WEBVTT 00:00:02.359 --> 00:00:04.639 Welcome to Closer to Christ through General Conference, 00:00:04.860 --> 00:00:06.719 where two friends who love Jesus share our own 00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:08.539 approach to studying the most recent General 00:00:08.539 --> 00:00:11.480 Conference talks. This is Abby and Amy. Let's 00:00:11.480 --> 00:00:31.649 jump into it. Today we're talking about cheering 00:00:31.649 --> 00:00:34.530 each other on. This is by Sister J. Annette Dennis. 00:00:34.710 --> 00:00:37.810 I know, just saying the title of it, it gets 00:00:37.810 --> 00:00:40.350 me all excited and this pumping. She's the first 00:00:40.350 --> 00:00:42.250 counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency. 00:00:43.210 --> 00:00:45.450 So right from the beginning, I'm going to jump 00:00:45.450 --> 00:00:47.770 to the end of this talk just to kind of set the 00:00:47.770 --> 00:00:50.229 stage for our discussion today. So Sister Dennis 00:00:50.229 --> 00:00:52.950 shared something deeply personal. with all of 00:00:52.950 --> 00:00:55.810 us and it helped me to understand why she's so 00:00:55.810 --> 00:00:58.189 passionate about this topic and also why she 00:00:58.189 --> 00:01:01.490 discussed it so perfectly. She shared this, when 00:01:01.490 --> 00:01:03.189 I was in my late 20s I went through a period 00:01:03.189 --> 00:01:05.769 of deep depression and during that time it was 00:01:05.769 --> 00:01:08.390 as if the reality that God existed was suddenly 00:01:08.390 --> 00:01:11.349 gone. My heart went out to her on that. I can't 00:01:11.349 --> 00:01:13.609 fully explain the feeling, other than to say 00:01:13.609 --> 00:01:16.290 I felt completely lost from the time I was a 00:01:16.290 --> 00:01:18.010 young child. I'd always known that my father 00:01:18.010 --> 00:01:19.549 in heaven was there and that I could talk to 00:01:19.549 --> 00:01:21.989 him. But during that time, I no longer knew if 00:01:21.989 --> 00:01:24.950 there was a God. I'd never experienced anything 00:01:24.950 --> 00:01:27.530 like that before in my life, and it felt like 00:01:27.530 --> 00:01:29.840 my whole foundation was crumbling. As a result, 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:32.019 it was hard for me to attend church. I went, 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:33.840 but it was partly because I was afraid of being 00:01:33.840 --> 00:01:36.579 labeled inactive or less faithful, and I was 00:01:36.579 --> 00:01:38.579 afraid of becoming someone's assigned project. 00:01:38.959 --> 00:01:40.760 What I really needed during that time was to 00:01:40.760 --> 00:01:43.680 feel genuine love, understanding, and support 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:46.200 from those around me, not judgment. Some of the 00:01:46.200 --> 00:01:48.319 assumptions I was afraid that people would make 00:01:48.319 --> 00:01:52.159 about me, I myself had made about other people 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:55.450 when they didn't regularly attend church. That 00:01:55.450 --> 00:01:57.569 painful personal experience taught me some valuable 00:01:57.569 --> 00:02:00.569 lessons about why we've been commanded not to 00:02:00.569 --> 00:02:03.129 judge one another unrighteously. Isn't it cool 00:02:03.129 --> 00:02:06.930 how she just opened herself up to like, this 00:02:06.930 --> 00:02:08.449 is something that I've learned firsthand for 00:02:08.449 --> 00:02:11.150 myself from my personal experience. I'm glad 00:02:11.150 --> 00:02:12.449 that you pulled it up from the end of the talk 00:02:12.449 --> 00:02:15.210 because it really sets the stage for this important 00:02:15.210 --> 00:02:18.229 topic that she's going to. Talk John agree she 00:02:18.229 --> 00:02:21.050 followed with the question Are there those among 00:02:21.050 --> 00:02:23.349 us who suffer in silence afraid of others to? 00:02:23.710 --> 00:02:25.750 To know their hidden struggles because they don't 00:02:25.750 --> 00:02:28.750 know what the reaction will be I I myself connected 00:02:28.750 --> 00:02:31.530 with his talk on a lot of levels, but particularly 00:02:31.530 --> 00:02:34.750 in my 20s I was finishing college I tend to have 00:02:34.750 --> 00:02:37.229 more like anxious thoughts than depressive thoughts, 00:02:37.229 --> 00:02:42.689 but I was like killing myself with school. I'm 00:02:42.689 --> 00:02:46.919 right -handed naturally and my instructors thought 00:02:46.919 --> 00:02:48.580 it'd be a good idea for me to do dental hygiene 00:02:48.580 --> 00:02:50.960 school left -handed. What? Yeah, it was wild. 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:53.879 Like the personality that I am now, I'd be like, 00:02:53.979 --> 00:02:57.039 you know, like, no. Yeah. Why are you stacking 00:02:57.039 --> 00:02:59.800 things against me? Yeah. Well, you know, a missing 00:02:59.800 --> 00:03:02.159 piece of one of my fingers. And so they felt 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:05.159 that I couldn't do the job of a dental hygienist 00:03:05.159 --> 00:03:07.460 right -handed, like naturally. So I'm like, I 00:03:07.460 --> 00:03:09.419 can't even hold a pencil with my left hand. You 00:03:09.419 --> 00:03:11.240 know, I'm like, I'm a terrible writer. So it 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:14.139 was challenging. So it's already a pretty challenging 00:03:14.139 --> 00:03:17.479 program. pretty competitive and then like they 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:19.560 just throw it on me like hey why don't you be 00:03:19.560 --> 00:03:21.039 left -handed and my senior year they were like 00:03:21.039 --> 00:03:23.000 why don't you pass the processes off right and 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:26.199 left -handed and i was more strong in my personality 00:03:26.199 --> 00:03:28.120 at that point i'm like no that's not happening 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:31.919 we'll stick to one set of expectations like everybody 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:35.979 else right so i mean my anxiety it was it was 00:03:35.979 --> 00:03:37.979 through the roof and so i i had to go on some 00:03:37.979 --> 00:03:40.400 medication at the time and i became really close 00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:43.099 with um with some of the gals in the program 00:03:43.099 --> 00:03:45.729 because we did carpooling together and you know, 00:03:45.729 --> 00:03:47.710 I'm on this medication, they were just like, 00:03:47.830 --> 00:03:51.250 you're not yourself. And, and I was like, well, 00:03:51.289 --> 00:03:53.770 I'm either on this medication and just kind of 00:03:53.770 --> 00:03:55.610 making it through the motions or I'm going to 00:03:55.610 --> 00:03:58.150 die of a heart attack. So I picked, I picked 00:03:58.150 --> 00:04:00.550 no emotion. I felt like it was a good thing. 00:04:01.229 --> 00:04:03.650 So really, you know, keeping the blood pressure 00:04:03.650 --> 00:04:05.889 at bay and stuff was, was the important part 00:04:05.889 --> 00:04:07.509 and just trying to stay on track with the schooling 00:04:07.509 --> 00:04:09.969 program. I didn't want to fall behind in that. 00:04:10.689 --> 00:04:13.449 So anyway, you know, This is kind of a lot to 00:04:13.449 --> 00:04:15.729 share, but why am I, why am I sharing this? Her 00:04:15.729 --> 00:04:19.310 talk made me think like, it's great to have that 00:04:19.310 --> 00:04:21.769 discussion and bring it to the forefront because 00:04:21.769 --> 00:04:27.310 I would say mental health issues are huge right 00:04:27.310 --> 00:04:31.050 now. Like, I don't understand everybody and all, 00:04:31.050 --> 00:04:32.850 you know, all of the emotions that they're going 00:04:32.850 --> 00:04:35.290 through, but I personally look back on my experience 00:04:35.290 --> 00:04:39.149 from 20 years ago and I appreciate that I had 00:04:39.149 --> 00:04:44.199 that struggle because I don't know, it helps 00:04:44.199 --> 00:04:46.500 me relate a little bit more. Like she said her 00:04:46.500 --> 00:04:48.120 normal way, she's like, I can't explain the feelings 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:50.420 that I had. She was struggling with, you know, 00:04:50.879 --> 00:04:52.620 faith questions at the time. She can't explain 00:04:52.620 --> 00:04:55.240 it, but it does make her empathetic to others 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:56.939 that are going through it. She can at least see 00:04:56.939 --> 00:04:59.540 through their eyes. Like she doesn't know exactly 00:04:59.540 --> 00:05:01.160 how they're feeling, but you don't have to know 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:03.279 exactly how they're feeling to appreciate that. 00:05:03.730 --> 00:05:06.529 That these these struggles exist and when she 00:05:06.529 --> 00:05:08.889 brings it up and and she and she mentioned that 00:05:08.889 --> 00:05:10.949 she has it then all of a sudden She's just way 00:05:10.949 --> 00:05:14.050 more relatable in a situation So anyway, I look 00:05:14.050 --> 00:05:16.029 back on that time grateful for friends that were 00:05:16.029 --> 00:05:18.129 looking out for me You know, they they wanted 00:05:18.129 --> 00:05:20.889 me and my personality back but like for a time 00:05:20.889 --> 00:05:23.709 for a period of time I was like I just have to 00:05:23.709 --> 00:05:26.029 numb myself to the world and lucky for me I I 00:05:26.029 --> 00:05:28.230 wasn't having a faith crisis on top of it. It 00:05:28.230 --> 00:05:31.250 was yeah, it was really like just to level out 00:05:31.579 --> 00:05:33.959 Um, the, the, the expectations I think I had 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:36.860 for myself and the education field. And like 00:05:36.860 --> 00:05:40.300 I said, 20 years later, uh, you know, I've learned 00:05:40.300 --> 00:05:42.819 other mechanisms. Like if, if I have stress, 00:05:42.860 --> 00:05:44.879 just bite my fingernails off and then the world's 00:05:44.879 --> 00:05:47.319 totally fine or just kidding. No, but there are 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:52.199 other things, um, you know, meditation or. I 00:05:52.199 --> 00:05:54.839 mean, saying no to something that are above my 00:05:54.839 --> 00:05:57.819 capacity or, or giving it to God, you know, earlier 00:05:57.819 --> 00:06:01.459 on, I learned a lot about myself and it. It's 00:06:01.459 --> 00:06:04.879 given me a perspective as I look at others, you 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:06.220 know, knowing that they maybe have those struggles. 00:06:06.439 --> 00:06:08.319 It's so great when they're willing to share that 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:10.000 they're going through a period of struggle so 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:12.160 that you're not just guessing, diagnosing them 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:16.439 like when they bring it up. So anyway, I love 00:06:16.439 --> 00:06:19.360 this talk. I'm hoping that a lot of you just 00:06:19.360 --> 00:06:22.699 find a lot of comfort knowing, I'm guessing a 00:06:22.699 --> 00:06:24.680 majority of us listening to this talk are like, 00:06:24.720 --> 00:06:27.339 yeah, I've had my own periods of time and really 00:06:27.339 --> 00:06:30.199 could use a cheerleader versus somebody. tearing 00:06:30.199 --> 00:06:32.160 me down and saying, why aren't you doing this 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:35.259 or that? Sometimes you just can't. Yeah. Very 00:06:35.259 --> 00:06:37.259 good, Abby. Thanks for sharing that. I never 00:06:37.259 --> 00:06:40.699 knew that. We are often surprised when others 00:06:40.699 --> 00:06:42.579 share something so intimate and personal with 00:06:42.579 --> 00:06:45.740 us. I've been grateful when those around me have 00:06:45.740 --> 00:06:48.220 shared and allowed me and others in. I've never 00:06:48.220 --> 00:06:49.839 once thought, oh, you're struggling with something. 00:06:50.000 --> 00:06:51.740 When people have the courage to share the things 00:06:51.740 --> 00:06:53.360 that they're struggling with, especially when 00:06:53.360 --> 00:06:55.779 they do it with a desire to hold on to the things 00:06:55.779 --> 00:06:58.079 that they knew. It's always done something to 00:06:58.079 --> 00:06:59.579 strengthen my own testimony. You're right. It's 00:06:59.579 --> 00:07:03.199 so hard when you have to guess. You know what 00:07:03.199 --> 00:07:04.939 I mean? Yeah, it's hard. You don't know where 00:07:04.939 --> 00:07:08.379 something's going on. Yeah. Because it could 00:07:08.379 --> 00:07:12.439 be like an issue. Like it could be a doctor in 00:07:12.439 --> 00:07:14.860 peace that they're struggling with. But if you 00:07:14.860 --> 00:07:17.220 understand that it's a mental component that 00:07:17.220 --> 00:07:19.860 they don't have any control over, it really does 00:07:19.860 --> 00:07:22.399 help you know. Sometimes you just need to be 00:07:22.399 --> 00:07:24.300 there with them. You can ask the Spirit to help 00:07:24.300 --> 00:07:27.139 impress you. Am I saying something? Just being 00:07:27.139 --> 00:07:32.339 here. It puts another key player into the process. 00:07:32.339 --> 00:07:35.759 For sure. Get them the most help they need. I 00:07:35.759 --> 00:07:37.560 think Satan rejoices when he thinks that he's 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:39.300 convinced people that they have to hold their 00:07:39.300 --> 00:07:42.019 trouble in. to themselves and just suffer in 00:07:42.019 --> 00:07:44.139 silence, you know? When we know what challenges 00:07:44.139 --> 00:07:45.920 other people are facing, whether it's mental 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:47.879 or physical, like you were talking about, then 00:07:47.879 --> 00:07:50.000 we know how to minister and serve better. It's 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:52.120 funny, I was talking to my mom today and we were, 00:07:52.939 --> 00:07:55.279 one of our family members is going into the doctor 00:07:55.279 --> 00:07:56.980 and we're kind of praying, you know, that it's 00:07:56.980 --> 00:08:00.139 not cancer or something else. And she was saying 00:08:00.139 --> 00:08:01.139 that, and I said, you know, I'm going to pray 00:08:01.139 --> 00:08:03.199 for a correct diagnosis, because I feel like 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:05.660 when you get a correct diagnosis, then you're 00:08:05.660 --> 00:08:07.839 not treating things that have nothing to do with 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:09.459 it. Do you know what I'm saying? You could exhaust 00:08:09.459 --> 00:08:12.339 yourself, treating yourself or worrying about 00:08:12.339 --> 00:08:14.779 the scenarios that it possibly could be. Totally. 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:16.519 I mean, I felt that way with the kids and their 00:08:16.519 --> 00:08:18.720 cystic fibrosis diagnosis. Like, no, it's not 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:21.360 awesome to know that your kid has that, but not 00:08:21.360 --> 00:08:23.879 knowing why your baby's just like withering away. 00:08:23.879 --> 00:08:26.459 You rule out everything else. Yeah. What possibly 00:08:26.459 --> 00:08:28.160 could be going on? Like once you have the diagnosis 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:30.079 that you've got a community of people that can 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:32.759 support and surround you. Another thing is you're 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:35.100 exactly saying what's in my heart. heart, like 00:08:35.100 --> 00:08:37.980 this family member, they could have just held 00:08:37.980 --> 00:08:42.279 that challenge into themselves, you know, doing 00:08:42.279 --> 00:08:45.480 a prayer thing and, you know, fasting in the 00:08:45.480 --> 00:08:46.740 temple or whatever. They could have been doing 00:08:46.740 --> 00:08:48.200 a lot of things individually for themselves, 00:08:48.259 --> 00:08:50.139 but the fact that you know that the appointment's 00:08:50.139 --> 00:08:52.940 coming up, we don't, we can't choose the outcome. 00:08:53.120 --> 00:08:55.320 We can't decide, you know, how this is going 00:08:55.320 --> 00:08:57.919 to go. But this family member has allowed the 00:08:57.919 --> 00:09:00.759 rest of the family in on this challenge. Then 00:09:00.759 --> 00:09:05.279 you can pray together. You can be equally invested 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:08.100 in the outcome. You know, as they're trying to 00:09:08.100 --> 00:09:09.340 decide treatments, if they ask your opinion, 00:09:09.460 --> 00:09:12.220 you can have, you know, you can have some thoughts 00:09:12.220 --> 00:09:14.360 and feelings about that because they have decided 00:09:14.360 --> 00:09:16.940 to loop you into the situation. And then, you 00:09:16.940 --> 00:09:20.259 know, when things happen that are like positive, 00:09:20.259 --> 00:09:22.460 you know, positive test result here, they get 00:09:22.460 --> 00:09:26.299 some news, we get to cheer and rejoice with them. 00:09:26.460 --> 00:09:29.159 Like their victory is our victory. I agree. When 00:09:29.159 --> 00:09:32.179 you let people in, also this... I feel like the 00:09:32.179 --> 00:09:35.960 Lord lets us also have a portion of how he feels 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:39.139 for them or what he wants for them. And it just, 00:09:39.139 --> 00:09:42.100 it broadens the circle. You know what I mean? 00:09:42.240 --> 00:09:43.899 It enlarges the circle. That's what I meant to 00:09:43.899 --> 00:09:47.299 say. Absolutely. Until we get better at sharing 00:09:47.299 --> 00:09:49.700 these challenges with each other, I think this 00:09:49.700 --> 00:09:52.720 talk is a good backdrop for helping us to consider 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:55.980 realistically. Pretty much everyone everywhere 00:09:55.980 --> 00:09:58.919 that we encounter has something, some unique 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:00.700 set of challenges that's making their mortal 00:10:00.700 --> 00:10:03.720 experience difficult. And so without even knowing 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:06.299 exactly what challenges they're carrying, what 00:10:06.299 --> 00:10:08.799 about if we just treat each other as though they 00:10:08.799 --> 00:10:11.259 are carrying the biggest burden of their life? 00:10:12.019 --> 00:10:14.419 You know, choose to be a cheerleader mortality 00:10:14.419 --> 00:10:17.740 because there are plenty of hard things going 00:10:17.740 --> 00:10:21.399 on and finding joy in, you know, we can find 00:10:21.399 --> 00:10:24.750 joy. and still recognize this is an awfully hard 00:10:24.750 --> 00:10:27.470 thing that we're tasked with doing. Absolutely. 00:10:27.570 --> 00:10:29.529 So just assume other people are having just as 00:10:29.529 --> 00:10:31.690 hard of a time as we are. It just looks different. 00:10:31.830 --> 00:10:34.509 Yeah, it's gonna look different. Yeah. And how 00:10:34.509 --> 00:10:39.250 can we cheer and uplift them? Mm -hmm. We can't 00:10:39.250 --> 00:10:42.629 skip talking about the story that she did open 00:10:42.629 --> 00:10:45.330 with. I love this. At the USA Masters Track and 00:10:45.330 --> 00:10:47.769 Field National Championship, a competition for 00:10:47.769 --> 00:10:50.289 seniors, one of the participants in the 1500 00:10:50.289 --> 00:10:53.620 meter event was a... 100 year old, his name was 00:10:53.620 --> 00:10:55.740 Orville Rogers. To summarize the sweet story, 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:59.299 this elderly runner named Orville competed in 00:10:59.299 --> 00:11:02.240 multiple races where he fell far behind, running 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:04.440 alone long after everyone else had finished. 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:06.879 As he began his final lap of his fifth event, 00:11:07.159 --> 00:11:09.600 the silent crowd rose in support, cheering him 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:12.419 across the finish line where his fellow competitors 00:11:12.419 --> 00:11:15.559 embraced him. Though he finished last in every 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:18.000 single event, Orville actually broke five world 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:20.909 records in his age group. His efforts showed 00:11:20.909 --> 00:11:23.429 remarkable courage and reminded observers not 00:11:23.429 --> 00:11:26.450 to judge others, since people often face challenges 00:11:26.450 --> 00:11:29.370 unseen and still give their very best. Totally 00:11:29.370 --> 00:11:35.789 reminded me of Sister Ruña's talk last time. 00:11:36.090 --> 00:11:39.909 Was it Ruña, the blonde? The degree of difficulty? 00:11:41.049 --> 00:11:43.649 No. I know who you're. Me too. Now I can't remember 00:11:43.649 --> 00:11:45.149 it. Sorry about that. It's okay. Can't be expected 00:11:45.149 --> 00:11:46.409 to remember a thing, but what was the feeling 00:11:46.409 --> 00:11:48.549 from the talk? It was essentially the degree 00:11:48.549 --> 00:11:50.870 of difficulty that the Lord knows what the degree 00:11:50.870 --> 00:11:52.529 of difficulty is. Only He knows. That's why He 00:11:52.529 --> 00:11:54.110 gets to be the judge. That's why He's the judge. 00:11:54.110 --> 00:11:56.549 This talk emphasizes that too. 100%. Yes. Love 00:11:56.549 --> 00:11:58.840 that. I'm just picturing like, you know, you 00:11:58.840 --> 00:12:01.159 get to heaven and just kind of picture like you've 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:03.100 just stuck your finger in a light socket. That's 00:12:03.100 --> 00:12:06.580 how frazzled and you are, you know, bloody knees 00:12:06.580 --> 00:12:08.860 and hands from like crawling your way there. 00:12:08.860 --> 00:12:10.779 That's how it feels. That's kind of how it feels. 00:12:11.360 --> 00:12:14.820 But it's just like, I made it. I'm here. For 00:12:14.820 --> 00:12:18.480 sure. All of us really need that sense of support 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:20.639 and encouragement, regardless of our age. Basic 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:24.720 human needs are the fact that we Each need to 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:26.639 know that we are wanted and needed and that our 00:12:26.639 --> 00:12:28.480 lives have purpose and meaning no matter our 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:34.679 circumstances or limitations Love it again Cheerleader 00:12:34.679 --> 00:12:37.000 rather than not we're each touched to see how 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:38.860 the crowd responded to Orville and it's likely 00:12:38.860 --> 00:12:40.980 because it's an example of how the Savior is 00:12:40.980 --> 00:12:43.779 always there to cheer us on and How when we follow 00:12:43.779 --> 00:12:45.559 the commandment to love and serve others even 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:47.860 as he does we can choose to be cheerleaders in 00:12:47.860 --> 00:12:51.379 the lives of others What if our congregations? 00:12:51.789 --> 00:12:55.309 our families, we're gathering places where we 00:12:55.309 --> 00:12:58.590 each cheered each other on. What if we were fueled 00:12:58.590 --> 00:13:01.129 by the love of Christ for one another? I love 00:13:01.129 --> 00:13:03.330 that. That's really good. What if we were more 00:13:03.330 --> 00:13:06.429 inclined to help others overcome whatever challenges 00:13:06.429 --> 00:13:09.750 they were facing? And again, Abby, it just comes 00:13:09.750 --> 00:13:14.889 to mind that when we are prayerful, the Spirit 00:13:14.889 --> 00:13:18.730 can help us just to discern what's going on. 00:13:19.009 --> 00:13:22.279 And maybe we don't get the full picture. I wouldn't 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:25.820 think that we would, but we would have an inclination 00:13:25.820 --> 00:13:28.539 to treat them, whoever we're praying about, with 00:13:28.539 --> 00:13:31.200 more kindness and more compassion, even if that's 00:13:31.200 --> 00:13:34.980 all we did. Yeah. This talk makes me think I 00:13:34.980 --> 00:13:37.139 don't even have to pray for a specific person 00:13:37.139 --> 00:13:40.039 to help. I can just assume every single person 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:42.679 that I'm rubbing shoulders with on any given 00:13:42.679 --> 00:13:48.970 day is carrying something worth My time and attention 00:13:48.970 --> 00:13:51.129 to just let them know how awesome they are. Yeah, 00:13:51.129 --> 00:13:53.169 I'm proud I am of the good things they're doing 00:13:53.169 --> 00:13:55.950 and it's especially awesome to do because Undoubtedly, 00:13:55.950 --> 00:13:58.690 I'm gonna need that same encouragement and support 00:13:58.690 --> 00:14:01.409 and it's great to know like sometimes you're 00:14:01.409 --> 00:14:03.129 lifting up the people that will then turn around 00:14:03.129 --> 00:14:06.269 to be your 100 % support and cheerleader in your 00:14:06.269 --> 00:14:09.399 deepest time of need. Yes It also reminds me, 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:12.080 Abby, back during COVID, when I first moved here, 00:14:12.600 --> 00:14:15.120 we had a Come Follow Me study group. And I loved 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:18.340 it because it was a group where all were welcome, 00:14:18.460 --> 00:14:20.639 regardless of whether you studied that week or 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:23.720 not, whatever happened. And we've said this before, 00:14:24.139 --> 00:14:26.759 but sometimes you come to share what you had 00:14:26.759 --> 00:14:29.259 learned and to fill others cups. And sometimes 00:14:29.259 --> 00:14:31.720 you come and you know that you're in the company 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:35.649 of women who... Love the Lord and who love you 00:14:35.649 --> 00:14:37.549 and they fill your cup up. You know what I mean? 00:14:37.610 --> 00:14:40.549 And so it was a very Give -and -take economy. 00:14:40.750 --> 00:14:42.929 Yeah, that's always a great way. Yeah, that's 00:14:42.929 --> 00:14:44.929 what we want to see for the Facebook page right 00:14:44.929 --> 00:14:47.840 now We're just acknowledging to the Lord, we 00:14:47.840 --> 00:14:50.039 heard what you said about having further discussion 00:14:50.039 --> 00:14:53.120 and gathering men and women who've studied these 00:14:53.120 --> 00:14:55.379 and want to have a discussion about it. So we've 00:14:55.379 --> 00:14:56.899 opened the Facebook page. And it's the holidays. 00:14:57.100 --> 00:15:01.960 And it's just not taken off, but it's going to. 00:15:02.279 --> 00:15:03.820 Yeah, we'll see you in a year, guys. Maybe three 00:15:03.820 --> 00:15:05.419 years from now. We'll be like, oh yeah, that's 00:15:05.419 --> 00:15:08.179 exactly what we wanted it to be. But we started 00:15:08.179 --> 00:15:12.000 it to be like, we heard what you said. We were 00:15:12.000 --> 00:15:13.759 trying to pair back on the talks. We were like, 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:16.840 hey, Heavenly Baller. That's a lot of talks to 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:18.419 cover. Do you want us to do less?" And he's like, 00:15:18.500 --> 00:15:22.360 just cover them up. And he's like, also, go ahead 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:25.740 and add Facebook discussion page to it. Our capacity 00:15:25.740 --> 00:15:28.440 is expanding, Abby. Well, I mean, you could see 00:15:28.440 --> 00:15:30.960 how well it's going. There's like four followers. 00:15:31.179 --> 00:15:33.639 Just kidding. Thank you for joining us on there. 00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:36.580 Join us. We're going to eventually have great 00:15:36.580 --> 00:15:38.460 discussions there so that we can build each other 00:15:38.460 --> 00:15:40.500 up when we have the capacity and we can just 00:15:40.500 --> 00:15:43.200 read other comments to build us up when we don't. 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:46.070 Love it. We need each other. Sister Dennis shares, 00:15:46.330 --> 00:15:48.149 divine strength comes from unity, and that is 00:15:48.149 --> 00:15:51.169 why Satan is intent on dividing us. Doesn't it 00:15:51.169 --> 00:15:53.509 take you off just to realize how good he is at 00:15:53.509 --> 00:15:58.570 his job? Yeah. And do you remember in that kind 00:15:58.570 --> 00:16:00.870 of a sub branch of that study group, the Enneagram 00:16:00.870 --> 00:16:03.379 work that we did? I had COVID during that, but 00:16:03.379 --> 00:16:04.799 I remember reading the whole thing about it. 00:16:04.799 --> 00:16:07.179 Yeah. It's an interesting, it's like a personality 00:16:07.179 --> 00:16:09.779 test. Yep. It's a framework that has nine core 00:16:09.779 --> 00:16:12.159 principles. And what I liked is this friend that 00:16:12.159 --> 00:16:14.600 was teaching, like this is definitely a worldly, 00:16:15.019 --> 00:16:17.539 secular personality test, but because she and 00:16:17.539 --> 00:16:19.539 her husband as members of the Church of Jesus 00:16:19.539 --> 00:16:22.519 Christ of Latter -day Saints had done some studying 00:16:22.519 --> 00:16:25.539 with it, like this is his livelihood particularly, 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:27.399 like this is, you know, something he's really 00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:30.990 good at. He was able to... point us to Christ 00:16:30.990 --> 00:16:33.269 in the study of this because he was like these 00:16:33.269 --> 00:16:35.929 nine core principles are divine attributes of 00:16:35.929 --> 00:16:40.570 Jesus Christ. And so we all exhibit those characteristics 00:16:40.570 --> 00:16:43.370 in one way or another. They're deep rooted motivations 00:16:43.370 --> 00:16:45.169 rather than just like a surface trait that somebody 00:16:45.169 --> 00:16:48.029 would have. And so you're not putting people 00:16:48.029 --> 00:16:50.190 in boxes as you're studying the Enneagram being 00:16:50.190 --> 00:16:52.690 like, oh, you're this characteristic or this 00:16:52.690 --> 00:16:56.210 of the nine, but it helps us understand why. 00:16:57.019 --> 00:17:00.899 You know why we do the things that we do And 00:17:00.899 --> 00:17:02.980 you know, why does this matter the Enneagram 00:17:02.980 --> 00:17:05.519 it highlights our strengths But then because 00:17:05.519 --> 00:17:07.720 we can pick up on our strengths It'll point out 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:09.920 what our blind spots can typically be it will 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:12.480 show us a path to grow because that's a that's 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:14.640 a good thing It's you know, not be like, oh, 00:17:14.640 --> 00:17:16.500 I've got this trade -out. It's a superpower Well, 00:17:16.839 --> 00:17:20.119 every trait can be your downfall if if you're 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:22.240 not aware of it and and where you know where 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:25.099 the weaknesses lie Anyway We don't need to get 00:17:25.099 --> 00:17:30.299 into this, but it really helps you understand 00:17:30.299 --> 00:17:32.779 your relationships, how those things work, and 00:17:32.779 --> 00:17:35.380 it helps you personally develop in areas. You 00:17:35.380 --> 00:17:38.319 can see blind spots. You can be pointed to blind 00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:41.259 spots that you can focus on knowing that as you're 00:17:41.259 --> 00:17:43.039 working on that, that you're working on another 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:44.849 Christlike attribute. That's how I see it. Love 00:17:44.849 --> 00:17:46.930 that. That's so great. So it's in a practical, 00:17:47.210 --> 00:17:50.390 insightful way. It's surprisingly transformative. 00:17:50.809 --> 00:17:52.829 And I need to refresh your course on it. Like, 00:17:52.950 --> 00:17:54.670 I'm certainly not the expert to be talking about 00:17:54.670 --> 00:17:56.630 it, but I'm going to spell it because it doesn't 00:17:56.630 --> 00:18:00.190 sound quite like it is. It's E -N -N -E -A -G 00:18:00.190 --> 00:18:02.250 -R -A -M. And there's usually like a free test. 00:18:02.369 --> 00:18:04.029 You take a few questions, you know, like probably 00:18:04.029 --> 00:18:07.789 30 questions. And it kind of points to this, 00:18:07.890 --> 00:18:12.930 but it gives you... Anyway, I would suggest you 00:18:12.930 --> 00:18:16.250 kind of look at it in the form of Christ -like 00:18:16.250 --> 00:18:18.769 attributes that you have, that you can recognize, 00:18:18.829 --> 00:18:22.549 and that you can work on. But what I liked about 00:18:22.549 --> 00:18:25.470 it is that you're realizing that everybody has 00:18:25.470 --> 00:18:29.490 Christ -like characteristics. Everybody has a 00:18:29.490 --> 00:18:34.630 piece of Him in them. And so, you know, you can 00:18:34.630 --> 00:18:37.650 look at people. The whole point of this was that 00:18:37.650 --> 00:18:41.069 I can look at people. and say, oh, that's the 00:18:41.069 --> 00:18:44.289 characteristic that's coming out. I can see that 00:18:44.289 --> 00:18:49.230 piece of Christ in them. And if you're having 00:18:49.230 --> 00:18:51.450 a challenge with getting along with somebody 00:18:51.450 --> 00:18:55.509 that you recognize your trait doesn't supersede 00:18:55.509 --> 00:18:59.869 theirs, they all have their powers and they're 00:18:59.869 --> 00:19:03.589 all you know, needed, they're all needed. Yes, 00:19:03.589 --> 00:19:05.690 it's so good to have people, you know, you get 00:19:05.690 --> 00:19:07.029 this number, you're like, you're a nine, you're 00:19:07.029 --> 00:19:09.130 an eight, you're the peacemaker, you're the fixer, 00:19:09.230 --> 00:19:12.769 whatever, whatever the list is. All of them have 00:19:12.769 --> 00:19:20.009 a purpose and are needed. And it was a good reminder 00:19:20.009 --> 00:19:22.890 to me that, especially people that you're having 00:19:22.890 --> 00:19:25.500 a hard time getting along with. that they have 00:19:25.500 --> 00:19:28.240 a piece of Christ in them too. 100%. Love that 00:19:28.240 --> 00:19:29.880 Abby. Yeah, they can see me through my faults, 00:19:29.980 --> 00:19:32.079 I can see them through theirs, and we can recognize 00:19:32.079 --> 00:19:34.480 that all of our uniqueness is a great thing. 00:19:35.079 --> 00:19:39.039 Yep. That's so good. You're going to hear my 00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:42.109 dogs barking because we had... a bear in a mountain 00:19:42.109 --> 00:19:44.390 lion on the hill behind us. It's so warm. It's 00:19:44.390 --> 00:19:48.569 like, are they even sleeping? No. So please excuse 00:19:48.569 --> 00:19:50.869 my dogs, but they're protecting us. Let's look 00:19:50.869 --> 00:19:53.349 at the list of challenges that some are struggling 00:19:53.349 --> 00:19:56.130 with that make it hard to attend church. So some 00:19:56.130 --> 00:19:58.529 struggle with questions of faith, anxiety, depression. 00:19:59.170 --> 00:20:01.089 It could be someone from a different country 00:20:01.089 --> 00:20:03.170 or race or someone with different life experiences 00:20:03.170 --> 00:20:05.730 or maybe their way of seeing things who might 00:20:05.730 --> 00:20:07.750 feel like they don't fit the mold. It could even 00:20:07.750 --> 00:20:10.509 be a sleep deprived and emotionally stretched 00:20:10.509 --> 00:20:12.329 parents, I've heard that a couple times in the 00:20:12.329 --> 00:20:14.950 talks that we're listening to, of babies and 00:20:14.950 --> 00:20:17.049 young children or someone who is single in a 00:20:17.049 --> 00:20:19.369 congregation full of couples and families. It 00:20:19.369 --> 00:20:21.109 could also be someone mustering the courage to 00:20:21.109 --> 00:20:23.410 return after years of being away or someone with 00:20:23.410 --> 00:20:25.849 a nagging feeling that they just don't measure 00:20:25.849 --> 00:20:28.259 up and will never belong. Don't you think it's 00:20:28.259 --> 00:20:30.339 interesting because you're the the last talk 00:20:30.339 --> 00:20:33.140 you you compile that list of the people that 00:20:33.140 --> 00:20:36.400 the safe reach right? Nobody was excluded like 00:20:36.400 --> 00:20:39.240 who's not one or multiple of those right? I'm 00:20:39.240 --> 00:20:40.740 like, oh, yeah, I've been sleep deprived. Oh, 00:20:40.740 --> 00:20:42.759 yeah, this has happened. That's happened What 00:20:42.759 --> 00:20:46.119 do all these examples of people need more than 00:20:46.119 --> 00:20:49.059 they need our judgment? They need our cheerleading 00:20:49.059 --> 00:20:52.279 skills What can we do to help them in their journey 00:20:52.279 --> 00:20:59.259 rather than? Pull them down further Good self 00:20:59.259 --> 00:21:01.759 -reflection. Yeah, right President Russell M 00:21:01.759 --> 00:21:04.059 Nelson said if a young if a couple in your ward 00:21:04.059 --> 00:21:06.759 gets divorced or a missionary returns home early 00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:10.720 or a teenager doubts His testimony they don't 00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:12.779 need your judgment They need to experience the 00:21:12.779 --> 00:21:15.000 pure love of Jesus Christ reflected in your words 00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:17.799 and actions We grow into our divine heritage 00:21:17.799 --> 00:21:20.059 as we fine -tune the ability to see others like 00:21:20.059 --> 00:21:22.319 our Savior does and helps others recognize this 00:21:22.319 --> 00:21:27.200 super strengths that we when we see them or or 00:21:27.200 --> 00:21:29.359 feel them for ourselves. I mean, that's, I kind 00:21:29.359 --> 00:21:31.079 of went on a tangent on the enneagram, but I 00:21:31.079 --> 00:21:33.359 really became passionate about it because it's, 00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:35.339 it's something more than anything else that I've 00:21:35.339 --> 00:21:38.420 ever done that helped me recognize it's Christ 00:21:38.420 --> 00:21:40.539 -like attributes I'm trying to grow and develop. 00:21:40.819 --> 00:21:43.539 And if it's when I see those in other people, 00:21:44.079 --> 00:21:48.640 I can look past the, you know, surface things 00:21:48.640 --> 00:21:52.990 that seem to bother me. True. I don't need them 00:21:52.990 --> 00:21:54.890 to change. It's not like my opinion of them being 00:21:54.890 --> 00:21:57.029 annoying matters. They're probably like, she's 00:21:57.029 --> 00:22:00.970 annoying too. Give me back. I'm just saying we 00:22:00.970 --> 00:22:03.809 all have these divine attributes and they're 00:22:03.809 --> 00:22:06.269 all important. And when you just assume everybody, 00:22:06.849 --> 00:22:09.309 when you're working with that goal to become 00:22:09.309 --> 00:22:12.130 more Christ -like, if they're giving you that 00:22:12.130 --> 00:22:15.250 same courtesy, it's a little more peaceful of 00:22:15.250 --> 00:22:23.299 a world, isn't it? Yes. Absolutely. I would say 00:22:23.299 --> 00:22:28.900 this talk gave me a lot to stop and think about. 00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:31.220 For sure. She did a really good job, didn't she? 00:22:31.680 --> 00:22:38.920 Yeah. So, this life experience is about relationships 00:22:38.920 --> 00:22:41.779 and connection. The plan of happiness centers 00:22:41.779 --> 00:22:43.599 around families. For those who aren't blessed 00:22:43.599 --> 00:22:47.119 with a strong family unit or love, Far from them, 00:22:47.460 --> 00:22:49.940 the church family becomes even more vital. Our 00:22:49.940 --> 00:22:51.839 experience at church is meant to provide vital 00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:53.940 connections with the Lord and also with each 00:22:53.940 --> 00:22:56.740 other that are so needed for our spiritual and 00:22:56.740 --> 00:22:59.059 emotional well -being. Inherent in the covenants 00:22:59.059 --> 00:23:01.380 we make with God, beginning with baptism is our 00:23:01.380 --> 00:23:03.440 responsibility to love and care for each other 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:05.960 as members of the family of God, members of the 00:23:05.960 --> 00:23:08.480 body of Christ, and not just to check off a box 00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:11.180 on a list of things that we're expected to do. 00:23:12.829 --> 00:23:15.549 The Savior said, by this shall all men know that 00:23:15.549 --> 00:23:17.630 ye are made disciples if ye have loved one to 00:23:17.630 --> 00:23:21.029 another. Again, not an obligation or a checkbox, 00:23:21.150 --> 00:23:23.329 but just truly seeing outside of ourselves and 00:23:23.329 --> 00:23:25.769 recognizing the needs of another and doing what 00:23:25.769 --> 00:23:28.650 we can to help ease those burdens. That's how 00:23:28.650 --> 00:23:30.890 we show that we're a disciple of Jesus Christ 00:23:30.890 --> 00:23:34.529 in demonstrating that. Are we going to get it 00:23:34.529 --> 00:23:38.579 perfect every time? No, no not likely but the 00:23:38.579 --> 00:23:40.819 words of a beloved children's hymn came to my 00:23:40.819 --> 00:23:43.039 mind when I was studying this talk I'm trying 00:23:43.039 --> 00:23:45.940 to be like Jesus. I'm following in his ways I'm 00:23:45.940 --> 00:23:48.240 trying to love as he did and all that I do and 00:23:48.240 --> 00:23:50.779 say at times I am tempted to make a wrong choice 00:23:50.779 --> 00:23:53.460 But I try to listen as a still small voice whispers 00:23:53.460 --> 00:23:55.859 love one another as Jesus loves you try to show 00:23:55.859 --> 00:23:58.359 kindness and all that you do Be gentle and loving 00:23:58.359 --> 00:24:00.319 indeed in these and in thought for these are 00:24:00.319 --> 00:24:02.869 the things Jesus taught I love this reminder 00:24:02.869 --> 00:24:05.309 that it's not about getting it perfect, it's 00:24:05.309 --> 00:24:08.170 about trying and then relying on a strength beyond 00:24:08.170 --> 00:24:13.230 your own to succeed. Absolutely, Abby. President 00:24:13.230 --> 00:24:31.039 Nelson added this, read about the Savior doing 00:24:31.039 --> 00:24:32.799 those things in his life, but actually seeking 00:24:32.799 --> 00:24:36.579 opportunities to do as he did. It's great when 00:24:36.579 --> 00:24:38.779 we start this process in our own homes, in our 00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:40.359 own valleys, and then we can extend that into 00:24:40.359 --> 00:24:42.539 our church congregations. But the ultimate goal 00:24:42.539 --> 00:24:44.740 of Christlike treatment of our sisters and brothers 00:24:44.740 --> 00:24:47.519 of all other faiths, all over the world, or no 00:24:47.519 --> 00:24:50.779 faith at all. Sister Dennis said this, it includes 00:24:50.779 --> 00:24:52.460 our brothers and sisters from other countries 00:24:52.460 --> 00:24:54.559 and cultures as well as those of different political 00:24:54.559 --> 00:24:56.680 persuasions. We're all part of the family of 00:24:56.680 --> 00:24:58.740 God and he loves all his children. He desires 00:24:58.740 --> 00:25:01.019 that his children love him and also one another. 00:25:01.480 --> 00:25:03.660 The Savior's life was an example of loving, gathering, 00:25:03.859 --> 00:25:06.259 and lifting even those whose society had judged 00:25:06.259 --> 00:25:09.299 as outcasts and unclean. I think he made a specific 00:25:09.299 --> 00:25:12.619 point to reach out to Pete. you know, people 00:25:12.619 --> 00:25:15.440 that society had had deemed that way. Right. 00:25:15.460 --> 00:25:18.200 So he's basically saying, I'm reaching to these. 00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:22.039 So we're on this far extreme of the spectrum. 00:25:22.359 --> 00:25:25.359 You have to fall somewhere on this side of it. 00:25:25.400 --> 00:25:29.220 Yeah, right. Only the Lord fully knows the actual 00:25:29.220 --> 00:25:30.920 level of difficulty. Here we are at the level 00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:34.759 of difficulty again with each of us is running 00:25:34.759 --> 00:25:37.839 our race of life. So he knows the burdens, the 00:25:37.839 --> 00:25:41.059 challenges, the obstacles we face. that cannot 00:25:41.059 --> 00:25:44.720 be seen by anyone else. Only he fully understands 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:46.839 the life -changing wounds and trauma that some 00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:48.759 of us may have experienced in the past that are 00:25:48.759 --> 00:25:52.039 still affecting us today in the present. But 00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:53.740 what if each day we had a prayer in our hearts 00:25:53.740 --> 00:25:56.579 to see those around us as he does and be impressed 00:25:56.579 --> 00:25:59.500 with opportunities to serve as he would? How 00:25:59.500 --> 00:26:01.240 much happier would we be in our own lives if 00:26:01.240 --> 00:26:03.720 we tried harder to be the cheerleader instead 00:26:03.720 --> 00:26:07.759 of the wrecking crew? So good. Yeah, I know. 00:26:08.099 --> 00:26:10.730 It's hard to love others. when we don't love 00:26:10.730 --> 00:26:13.809 ourselves. She made this true statement. She 00:26:13.809 --> 00:26:16.670 said, often we even judge ourselves harshly, 00:26:16.670 --> 00:26:19.029 thinking we should be much further ahead on the 00:26:19.029 --> 00:26:21.369 track. Only the Lord fully knows our individual 00:26:21.369 --> 00:26:23.650 limitations and capacity, and because of that, 00:26:23.849 --> 00:26:26.470 He is the only one fully qualified to judge our 00:26:26.470 --> 00:26:29.109 performance. If you haven't done this in a while, 00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:31.559 we'd invite you to ask your heavenly father how 00:26:31.559 --> 00:26:34.180 he feels about you. Take a quiet moment just 00:26:34.180 --> 00:26:36.859 to ask him how much you're loved. Our savior 00:26:36.859 --> 00:26:39.099 said, in as much as you have done it unto one 00:26:39.099 --> 00:26:40.640 of the least of these, you have done it unto 00:26:40.640 --> 00:26:44.220 me. And, you know, that's the good and the bad 00:26:44.220 --> 00:26:47.259 things we do to each other. And it's the good 00:26:47.259 --> 00:26:49.779 and the bad things we say to ourselves. I love 00:26:49.779 --> 00:26:51.680 that part when she said that, when you've done 00:26:51.680 --> 00:26:55.480 unto me, that's the good and the bad. Yeah. I 00:26:55.480 --> 00:26:57.420 just thought of that more that day, you know, 00:26:57.559 --> 00:26:59.759 and I was like, wow. That hit me. Yes. Thank 00:26:59.759 --> 00:27:01.160 you for saying it that way. She says cool little 00:27:01.160 --> 00:27:04.960 lines that like, she's got a way with this. I've 00:27:04.960 --> 00:27:09.359 still thinking about talks that she's done multiple 00:27:09.359 --> 00:27:11.519 conferences ago. She has that kind of impact 00:27:11.519 --> 00:27:14.220 on me. I agree. Just really, I think she's powerful 00:27:14.220 --> 00:27:16.559 because that stood out to me in this passing, 00:27:16.579 --> 00:27:19.079 but I know that if I go back to this talk a couple 00:27:19.079 --> 00:27:21.380 months from now, something else will just be 00:27:21.380 --> 00:27:24.579 just as impactful. I love that. Sometimes we're 00:27:24.579 --> 00:27:26.680 the cheerleader and sometimes we need the cheerleader 00:27:26.680 --> 00:27:28.619 like we talked about before. Remember that the 00:27:28.619 --> 00:27:30.819 Savior is the great judge of the race of life 00:27:30.819 --> 00:27:33.200 and the only one who fully understands the level 00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:36.099 of difficulty with which you are running or walking 00:27:36.099 --> 00:27:39.180 or shuffling. Shuffling. He will take into account, 00:27:39.500 --> 00:27:42.119 right? I'm suffering right now from a back injury, 00:27:42.119 --> 00:27:44.660 so it's easy to see the shuffle of life. That 00:27:44.660 --> 00:27:46.619 you're not going as fast as you would like to 00:27:46.619 --> 00:27:49.700 be going, right? He will take into account your 00:27:49.700 --> 00:27:52.640 limitations, your capacity, your life experiences 00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:55.160 and the hidden burdens that you carry, as well 00:27:55.160 --> 00:27:57.259 as the desires of your heart. Please don't lose 00:27:57.259 --> 00:28:00.079 hope. Please keep going. Please stay. You do 00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:03.500 belong. The Lord needs you and we need you. It's 00:28:03.500 --> 00:28:06.579 a new year. People love new beginnings. And if 00:28:06.579 --> 00:28:08.859 you recognize this is your time to try to be 00:28:08.859 --> 00:28:11.759 like Jesus and join the cheer squad, there is 00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:15.680 a spot reserved just for you. Who else wanted 00:28:15.680 --> 00:28:18.279 to be a cheerleader their whole life and hasn't 00:28:18.279 --> 00:28:22.579 been on a team? This is your chance. 2026, is 00:28:22.579 --> 00:28:26.039 that what year it is? 2026 is your year. Let's 00:28:26.039 --> 00:28:29.000 close with her sweet testimony. Wherever you 00:28:29.000 --> 00:28:30.779 live in the world, no matter how remote it may 00:28:30.779 --> 00:28:33.319 be, please always remember that your Father in 00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:35.660 heaven and your Savior know you completely and 00:28:35.660 --> 00:28:38.019 love you perfectly. You are never forgotten to 00:28:38.019 --> 00:28:40.420 them. They want to bring you home. Keep your 00:28:40.420 --> 00:28:43.109 eye on the Savior. He is your iron rod. Don't 00:28:43.109 --> 00:28:45.849 let go of Him. I testify that He lives and you 00:28:45.849 --> 00:28:48.569 can trust Him. I also testify that He is cheering 00:28:48.569 --> 00:28:51.009 you on. May we all follow the Savior's example 00:28:51.009 --> 00:28:53.089 and cheer each other on is my prayer in the name 00:28:53.089 --> 00:28:56.049 of Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. We hope your new 00:28:56.049 --> 00:28:58.869 year is filled with big ambitions and opportunities 00:28:58.869 --> 00:29:01.650 to come closer to Christ. We'd also love to hear 00:29:01.650 --> 00:29:05.250 about you, about a time that someone has been 00:29:05.250 --> 00:29:07.410 a cheerleader in your life. Join us on Facebook 00:29:07.410 --> 00:29:10.269 and tell us about it. We'll see you soon. Have 00:29:10.269 --> 00:29:11.970 a good one. See you next time.