You had so much going 00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:36.559 on and your like health regimen right now is 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:40.019 so intense that I can see what would you like 00:08:40.019 --> 00:08:42.889 to naturally just flow is just just naturally 00:08:42.889 --> 00:08:44.889 doing things. You kind of have to be like, okay, 00:08:44.990 --> 00:08:46.850 and then here's the time that I can allot this 00:08:46.850 --> 00:08:49.490 for, this for, can I juggle that in my day with 00:08:49.490 --> 00:08:51.029 all these health things I'm dealing with? And 00:08:51.029 --> 00:08:53.649 it was a lot to get, I'm more used to it now. 00:08:53.970 --> 00:08:57.049 We always talk about seasons, but it's cool that 00:08:57.049 --> 00:08:58.850 you got to a moment where you can reflect back 00:08:58.850 --> 00:09:03.389 on it and see that it's time to reset that. That 00:09:03.389 --> 00:09:06.610 means you're healthier. I totally am. I feel 00:09:06.610 --> 00:09:08.710 so much better. I feel like, thank you, Abby. 00:09:09.750 --> 00:09:12.029 So, I've been following a health protocol that 00:09:12.029 --> 00:09:15.490 takes up to about four hours a day for home therapies. 00:09:16.070 --> 00:09:19.149 And instead of feeling joy in being led by a 00:09:19.149 --> 00:09:21.250 Heavenly Father who loves me, I was getting caught 00:09:21.250 --> 00:09:24.129 up in the weeds of making sure I got everything 00:09:24.129 --> 00:09:27.549 in and was getting really weighed down by the 00:09:27.549 --> 00:09:30.049 burden of that. To step back from that, it's 00:09:30.049 --> 00:09:32.350 like each of those pieces of the therapies that 00:09:32.350 --> 00:09:34.759 you were doing came by revelation. They did. 00:09:34.940 --> 00:09:36.600 I watched the process of like, should I try this 00:09:36.600 --> 00:09:38.659 for myself? I know about this treatment or we 00:09:38.659 --> 00:09:41.259 can go this route. No, that's not the one. What 00:09:41.259 --> 00:09:42.759 about this? What about this doctor? What about 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:45.840 this protocol? And it took months to come together. 00:09:46.120 --> 00:09:48.019 And so as he's gotten you to that, then it's 00:09:48.019 --> 00:09:50.299 like you're doing, you're taking care of your 00:09:50.299 --> 00:09:51.840 body with stuff that you've worked with Heavenly 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:53.700 Father to decide what the right path to be was. 00:09:53.820 --> 00:09:56.059 So funny to think, you know, at the end of the 00:09:56.059 --> 00:09:58.000 day, Yeah, all these things that you're willing 00:09:58.000 --> 00:10:00.080 to do are going to take four hours of your time 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:02.259 and that it just feels like a burden when really 00:10:02.259 --> 00:10:04.720 they're an answer to the prayers that have been 00:10:04.720 --> 00:10:06.860 issued on your behalf and the blessings and all 00:10:06.860 --> 00:10:08.799 of the people that are invested in you getting 00:10:08.799 --> 00:10:11.320 healthier. Absolutely. So I really appreciate 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:14.720 you sharing that. Any other insights from that 00:10:14.720 --> 00:10:17.740 period of time? Yes. So a few days later after 00:10:17.740 --> 00:10:20.480 this, I had this come to mind. I had this happen. 00:10:20.789 --> 00:10:23.909 I felt these words. The burden is the same. The 00:10:23.909 --> 00:10:26.029 difference is how you carry it. And I was like, 00:10:26.029 --> 00:10:27.490 oh, that's so interesting. Like you're trying 00:10:27.490 --> 00:10:29.850 to do the carrying all by yourself. Yes. So what 00:10:29.850 --> 00:10:31.970 I understood was this. I'm putting four hours 00:10:31.970 --> 00:10:33.750 a day into my health regardless, right? That 00:10:33.750 --> 00:10:36.350 weight is the same. That's four hours. That stays 00:10:36.350 --> 00:10:39.549 the same, but my capacity grows as I lean on 00:10:39.549 --> 00:10:41.570 the Lord and ask him, like you just said, Abby, 00:10:42.070 --> 00:10:45.210 to help me carry the load as I carry it in gratitude 00:10:45.210 --> 00:10:48.909 for the health I've recaptured. And I do it with 00:10:48.909 --> 00:10:52.149 joy. my therapies took the same. So I put this 00:10:52.149 --> 00:10:54.649 into practice. My therapies look the same, but 00:10:54.649 --> 00:10:56.950 I redirect my thoughts of what am I missing out 00:10:56.950 --> 00:10:58.990 on in life, you know, in these four hours that 00:10:58.990 --> 00:11:00.789 I'm doing this every day, or am I the only one 00:11:00.789 --> 00:11:03.629 who has to do this? And I smile and I thank the 00:11:03.629 --> 00:11:05.309 Lord for helping me to find different doctors 00:11:05.309 --> 00:11:09.570 and modalities this whole year that have collectively 00:11:09.570 --> 00:11:12.649 improved my health. So yes, like you said, these 00:11:12.649 --> 00:11:14.710 are answers to prayers. I've changed my whole 00:11:14.710 --> 00:11:19.740 attitude to gratitude and joy that replaced wondering 00:11:19.740 --> 00:11:21.600 and ruminating. And it really has made a big 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:24.799 difference. I do feel lighter. I do feel like 00:11:24.799 --> 00:11:27.559 the load is less to carry because I just decided 00:11:27.559 --> 00:11:33.179 gratitude and joy. Why not? What a great thing 00:11:33.179 --> 00:11:36.539 to just get the regimen under your belt and be 00:11:36.539 --> 00:11:39.419 doing it fall into that trap like we all would 00:11:39.419 --> 00:11:41.620 have like overwhelmed by it and then have this 00:11:41.620 --> 00:11:44.779 moment to want things to change, not want to 00:11:44.779 --> 00:11:47.289 feel so burdened by it and then have this like 00:11:47.289 --> 00:11:50.169 enlightening moment to say, why are these challenges 00:11:50.169 --> 00:11:52.549 happening in my life? Because it forces you to 00:11:52.549 --> 00:11:54.450 have a deeper relationship with Heavenly Father 00:11:54.450 --> 00:11:57.429 Jesus Christ. Learn something about yourself 00:11:57.429 --> 00:12:00.090 and know that carrying that burden yourself is 00:12:00.090 --> 00:12:02.769 not the most favorable way to do it. Right. And 00:12:02.769 --> 00:12:05.610 I didn't realize I was doing it until I heard 00:12:05.610 --> 00:12:08.090 or felt the words joy and gratitude. And I'm 00:12:08.090 --> 00:12:09.889 like, okay, you know what I mean? It just was 00:12:09.889 --> 00:12:13.259 different. Yeah. Um, reminds me of what this 00:12:13.259 --> 00:12:15.539 talk says, just as we choose to distance ourselves 00:12:15.539 --> 00:12:17.919 from God, we must choose to initiate the effort 00:12:17.919 --> 00:12:21.460 to reconcile. Like that's what I'm saying. You 00:12:21.460 --> 00:12:23.840 had to get to a certain breaking point on the 00:12:23.840 --> 00:12:26.799 process as it was to say, is there a better way? 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:30.240 Yeah. And so you use your agency to like submit 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:32.139 and say, I want there to be a different way. 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:33.480 Is there a better way? And sometimes you might 00:12:33.480 --> 00:12:37.500 be like, there is no better way. Yeah, because 00:12:37.500 --> 00:12:39.840 I had asked that for a while, but I did it for 00:12:39.840 --> 00:12:42.480 two full months before I got that answer. I feel 00:12:42.480 --> 00:12:45.139 like, I think Marjorie Pay Hinckley said, first 00:12:45.139 --> 00:12:47.759 I do and then I understand. First I obey then 00:12:47.759 --> 00:12:50.500 I understand. Well, too often I think somebody 00:12:50.500 --> 00:12:52.320 might take this list that you've procured of, 00:12:52.320 --> 00:12:54.480 you know, the regimen that you could do. And 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:56.620 then they'd be like, but I don't want to start 00:12:56.620 --> 00:12:59.639 it. I want you to tell me if it's going to, like, 00:12:59.679 --> 00:13:01.679 I want to know the end goal, the outcome, the 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:03.440 consequences of doing these things. Is it really 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:06.340 going to pay off? you know, rather than just, 00:13:06.340 --> 00:13:08.620 just getting busy and doing the things that you're 00:13:08.620 --> 00:13:10.559 impressed to do. Is it the exact right way or 00:13:10.559 --> 00:13:13.000 the right thing to do? Who knows? This is health 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:15.500 related. This is education related. This is seeking 00:13:15.500 --> 00:13:18.220 a spouse related. This is any action. Like a 00:13:18.220 --> 00:13:20.279 lot of people, they get an impression to do something 00:13:20.279 --> 00:13:22.909 and then they... kind of try to mentally just 00:13:22.909 --> 00:13:25.450 think through what the end is going to be of 00:13:25.450 --> 00:13:27.070 that. And he's like, yeah, yeah, right. I'm not 00:13:27.070 --> 00:13:29.070 giving you that. You just have to put on your 00:13:29.070 --> 00:13:31.750 shoes and get busy doing whatever you're doing. 00:13:32.110 --> 00:13:35.370 Totally. I can course correct you when you physically 00:13:35.370 --> 00:13:37.950 have momentum in a direction. I can't just pick 00:13:37.950 --> 00:13:41.169 you up and move you. And I like that. I love 00:13:41.169 --> 00:13:49.450 that. The Lord emphasized our responsibility 00:13:49.450 --> 00:13:52.149 when he said, Draw near unto me and I will draw 00:13:52.149 --> 00:13:54.389 near unto you. So we have to do the first drawing. 00:13:54.809 --> 00:13:57.090 I love that. Seek me diligently and ye shall 00:13:57.090 --> 00:13:59.730 find me. Ask and ye shall receive knock and it 00:13:59.730 --> 00:14:02.289 shall be open to you. All of those cutesy little 00:14:02.289 --> 00:14:04.490 phrases that we've all come to know and love 00:14:04.490 --> 00:14:08.629 have an action on our part followed by a reciprocal 00:14:08.629 --> 00:14:12.129 action on his part. Then the trick is to follow 00:14:12.129 --> 00:14:13.870 the step or steps that we're feeling guided to 00:14:13.870 --> 00:14:17.139 do by the Holy Ghost. I think it's interesting 00:14:17.139 --> 00:14:19.720 to Abby. I was reading, um, I started the Book 00:14:19.720 --> 00:14:21.919 of Mormon again and I was listening to the part 00:14:21.919 --> 00:14:25.179 about Nephi saying, um, that the Lord had commanded 00:14:25.179 --> 00:14:28.379 him to, Oh, he said, I actually start, I don't 00:14:28.379 --> 00:14:30.379 know his exact words, but he was saying, I started 00:14:30.379 --> 00:14:33.000 writing this down before I was commanded to do 00:14:33.000 --> 00:14:36.159 it. And I just, I love that. And I also love 00:14:36.159 --> 00:14:39.379 that Nephi, I mean, if I'm going to look at it 00:14:39.379 --> 00:14:41.779 in that way, like a scriptural type of way, these 00:14:41.779 --> 00:14:43.860 things are personal commandments to me. I do 00:14:43.860 --> 00:14:47.019 feel commanded by God, meaning Amy, if you want 00:14:47.019 --> 00:14:49.679 health, follow these steps. It felt like a personal 00:14:49.679 --> 00:14:52.299 commandment to me. And I love how he talks about 00:14:52.299 --> 00:14:55.019 God in such a way that you can tell there's a 00:14:55.019 --> 00:14:57.840 relationship like a father, right? He refers 00:14:57.840 --> 00:15:00.740 to him often. And I just, I just like their relationship. 00:15:00.860 --> 00:15:03.059 My follow up to that is an experience that we 00:15:03.059 --> 00:15:05.759 know from Adam. He's offering sacrifices and 00:15:05.759 --> 00:15:07.759 somebody asks him why he's doing that. And he 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:10.240 says, I know not save. I've been commanded by 00:15:10.240 --> 00:15:13.759 the father. I also love when, yes, you are specifically 00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:17.149 told a thing to do. But you don't know why. Totally. 00:15:17.549 --> 00:15:20.889 I love Nephi giving us the example of doing a 00:15:20.889 --> 00:15:22.710 thing before he's asked to do it. Yeah. And then 00:15:22.710 --> 00:15:24.049 this verse like, hey, that's exactly what I was 00:15:24.049 --> 00:15:26.070 hoping that you would do. Right? Both of those 00:15:26.070 --> 00:15:30.870 are like the epitome of what I want. Very good 00:15:30.870 --> 00:15:35.409 example. Yeah. I want to be so like reconciled 00:15:35.409 --> 00:15:37.429 with God that those things just come naturally. 00:15:37.950 --> 00:15:41.259 So good, Abby. Thank you. Enos is also a great 00:15:41.259 --> 00:15:43.919 example of reconciliation. He said this, and 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:45.779 my soul hungered and I kneeled down before my 00:15:45.779 --> 00:15:47.559 maker and I cried unto him in my deep prayer 00:15:47.559 --> 00:15:50.639 and supplication for mine own soul and all the 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:53.159 day long did I cry unto him that it reached the 00:15:53.159 --> 00:15:58.120 heavens. example, it sounds like a humble seeker 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:01.879 of God to me. His reconciliation with God was 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:04.259 confirmed when a voice said unto him, Enos thy 00:16:04.259 --> 00:16:06.019 sins are forgiven thee and thou shalt be blessed. 00:16:06.580 --> 00:16:08.759 Enos recognized the impact that repentance and 00:16:08.759 --> 00:16:12.299 reconciliation had on him when he said, I Enos 00:16:12.299 --> 00:16:14.720 knew that God could not lie, wherefore my guilt 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:17.259 was swept away. And I love how certain he was 00:16:17.259 --> 00:16:20.519 in God's word. And at this point, he's able to 00:16:20.519 --> 00:16:23.659 let go of his burden and just go on his way being 00:16:23.659 --> 00:16:26.720 a disciple of Christ. I love that, that he had 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:29.460 the confidence to do that. You know what I mean? 00:16:29.539 --> 00:16:31.379 Like that he truly believed him and went on his 00:16:31.379 --> 00:16:34.059 way. So I love this part. We're going to talk 00:16:34.059 --> 00:16:36.600 about the fruit of reconciliation to God. So 00:16:36.600 --> 00:16:39.120 one of them is relief from guilt, feelings of 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:41.820 guilt, which we learned from Enos. Another is 00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:45.139 peace with ourselves and also with others. Also, 00:16:45.179 --> 00:16:48.399 reconciliation to God heals relationships, softens 00:16:48.399 --> 00:16:51.679 hearts, and strengthens our discipleship, bringing 00:16:51.679 --> 00:16:54.039 increased confidence before God, which is exactly 00:16:54.039 --> 00:16:57.279 what. Enos just showed us what brings me a lot 00:16:57.279 --> 00:16:59.820 of hope and competence is another fruit of reconciliation 00:16:59.820 --> 00:17:03.120 described by Enos He says this after I Enos had 00:17:03.120 --> 00:17:05.200 heard these words my faith began to be unshaken 00:17:05.200 --> 00:17:09.599 in the Lord love that Elder Johnson shared an 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:12.440 analogy of being unshaken in our faith and in 00:17:12.440 --> 00:17:14.880 our our connection with Christ You know how that 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:16.720 connection can look and he tells about cherry 00:17:16.720 --> 00:17:20.230 picking as a boy He would help his grandpa by 00:17:20.230 --> 00:17:21.970 climbing into the trees with a bucket to pick 00:17:21.970 --> 00:17:24.190 cherries. And then years later, things evolved 00:17:24.190 --> 00:17:26.289 and grandpa got a machine called the cherry shaker. 00:17:26.569 --> 00:17:28.549 So you take the machine, you stick it around 00:17:28.549 --> 00:17:30.470 the trunk of the tree, and then you would put 00:17:30.470 --> 00:17:32.529 it into shaking action and those cherries would 00:17:32.529 --> 00:17:34.470 just fall into these nets that were down below. 00:17:34.890 --> 00:17:36.750 What's interesting that it didn't matter if the 00:17:36.750 --> 00:17:39.109 tree were shaken for 10 seconds or 60 seconds, 00:17:39.410 --> 00:17:43.089 the tree that fell would do so at the very beginning 00:17:43.089 --> 00:17:44.589 of the process. Those cherries that were ready 00:17:44.589 --> 00:17:47.750 to fall, they fall immediately. You can't just 00:17:47.750 --> 00:17:50.910 sit and shake the strongest connected ones out. 00:17:51.049 --> 00:17:53.430 They're just not going to come off. So this is 00:17:53.430 --> 00:17:56.130 due to a hormone called ethylene. So when the 00:17:56.130 --> 00:17:59.210 cherry ripens, it weakens the connection between 00:17:59.210 --> 00:18:01.289 the cherry and the tree. They're ready to fall 00:18:01.289 --> 00:18:04.049 at this particular time. So another question 00:18:04.049 --> 00:18:07.730 we can ask ourselves from this analogy is, am 00:18:07.730 --> 00:18:10.849 I unshaken in the Lord? No matter how hard the 00:18:10.849 --> 00:18:13.250 winds of persecution and trial come with life. 00:18:14.329 --> 00:18:16.829 Am I so firmly bound to Christ that it doesn't 00:18:16.829 --> 00:18:19.579 matter how hard? whether that's a brief moment 00:18:19.579 --> 00:18:23.279 of persecution trials, hard times, or years, 00:18:23.400 --> 00:18:25.079 we'll call the 60 seconds of cherry shaking, 00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:28.220 years and years of those trials. Very good. Very 00:18:28.220 --> 00:18:30.880 good question. Just as the ethylene weakens the 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:33.799 connection of a ripe cherry stem, disobedience. 00:18:34.059 --> 00:18:36.339 doubts and fears can weaken our connection to 00:18:36.339 --> 00:18:39.259 the stem of Jesse or Jesus Christ, allowing us 00:18:39.259 --> 00:18:41.839 to be easily shaken and then separated from him. 00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:44.980 So what does easily shaken look like? Being right 00:18:44.980 --> 00:18:47.339 for destruction with impending consequences for 00:18:47.339 --> 00:18:50.380 actions. Another way to say it is a state of 00:18:50.380 --> 00:18:53.759 decay, corruption or decline that makes something 00:18:53.759 --> 00:18:56.460 susceptible to collapse or ruin. Again, he's 00:18:56.460 --> 00:18:59.980 very good at getting deep into words, right, 00:19:00.140 --> 00:19:02.440 Elder Johnson? More than his ability to share 00:19:02.440 --> 00:19:06.670 experience. His experience, like if I get up 00:19:06.670 --> 00:19:08.930 there and give a story about the connection that 00:19:08.930 --> 00:19:12.289 a cherry tree has to its tree, so inauthentic, 00:19:12.349 --> 00:19:14.470 but he shares it and I'm like, there were cute 00:19:14.470 --> 00:19:15.950 little memes that were going on. It's like a 00:19:15.950 --> 00:19:17.670 cherry and it's like stems trying to like, hold 00:19:17.670 --> 00:19:21.289 on for dear life as it's being shaken. I just, 00:19:21.289 --> 00:19:24.210 I loved that he brought that up. In the Doctrine 00:19:24.210 --> 00:19:26.769 and Covenants, it says, even the faithful are 00:19:26.769 --> 00:19:29.109 given this warning. There is a possibility that 00:19:29.109 --> 00:19:30.990 man may fall from grace and depart from the living 00:19:30.990 --> 00:19:34.089 God. The Lord continues, Yea, even let those 00:19:34.089 --> 00:19:36.930 who are sanctified take heed also to avoid following 00:19:36.930 --> 00:19:38.690 the Lord counsels. Therefore, let the church 00:19:38.690 --> 00:19:40.670 take heed and pray always lest they fall into 00:19:40.670 --> 00:19:44.069 temptation. What does this ripeness represent? 00:19:44.150 --> 00:19:45.890 Does it mean that we can reach a point where 00:19:45.890 --> 00:19:48.170 we are unable to change? No, I think it means 00:19:48.170 --> 00:19:51.089 that we can reach a point in time where we are 00:19:51.089 --> 00:19:54.109 unwilling to change. I loved that part. I was 00:19:54.109 --> 00:19:56.950 like, that is so true because it's true. We can 00:19:56.950 --> 00:19:59.690 always change because of Jesus Christ, right? 00:19:59.869 --> 00:20:02.839 The atonement is always there. it's, are we willing 00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:08.079 to? So what's the antidote of being easily shaken 00:20:08.079 --> 00:20:11.599 or being right for destruction? Simply put, we 00:20:11.599 --> 00:20:14.039 do the opposite. We do the things that will strengthen 00:20:14.039 --> 00:20:18.160 our connection to Jesus Christ. Yeah, and from 00:20:18.160 --> 00:20:22.900 your comments before, like the fruits of being 00:20:22.900 --> 00:20:28.859 reconciled with God, peace and I can't find exactly 00:20:28.859 --> 00:20:31.059 where you coded it. But anyway, you gave a long 00:20:31.059 --> 00:20:32.720 list of things like, why wouldn't we want to 00:20:32.720 --> 00:20:34.180 feel that way? And if we're feeling anything 00:20:34.180 --> 00:20:37.980 but that way, it's what Satan offers us when 00:20:37.980 --> 00:20:42.299 we make choices that lead us to him. So, this 00:20:42.299 --> 00:20:46.140 is their strength and repentance. Regular, prompt, 00:20:46.279 --> 00:20:48.400 frequent repentance. I was thinking that too. 00:20:48.539 --> 00:20:51.599 It's like if you make a misstep and you quickly 00:20:51.599 --> 00:20:54.220 recognize it as just not the path that you wanted 00:20:54.220 --> 00:20:57.640 to go, you get back on. Like how simple that 00:20:57.640 --> 00:20:59.640 reconciliation process is rather than letting 00:20:59.640 --> 00:21:01.319 Satan get in the midst of that and making us 00:21:01.319 --> 00:21:03.440 think there's no way Coming back from that so 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:05.619 then you just you've done it. Yeah, you give 00:21:05.619 --> 00:21:08.380 up the hope that it's even possible President 00:21:08.380 --> 00:21:10.920 Nelson taught us nothing is more liberating more 00:21:10.920 --> 00:21:13.380 ennobling more crucial to our individual progression 00:21:13.380 --> 00:21:16.539 than regular daily focus on repentance I love 00:21:16.539 --> 00:21:19.039 the emphasis he put on daily repentance. So do 00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:22.400 I just cuz he's like it's it's available to you 00:21:22.400 --> 00:21:25.339 if you pick it up a year from now a week from 00:21:25.339 --> 00:21:27.720 now, but it's also available if you just want 00:21:27.720 --> 00:21:30.460 to unload that burden daily. And the mistakes 00:21:30.460 --> 00:21:32.140 that we make are completely different. If we 00:21:32.140 --> 00:21:34.160 get used to that piece that we're filling with 00:21:34.160 --> 00:21:39.880 daily repentance, then that's our norm. Then 00:21:39.880 --> 00:21:41.420 there's like another step of growth that we can 00:21:41.420 --> 00:21:45.019 have on top of that. I feel like some things 00:21:45.019 --> 00:21:46.779 that you said earlier really touched on that 00:21:46.779 --> 00:21:50.099 better. So I'm going to leave that at that. Being 00:21:50.099 --> 00:21:51.980 aware of God's hand in our lives, seeking and 00:21:51.980 --> 00:21:53.759 receiving revelation and listening to God when 00:21:53.759 --> 00:21:56.819 He speaks, those are the fruits of daily repentance. 00:21:57.420 --> 00:22:00.019 Absolutely. Jacob said it this way, in Jacob 00:22:00.019 --> 00:22:21.420 4 -6, he says, our faith becomes unshaken. And 00:22:21.420 --> 00:22:24.039 surprise, surprise, this is a process. It's a 00:22:24.039 --> 00:22:25.940 circular pattern. So this is the way he describes 00:22:25.940 --> 00:22:29.380 it. A desire to be reconciled to God must be 00:22:29.380 --> 00:22:32.420 accompanied by a desire to repent. Repenting 00:22:32.420 --> 00:22:34.259 and experiencing the blessings of the atonement 00:22:34.259 --> 00:22:37.599 of Jesus Christ leads us to unshaken faith. And 00:22:37.599 --> 00:22:40.779 then unshaken faith leads us leads to a desire 00:22:40.779 --> 00:22:42.960 to always be reconciled to God. So it's a circle, 00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:45.599 right? It's over and over. And Abby, I think 00:22:45.599 --> 00:22:47.420 we've talked about this before. I used to think 00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:51.240 that if I was in the same lesson or learning 00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:52.900 the same lesson, it was because I didn't learn 00:22:52.900 --> 00:22:55.680 it properly the first time through the years 00:22:55.680 --> 00:22:58.319 as I've lived the gospel and put principles to 00:22:58.319 --> 00:23:00.940 work in my own life. I feel like I've learned 00:23:00.940 --> 00:23:03.740 something. The lessons don't keep coming around 00:23:03.740 --> 00:23:05.599 because I didn't learn them the first time. It's 00:23:05.599 --> 00:23:08.140 not a matter of failing like I thought it was 00:23:08.140 --> 00:23:12.240 before. So I'd try again. But the way that God 00:23:12.240 --> 00:23:14.960 built this pattern is circular. And every time 00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:16.779 we take part in applying the principles of the 00:23:16.779 --> 00:23:19.440 gospel of Jesus Christ, we learn these principles 00:23:19.440 --> 00:23:23.079 and lessons on a deeper level. So another way 00:23:23.079 --> 00:23:25.380 to say that we learn line upon line. That would 00:23:25.380 --> 00:23:27.700 be another way to say that. And that's why those 00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:29.619 lessons keep circling around. It's not because 00:23:29.619 --> 00:23:31.819 we failed the first time. It's because a God 00:23:31.819 --> 00:23:35.380 in His infinite wisdom is giving us another layer 00:23:35.380 --> 00:23:38.059 of discipleship, another connection to our Savior, 00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:41.640 Jesus Christ, and endless opportunities to exercise 00:23:41.640 --> 00:23:45.440 our agency and to choose Him. Different way of 00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:48.480 looking at it. Abby, do you have anything to 00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:51.220 add? I know you love the iterative patterns of 00:23:51.220 --> 00:23:54.359 the Lord. Yeah, you're talking and I'm getting 00:23:54.359 --> 00:23:59.279 this vision. So you mentioned the word circular, 00:23:59.440 --> 00:24:01.240 you said circular, because it's like the pride 00:24:01.240 --> 00:24:04.599 cycle. You get prideful, you make wicked choices, 00:24:04.779 --> 00:24:07.339 you fall, you're brought to repentance, then 00:24:07.339 --> 00:24:09.299 you correct it, then you're with God and things, 00:24:09.400 --> 00:24:12.339 you're prospering, like a circle, right? On this 00:24:12.339 --> 00:24:17.660 one, you mess up, you fall, Satan's got you captive. 00:24:18.199 --> 00:24:20.559 desire to be reconciled. Yeah, you get that desire 00:24:20.559 --> 00:24:22.640 to be reconciled. You rely on the Atonement of 00:24:22.640 --> 00:24:25.259 Jesus Christ, you fix it. So you're kind of picturing 00:24:25.259 --> 00:24:28.740 I'm like north, east, south, west, like I'm going 00:24:28.740 --> 00:24:31.539 in the circle. Yeah. If it's a circular pattern 00:24:31.539 --> 00:24:34.519 and we think Another mistake again and I'm circling 00:24:34.519 --> 00:24:35.960 back and I'm making those same mistakes again 00:24:35.960 --> 00:24:39.859 Take that circular vision and cut a thin strip 00:24:39.859 --> 00:24:43.140 and make a spiral exactly like this right now 00:24:43.140 --> 00:24:46.180 Hold that tip that's in the center point and 00:24:46.180 --> 00:24:49.960 rise it vertically 100 % and so yes, that's that's 00:24:49.960 --> 00:24:52.400 what the iterative pattern. That's what you should 00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:55.779 be thinking When I made this mistake, I made 00:24:55.779 --> 00:24:58.640 it a little bit differently totally and I recognized 00:24:58.640 --> 00:25:01.720 it sooner and I turned to the Lord quicker and 00:25:01.720 --> 00:25:05.460 the repentance felt sweeter and I moved on I'm 00:25:05.460 --> 00:25:07.599 not back to the top where I'm in good graces 00:25:07.599 --> 00:25:10.819 with him. I'm Elevated also totally because I 00:25:10.819 --> 00:25:13.299 got iteratively better and because it was a red 00:25:13.299 --> 00:25:15.759 line that gave us that iterative better pattern. 00:25:15.980 --> 00:25:19.589 What a mind blowing talk and like one of those 00:25:19.589 --> 00:25:21.930 words, I was like, I honestly, I don't even know 00:25:21.930 --> 00:25:24.250 that I had it in my vocabulary. Now that I know 00:25:24.250 --> 00:25:26.410 it, I'm like, I've heard Bednar say it, this 00:25:26.410 --> 00:25:28.809 guy's saying it, I'm hearing it all over. So 00:25:28.809 --> 00:25:32.609 clearly, I've heard it before and I'm like, I 00:25:32.609 --> 00:25:33.750 didn't know what it was. So I just kind of like, 00:25:33.990 --> 00:25:35.690 my brain's like, you don't know that word, move 00:25:35.690 --> 00:25:37.529 past it. Now that I know it and I understand 00:25:37.529 --> 00:25:40.390 it, I'm like, he is so amazing because it does 00:25:40.390 --> 00:25:42.730 play with the line upon line. Like what I'm expected 00:25:42.730 --> 00:25:45.309 to know at a certain age or certain life experiences 00:25:45.309 --> 00:25:48.069 is completely different than you know, this version 00:25:48.069 --> 00:25:51.609 2 .0, 3 .0, 4 .0 of myself. And when it feels 00:25:51.609 --> 00:25:53.690 like he's having to teach me the same lessons 00:25:53.690 --> 00:25:55.690 again, he is not in fact teaching me the same 00:25:55.690 --> 00:25:58.769 lesson again. He's teaching this version of me 00:25:58.769 --> 00:26:02.390 something on a deeper level. I agree. And I also 00:26:02.390 --> 00:26:04.710 feel like part of the Abbe too is something that's 00:26:04.710 --> 00:26:07.599 beautiful from Heavenly Father because these 00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:10.839 certain things, let's say we're learning a lesson 00:26:10.839 --> 00:26:14.720 on, for me, health right now, right? Each time 00:26:14.720 --> 00:26:17.180 I put the Atonement into practice, each time 00:26:17.180 --> 00:26:19.539 I turn to Him and I learn and I obey and I do, 00:26:19.700 --> 00:26:22.279 and it keeps going around, there is a very specific 00:26:22.279 --> 00:26:25.259 spirit that I feel and it is a spirit that the 00:26:25.259 --> 00:26:27.980 next time it comes around, it's a familiar one. 00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:31.029 And I remember Number one, I turned to the Lord. 00:26:31.150 --> 00:26:33.009 Number two, he delivered me. And number three, 00:26:33.150 --> 00:26:35.490 I can do this with him. And sometimes you really 00:26:35.490 --> 00:26:37.470 need that because it feels like, shoot, what 00:26:37.470 --> 00:26:38.950 if this time is different? You know, sometimes 00:26:38.950 --> 00:26:40.950 I just think that like, what if this is different? 00:26:41.289 --> 00:26:44.029 The answer is it's not. You can always rely on 00:26:44.029 --> 00:26:45.390 him and you're always going to come out on top 00:26:45.390 --> 00:26:47.609 like you just do. You know, anyways, those are 00:26:47.609 --> 00:26:49.849 the thoughts that I had. But it's so cool when 00:26:49.849 --> 00:26:52.880 you when you when you throw it to him or you 00:26:52.880 --> 00:26:54.740 team up with him faster than maybe you did the 00:26:54.740 --> 00:26:56.980 last time. And then even if the situation's way 00:26:56.980 --> 00:26:59.200 worse, it doesn't feel way worse. We've said 00:26:59.200 --> 00:27:01.579 that in other ways in this podcast. So I'm like, 00:27:01.599 --> 00:27:03.759 he carries it in a different way. It's true. 00:27:03.880 --> 00:27:08.420 It makes it lighter. You know, I love line upon 00:27:08.420 --> 00:27:10.839 line. I love iteratively better. I love all of 00:27:10.839 --> 00:27:13.759 that. Another thing that I love is names of our 00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:17.740 savior, Jesus Christ, comforter, brother, redeemer. 00:27:18.599 --> 00:27:22.130 He is one of his names is the Great Reconciler. 00:27:22.690 --> 00:27:25.549 I love that. And especially when it's capital 00:27:25.549 --> 00:27:27.650 like that, it reminds you that it is him and 00:27:27.650 --> 00:27:30.910 you can't fail when you partner with him. Thank 00:27:30.910 --> 00:27:34.450 you, Abby. In closing, he ends with this. Brothers 00:27:34.450 --> 00:27:36.849 and sisters, I invite you to be reconciled to 00:27:36.849 --> 00:27:39.349 God through the atonement of Jesus Christ. I 00:27:39.349 --> 00:27:41.849 testify that making and keeping covenants makes 00:27:41.849 --> 00:27:44.349 our connection to the Savior strong, thereby 00:27:44.349 --> 00:27:47.390 avoiding becoming ripe for destruction. I testify 00:27:47.929 --> 00:27:50.869 that this reconciliation to God through Jesus 00:27:50.869 --> 00:27:53.569 Christ's atonement leads to unshakable faith. 00:27:55.029 --> 00:27:56.910 Guys, thanks for being with us. Maybe we'll see 00:27:56.910 --> 00:27:59.170 you on Facebook sometime this week. And if not, 00:27:59.289 --> 00:28:01.589 we'll catch you next week. Have a good one. See 00:28:01.589 --> 00:28:02.230 you next time.