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 --> 00:00:32.009 jump into it. Today we get to discuss the good 00:00:32.009 --> 00:00:36.350 news recipe by Elder John D Amos of the 70 Welcome 00:00:36.350 --> 00:00:38.990 to our listeners Amy. It's good to see you. Good 00:00:38.990 --> 00:00:42.750 to see you Abby Love this talk so much because 00:00:42.750 --> 00:00:47.170 I love recipes And I love cooking with a little 00:00:47.170 --> 00:00:50.719 bit of heart Elder Amos shares that from time 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:53.439 to time, I find myself being bold enough to cook 00:00:53.439 --> 00:00:56.659 one of the Louisiana's tasty recipes. The undocumented 00:00:56.659 --> 00:00:59.219 final step after mixing all these ingredients 00:00:59.219 --> 00:01:02.439 and following detailed instruction is to do the 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:04.420 final taste test and see if anything's missing. 00:01:04.659 --> 00:01:06.980 And at this point, I can hear the Creole cooking 00:01:06.980 --> 00:01:09.340 legends whispering in my ear, put more Tonys 00:01:09.340 --> 00:01:13.019 in it, put more Tonys in it. Tonys is a Creole 00:01:13.019 --> 00:01:16.340 seasoning made in Louisiana, where he's from. 00:01:16.719 --> 00:01:19.319 And it's often used as the secret ingredient 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:21.359 to compensate for any imperfections that might 00:01:21.359 --> 00:01:24.120 have happened while following the recipe. Exactly. 00:01:24.620 --> 00:01:26.439 What a great start. I knew we was going to talk 00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:29.859 about something good here, right? Along with 00:01:29.859 --> 00:01:32.019 the good news recipe, Elder Amos draws a parallel 00:01:32.019 --> 00:01:34.459 from President Nelson for the recipe of a happy 00:01:34.459 --> 00:01:37.200 life. And he says it's reading the scriptures. 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:40.359 It was when he was 95 years old and people were 00:01:40.359 --> 00:01:42.599 saying, like, what's your secret? What do you 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:44.400 do if something goes wrong when following the 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:46.719 recipe? Well, embedded in the Good News recipe 00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:49.879 is the, quote, secret ingredient to ensure you 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:51.500 always get it right in the end, and the answer 00:01:51.500 --> 00:01:55.260 is always Jesus Christ. I think we all have moments 00:01:55.260 --> 00:01:57.420 when we feel our ingredients aren't good enough, 00:01:57.859 --> 00:02:00.019 or we struggle to follow directions, or maybe 00:02:00.019 --> 00:02:02.879 we do something out of order, or something happens 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:05.359 that is out of our control, and so on. I can 00:02:05.359 --> 00:02:08.039 attest to this. Oftentimes, I know I fall short. 00:02:09.240 --> 00:02:11.460 or that I just don't have what it takes to be 00:02:11.460 --> 00:02:13.319 a great disciple of Christ or a mother or a friend 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:16.060 that day, and seeking help from Jesus is what 00:02:16.060 --> 00:02:19.280 bridges that gap. I ask in prayer for the specific 00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:21.439 Christlike attribute to be added to my heartfelt 00:02:21.439 --> 00:02:25.300 efforts. So again, he says, what's the remedy? 00:02:26.039 --> 00:02:28.699 It's simply to add more of what invites Jesus 00:02:28.699 --> 00:02:31.280 Christ into your life. I love how simply he says 00:02:31.280 --> 00:02:35.419 that. We kind of live in the sticks, Amy and 00:02:35.419 --> 00:02:37.500 I do, and like borrowing a cup of sugar from 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:40.000 a neighbor isn't as realistic as it was when 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:42.139 I was growing up. That's like 10 steps one direction. 00:02:42.180 --> 00:02:44.960 This is like a county mile or, you know, hop 00:02:44.960 --> 00:02:47.020 in the car to borrow a cup of sugar. But I was 00:02:47.020 --> 00:02:48.759 just thinking, I know what the point of this 00:02:48.759 --> 00:02:50.840 is and adding more Jesus is the key. But, you 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:52.699 know, sometimes those little angels in our life, 00:02:52.719 --> 00:02:54.659 those that have the extra cup of sugar to give 00:02:54.659 --> 00:02:57.500 us when our sugar stores are depleted and we're 00:02:57.500 --> 00:03:00.139 just really itching for those cookies. And, you 00:03:00.139 --> 00:03:01.659 know, we get most of the way and we add what 00:03:01.659 --> 00:03:02.979 we can. We contribute what we have and we're 00:03:02.979 --> 00:03:04.620 scraping the bottom of the barrel of what we 00:03:04.620 --> 00:03:07.680 have. But that neighbor can come step in and 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:11.340 provide and that's in no way to say that that 00:03:11.340 --> 00:03:13.360 neighbor is replacing Jesus Christ. They're acting 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:16.020 as His hands on behalf of Him. So another way 00:03:16.020 --> 00:03:18.439 of recognizing, adding more Jesus to our life 00:03:18.439 --> 00:03:21.620 is sometimes just letting the borrowing happen, 00:03:21.639 --> 00:03:23.740 being the good neighbor and sharing ingredients. 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:28.819 I'm pretty sure we've all, bless you, I'm sure 00:03:28.819 --> 00:03:30.759 that we've all heard this mentioned since conference 00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:33.909 in October. We've seen more Jesus shirts and 00:03:33.909 --> 00:03:36.689 seen more Jesus comments. It's such a refreshing 00:03:36.689 --> 00:03:38.750 take on how to live life because it's a simple 00:03:38.750 --> 00:03:41.750 phrase. It's easy to remember. It's great when 00:03:41.750 --> 00:03:44.349 it's in front of your face, you know, blazing 00:03:44.349 --> 00:03:46.750 on a t -shirt. And it's absolutely the truth. 00:03:46.889 --> 00:03:49.189 Elder Amos asks us each this question. So think 00:03:49.189 --> 00:03:52.270 about this for a second. What might it look like 00:03:52.270 --> 00:03:56.250 to add more Jesus into your life? He relays a 00:03:56.250 --> 00:03:59.199 story when he served a mission. as a mission 00:03:59.199 --> 00:04:01.699 leader even. During interviews, one elder asked 00:04:01.699 --> 00:04:03.860 how he could more effectively work with his companion. 00:04:04.580 --> 00:04:06.900 What happens next is what stands out to me. Elder 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:10.819 Amos, then President Amos says, in that instance, 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:13.539 I honestly didn't know how to respond. And after 00:04:13.539 --> 00:04:15.379 a brief moment, I said, hey, can we kneel in 00:04:15.379 --> 00:04:17.259 prayer together for guidance from the spirit? 00:04:17.639 --> 00:04:19.519 And the elder agreed. So they knelt together 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:22.500 in prayer, praying for inspiration. admitting 00:04:22.500 --> 00:04:24.899 that we don't know the answers absolutely okay 00:04:24.899 --> 00:04:26.579 and turning to Heavenly Father in that moment 00:04:26.579 --> 00:04:29.240 is the best way to approach the question, you 00:04:29.240 --> 00:04:33.139 know, and the dialogue that ensued after that 00:04:33.139 --> 00:04:36.259 led them to make some decisions together and 00:04:36.259 --> 00:04:39.360 the elder came up with such great things, like 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:41.439 he'd already been pondering it. He just needed 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:43.639 to know that the answer that he was filling was 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:45.319 recognized by the Lord and that it was like the 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:48.579 right path to take. So I love that story and 00:04:48.579 --> 00:04:51.160 I think there's so much application with the 00:04:51.160 --> 00:04:55.000 missionary force growing, huge right now. Like 00:04:55.000 --> 00:04:57.139 what a neat message to share with our kids. You're 00:04:57.139 --> 00:04:59.420 not going to easily get along with all of your 00:04:59.420 --> 00:05:02.420 companions that you have. And you're both there 00:05:02.420 --> 00:05:04.000 trying to testify of Jesus Christ, but if you 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:06.579 don't have that. unity with your companionship, 00:05:06.620 --> 00:05:08.300 knowing that you're very different personalities 00:05:08.300 --> 00:05:10.939 most of the time. Absolutely. That you can cut 00:05:10.939 --> 00:05:13.540 through that with his help, like even become 00:05:13.540 --> 00:05:15.199 best friends with people that would maybe be 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:19.120 a former opposition. Yeah. And yeah, I love it. 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:21.100 Like this whole way through, I feel like he's 00:05:21.100 --> 00:05:24.600 just so good at taking this teaching opportunity. 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:27.620 So they prayed together, sat quietly, and then 00:05:27.620 --> 00:05:29.980 a scripture came to President Amos's mind. They 00:05:29.980 --> 00:05:32.939 read this aloud, and charity suffereth long. 00:05:33.180 --> 00:05:36.860 and is kind, and envyeth not, and is not puffed 00:05:36.860 --> 00:05:39.939 up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:42.759 thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity, 00:05:42.860 --> 00:05:44.800 but rejoiceth in the truth. Beareth all things, 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:46.779 believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth 00:05:46.779 --> 00:05:48.939 all things." The missionary said with tears in 00:05:48.939 --> 00:05:52.860 his eyes, yes, this is great, President, but 00:05:52.860 --> 00:05:55.480 that is so hard to do. And he said, I agreed 00:05:55.480 --> 00:05:57.360 and reminded him that he is a son of God with 00:05:57.360 --> 00:06:00.259 divine potential. to do it together with the 00:06:00.259 --> 00:06:02.439 Lord. Again, there's so much that I love about 00:06:02.439 --> 00:06:06.639 this. I love when you couple a heartfelt prayer, 00:06:07.100 --> 00:06:10.279 then with the fervent question led to the—sorry, 00:06:10.779 --> 00:06:15.620 a heartfelt question. Yeah, question with prayer 00:06:15.620 --> 00:06:19.459 leads to real revelation. It was very specific, 00:06:19.620 --> 00:06:21.540 like it's very evident that God was in the details 00:06:21.540 --> 00:06:24.019 here. This is real communion with God. And sometimes 00:06:24.019 --> 00:06:26.519 I wonder if we're afraid just to turn to God 00:06:26.519 --> 00:06:29.120 right in the moment, in real time, for fear that 00:06:29.120 --> 00:06:30.980 maybe we won't get an answer. Like, I wonder 00:06:30.980 --> 00:06:34.500 why that's not used more often. Absolutely. Right 00:06:34.500 --> 00:06:37.439 after that awesome story, we get a glimpse of 00:06:37.439 --> 00:06:39.740 something Elder Gilbert had shared, which at 00:06:39.740 --> 00:06:42.000 that moment in time, he was not going to be the 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:44.339 newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. 00:06:44.480 --> 00:06:46.459 And I thought, maybe he's been quoted quite a 00:06:46.459 --> 00:06:49.319 few times, you know, maybe. But the fact that 00:06:49.319 --> 00:06:52.480 he was quoted in this conference and boom, he 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:54.879 became the next apostle, I thought that was pretty... 00:06:54.910 --> 00:06:58.529 pretty orchestrated by God. Because you're like, 00:06:59.050 --> 00:07:01.750 oh, yeah, that was a great story they told and 00:07:01.750 --> 00:07:03.449 it's totally worth it. Yeah, the slope. And then 00:07:03.449 --> 00:07:05.310 bringing that up in this conference to kind of 00:07:05.310 --> 00:07:08.009 make it even more relevant. So the parable of 00:07:08.009 --> 00:07:10.029 the slope is what Elder Gilbert taught, which 00:07:10.029 --> 00:07:12.149 reminds us that we need to start where we are 00:07:12.149 --> 00:07:14.189 and together with the Lord, move forward and 00:07:14.189 --> 00:07:17.430 upward in a positive direction. Elder Amos said, 00:07:17.769 --> 00:07:20.269 I could tell that this missionary was still feeling 00:07:20.269 --> 00:07:22.550 a bit overwhelmed with the next steps, so I asked 00:07:22.550 --> 00:07:24.230 him to describe his understanding of the scripture 00:07:24.230 --> 00:07:26.269 by small and simple things are great things brought 00:07:26.269 --> 00:07:29.310 to pass. And again, such a great leadership, 00:07:29.810 --> 00:07:32.689 gentle shepherding and finding answers to these 00:07:32.689 --> 00:07:35.889 questions that he has, he helped him clarify. 00:07:36.009 --> 00:07:37.990 He made sure that this missionary understood 00:07:37.990 --> 00:07:41.879 not next. Single step. Yeah What it meant for 00:07:41.879 --> 00:07:44.120 him the missionary went on to describe the concept 00:07:44.120 --> 00:07:45.939 that by doing a small and simple things great 00:07:45.939 --> 00:07:48.399 things can happen Elder Amos asked him to take 00:07:48.399 --> 00:07:51.339 a minute and identify two small things he could 00:07:51.339 --> 00:07:54.379 do to be kind to his companion. And a few moments 00:07:54.379 --> 00:07:57.480 pass, he shares his thoughts, and then he asked 00:07:57.480 --> 00:07:59.680 him to take a minute and identify two small and 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:01.439 simple things he could do to be patient with 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:03.740 his companion. Almost immediately, he's able 00:08:03.740 --> 00:08:06.360 to share his two thoughts. And it was clear that 00:08:06.360 --> 00:08:08.500 he'd already been pondering this before the meeting. 00:08:08.579 --> 00:08:12.980 Like you said. Yeah. So sweet. So just a quick 00:08:12.980 --> 00:08:15.339 recap of this masterful teaching and leadership. 00:08:15.459 --> 00:08:17.500 The missionary had a concern. They prayed together 00:08:17.500 --> 00:08:19.779 with the mission leader. They read a lot of scripture 00:08:19.779 --> 00:08:22.220 that came to mind. The mission leader helped 00:08:22.220 --> 00:08:24.399 to clarify the words and then asked the missionary 00:08:24.399 --> 00:08:26.779 to sum it up and then helped him identify two 00:08:26.779 --> 00:08:29.300 small, simple things he could do. And now comes 00:08:29.300 --> 00:08:31.339 the invitation for action and prayer again. He 00:08:31.339 --> 00:08:34.080 says, I invited him to take those few items to 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:37.819 God in prayer and to ask for confirmation. direction 00:08:37.819 --> 00:08:41.120 and inspiration on how to execute his plan with 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:43.580 real intent. This missionary agreed and he asked 00:08:43.580 --> 00:08:45.779 for a follow -up. The president asked for a follow 00:08:45.779 --> 00:08:47.960 -up in a weekly letter. And by the way, the missionary 00:08:47.960 --> 00:08:50.659 said that indeed charity never faileth and his 00:08:50.659 --> 00:08:52.539 countenance changed. He was happy and he looked 00:08:52.539 --> 00:08:54.639 lighter and his letters were better. And I love 00:08:54.639 --> 00:08:56.460 this because this president says, you know, at 00:08:56.460 --> 00:08:57.620 the time he was the president of the mission, 00:08:57.740 --> 00:09:00.659 he says, this missionary's letters were better 00:09:00.659 --> 00:09:03.460 and brighter and so were his companions. Letters 00:09:03.460 --> 00:09:05.399 so you could see that there was an overflow of 00:09:05.399 --> 00:09:07.940 this missionary truly giving an effort and taking 00:09:07.940 --> 00:09:11.100 it to God Yeah, and and just to reiterate the 00:09:11.100 --> 00:09:14.559 why this worked because he said what can you 00:09:14.559 --> 00:09:19.539 do exactly on your end? You can't tell your For 00:09:19.539 --> 00:09:21.580 me in order for me to get along with you as companion 00:09:21.580 --> 00:09:23.899 You need to do things the way I expect you to 00:09:23.899 --> 00:09:27.059 do things on my style on my timeline You be the 00:09:27.059 --> 00:09:29.100 missionary that I am and that will make me completely 00:09:29.100 --> 00:09:32.340 happy because we're identical. Now, it was all 00:09:32.340 --> 00:09:34.919 self -directed. What can you do to find more 00:09:34.919 --> 00:09:36.360 love and charity for him? Things that he's already 00:09:36.360 --> 00:09:39.559 doing and then you kind of accentuate those like, 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:40.919 oh, those are great things that he's doing. And 00:09:40.919 --> 00:09:43.940 then kind of looking a little bit less at the 00:09:43.940 --> 00:09:45.620 really annoying and irritating things that they're 00:09:45.620 --> 00:09:49.679 doing. Missions are hard. I try to say that like 00:09:49.679 --> 00:09:53.840 at least 50 times in mission prep. This is not... 00:09:53.629 --> 00:09:56.110 an easy thing to do. You're going to get some 00:09:56.110 --> 00:10:00.990 rejection and be away from home and such a new 00:10:00.990 --> 00:10:03.649 experience. And you're going to find some of 00:10:03.649 --> 00:10:08.169 your best friends. I mean, you know, one particular 00:10:08.169 --> 00:10:10.789 Michigan Man of Adams will be a lifelong friend. 00:10:11.250 --> 00:10:15.029 We will cherish that friendship, brotherhood 00:10:15.029 --> 00:10:18.370 for life. But when you have the opportunity to 00:10:18.370 --> 00:10:19.789 find some of your best friends, you're also going 00:10:19.789 --> 00:10:22.720 to find some people that are really hard to love 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:26.080 just at surface level, but still God saw fit 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:27.840 to pair you together. And I don't think that 00:10:27.840 --> 00:10:31.460 that happens by chance. It's such a great opportunity 00:10:31.460 --> 00:10:36.460 to learn patience. If you just got along with 00:10:36.460 --> 00:10:40.600 every companion, that's not real life. You're 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:42.879 going to encounter people that's hard. So, aside 00:10:42.879 --> 00:10:44.700 from the missionary thing. There is going to 00:10:44.700 --> 00:10:47.279 be maybe somebody you minister to or have to 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:49.720 work in a relief society or elders come with 00:10:49.720 --> 00:10:52.379 that great you in the same way. But at the end 00:10:52.379 --> 00:10:55.519 of the day, probably you had the inspiration 00:10:55.519 --> 00:10:57.879 that they were supposed to be the person and 00:10:57.879 --> 00:11:00.259 taking that same application. It's going to be 00:11:00.259 --> 00:11:03.960 a big game changer. Let's go back to the recipe 00:11:03.960 --> 00:11:07.159 analogy. As you follow the good news recipe for 00:11:07.159 --> 00:11:09.779 having happy living, remember President Nelson's 00:11:09.779 --> 00:11:12.059 teaching, which was, whatever questions or problems 00:11:12.059 --> 00:11:14.559 you have, the answer is always found in the real 00:11:14.559 --> 00:11:17.320 life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Learn more 00:11:17.320 --> 00:11:19.580 about his atonement, his love, his mercy, his 00:11:19.580 --> 00:11:21.679 doctrine, his restored gospel of healing and 00:11:21.679 --> 00:11:25.279 progression. Turn to him, follow him. And when 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:28.120 you need to hear him, and know how to invite 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:30.059 Jesus into your life, consider the following 00:11:30.059 --> 00:11:32.820 steps that the prophet, President Nelson, taught 00:11:32.820 --> 00:11:35.659 us about personal revelation. He said, find a 00:11:35.659 --> 00:11:37.980 quiet place where you can go regularly, humble 00:11:37.980 --> 00:11:41.019 yourself before God, pour out your heart to your 00:11:41.019 --> 00:11:42.960 heavenly father, turn to him for answers and 00:11:42.960 --> 00:11:45.460 for comfort, pray in the name of Jesus Christ. 00:11:45.799 --> 00:11:48.779 your concerns, your fears, your weaknesses, yes, 00:11:48.980 --> 00:11:51.700 the very longings of your heart. And then listen, 00:11:52.179 --> 00:11:53.879 write those thoughts that come to your mind, 00:11:54.120 --> 00:11:55.720 record your feelings and follow through with 00:11:55.720 --> 00:11:58.779 actions that you are prompted to take. As you 00:11:58.779 --> 00:12:00.840 repeat this process day after day, month after 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:02.919 month, year after year, you will grow into the 00:12:02.919 --> 00:12:06.820 principle of revelation. Not that my way is the 00:12:06.820 --> 00:12:09.679 only way, but I find that when I have that sincere 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:14.840 conversation, my night prayers. But I mean, I'm 00:12:14.840 --> 00:12:16.799 not going to sit there. I'm an impatient person. 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:18.059 So like, I'm not going to just sit there and 00:12:18.059 --> 00:12:19.360 like, wait for the answer to come immediately. 00:12:19.460 --> 00:12:21.779 But usually if I go to sleep on it, I do wake 00:12:21.779 --> 00:12:24.559 up with a little piece of inspiration. So I've 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:26.879 given him eight hours to respond back. It comes 00:12:26.879 --> 00:12:28.980 in that early dawn moments, you know, when it's 00:12:28.980 --> 00:12:30.740 quiet. Yeah. I don't know if that's everybody's 00:12:30.740 --> 00:12:32.919 thing or maybe the next walk you take or the 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:35.659 next holding some laundry or something that comes 00:12:35.659 --> 00:12:39.360 to you. But I love the idea of the quiet place 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:42.980 to to pray out your heart, like pour out your 00:12:42.980 --> 00:12:47.059 heart, but I just don't want to make it sound 00:12:47.059 --> 00:12:48.940 like the answer is going to come in that quiet 00:12:48.940 --> 00:12:51.500 closet. Right. The answer might come in the most 00:12:51.500 --> 00:12:53.899 chaotic moment of your day. I don't really know. 00:12:55.240 --> 00:12:56.899 If you need an answer at the moment, I think 00:12:56.899 --> 00:12:59.259 that they do come sometimes, but so much more. 00:12:59.279 --> 00:13:01.779 In my own life, they just, they diffuse as I'm 00:13:01.779 --> 00:13:05.379 ready to hear them. Yeah. Little by little they 00:13:05.379 --> 00:13:10.120 come. It was so interesting. Recently, an acquaintance 00:13:10.120 --> 00:13:14.100 told me all about a chat GPT conversation and 00:13:14.100 --> 00:13:16.879 how they had a deep conversation where this person 00:13:16.879 --> 00:13:19.440 felt valued and seen and heard, and they figured 00:13:19.440 --> 00:13:21.799 out life's problems together. It was a mix between 00:13:21.799 --> 00:13:24.639 a doctor, a best friend, and a therapist. At 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:27.179 one point, they said, I love you to chat GPT. 00:13:27.860 --> 00:13:30.059 They went to bed feeling so happy about the exchange. 00:13:30.519 --> 00:13:32.600 This person wanted for me to have the same happiness 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:35.840 and to try it out. I was happy. for their happiness, 00:13:36.080 --> 00:13:39.000 and yet I couldn't shake the thought that I was 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:40.759 thinking, this is how I feel. That's an electronic 00:13:40.759 --> 00:13:44.519 counterfeit. Yeah. Yeah. This is how I feel when 00:13:44.519 --> 00:13:46.340 I prayer journal with Heavenly Father. Yeah. 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:48.580 Because like you said, some prayers, it's my 00:13:48.580 --> 00:13:50.340 nightly prayers and they're, you know. Sort of 00:13:50.340 --> 00:13:53.620 rote. Yeah. Or just, you know, it's not necessarily 00:13:53.620 --> 00:13:56.460 that I have the time or the energy to sit down 00:13:56.460 --> 00:13:58.120 and to ask questions that have been weighing 00:13:58.120 --> 00:14:01.019 on my heart for a couple weeks, right? Yeah. 00:14:04.380 --> 00:14:06.799 put effort like that, like President Nelson said, 00:14:06.899 --> 00:14:09.580 you know, to the longings of your heart, to listen, 00:14:09.700 --> 00:14:13.019 to write down what he says. I feel seen, I feel 00:14:13.019 --> 00:14:15.159 valued, and we figure out my problems together. 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:17.460 I go to sleep on these nights with so much happiness 00:14:17.460 --> 00:14:19.419 in my heart, having resolved concerns and things 00:14:19.419 --> 00:14:20.899 that have been weighing on my heart for maybe 00:14:20.899 --> 00:14:23.679 weeks. And as I reflected on this observation 00:14:23.679 --> 00:14:25.720 in prayer, what came to my mind was, just like 00:14:25.720 --> 00:14:29.340 you said, that President Nelson gave us this 00:14:29.340 --> 00:14:31.759 recipe for revelation eight years ago in his 00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:34.000 talk. revelation for the church, revelation for 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:36.740 our lives. It is true that prophets are seers. 00:14:37.360 --> 00:14:39.860 Like, this is a long time ago that he saw this 00:14:39.860 --> 00:14:41.940 was coming, like you said, a counterfeit. They 00:14:41.940 --> 00:14:44.639 follow, prophets follow revelation and help us 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:47.700 with the skills that we need to live happy lives 00:14:47.700 --> 00:14:50.360 in this ever evolving world. Eight years is ample 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:52.080 time for each of us to put these principles into 00:14:52.080 --> 00:14:55.659 practice. as President Nelson put it, to grow 00:14:55.659 --> 00:14:58.440 into the principle of revelation. And there are 00:14:58.440 --> 00:15:00.919 many great ways to use AI, maybe to organize 00:15:00.919 --> 00:15:04.259 information or to refine your documents, et cetera, 00:15:04.299 --> 00:15:06.620 but I can't help but feel that this particular 00:15:06.620 --> 00:15:10.460 way is a counterfeit to prayer and the principle 00:15:10.460 --> 00:15:12.639 of revelation. It's just the easier way to do 00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:16.179 it and there's not much effort on our part. Absolutely. 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:21.740 I mean, I've just chat for many things and it's 00:15:21.740 --> 00:15:23.940 so immediate. The response is so immediate. Sometimes 00:15:23.940 --> 00:15:25.759 it's not a truthful response. If you actually 00:15:25.759 --> 00:15:27.539 know the answer to the question you're asking 00:15:27.539 --> 00:15:29.480 it, you can call it up like that's not factual. 00:15:30.139 --> 00:15:32.080 It only gives me stuff that you can like source. 00:15:32.399 --> 00:15:35.299 It's funny. It'll try to get away with saying 00:15:35.299 --> 00:15:37.179 what it thinks you want to hear because it also, 00:15:37.539 --> 00:15:39.019 the more that you use it, the more that it knows 00:15:39.019 --> 00:15:41.139 you. Like it interjects like facts about me that 00:15:41.139 --> 00:15:44.240 I'm like, oh my goodness, that's creepy how you 00:15:44.240 --> 00:15:46.940 act like you know me. Exactly. But who actually 00:15:46.940 --> 00:15:50.940 knows me? Right. And I could have said the same 00:15:50.940 --> 00:15:53.519 longing of my heart and wanting a direct answer 00:15:53.519 --> 00:15:55.820 from Father. He would point me to the scriptures. 00:15:56.019 --> 00:15:57.879 You've done this, like you just open the scriptures 00:15:57.879 --> 00:16:00.460 some random, just random page. I'm not a scriptorian, 00:16:00.539 --> 00:16:02.820 so I'm not like, I love that this mission president 00:16:02.820 --> 00:16:04.620 had a beautiful scripture that came to his mind. 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:07.279 And I have a husband that definitely that's his 00:16:07.279 --> 00:16:09.720 skill set. That is not my skill set. but he can 00:16:09.720 --> 00:16:11.600 still use the scriptures for my benefit in the 00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:14.080 same way. Open the scriptures, flop it open, 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:15.679 put my finger down on a verse and I'm like, yeah, 00:16:15.700 --> 00:16:18.980 that's the answer. Perfect. Thanks, buddy. When 00:16:18.980 --> 00:16:20.240 I need something immediately. Or when I'm in 00:16:20.240 --> 00:16:21.820 the Bible and you know how they have like the, 00:16:21.820 --> 00:16:23.320 you know, they have the physical books right 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:25.340 there and you'll open it up and it's like, wow, 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:29.120 that was it. Yeah. So great. Abby, do you have 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:35.049 any last thoughts? I love this. I loved his enthusiasm 00:16:35.049 --> 00:16:38.210 about this. I totally related to the idea of 00:16:38.210 --> 00:16:41.289 like trying to make a recipe and then, you know, 00:16:41.409 --> 00:16:43.149 like those final tweaks that need to be made. 00:16:44.029 --> 00:16:46.250 And I mean, when you kind of get into the monotony 00:16:46.250 --> 00:16:50.409 of cooking, actually, maybe they think of this 00:16:50.409 --> 00:16:52.690 little talk and you think more Jesus in my life. 00:16:52.889 --> 00:16:54.330 You know, what does that look like? Well, it 00:16:54.330 --> 00:16:55.909 looks like I'm actually eager and excited to 00:16:55.909 --> 00:16:58.330 feed my family and nourish them and just kind 00:16:58.330 --> 00:17:00.330 of all of these interactions that I'm doing that 00:17:00.330 --> 00:17:04.190 if it's filling a little bit, lackluster, can 00:17:04.190 --> 00:17:06.470 I just add a little more Jesus? My little girl 00:17:06.470 --> 00:17:08.789 had to cook with me the other day and we were, 00:17:08.809 --> 00:17:11.349 I think we were making spaghetti. It had garlic 00:17:11.349 --> 00:17:12.690 in it. And so it could have been unafraid of, 00:17:12.769 --> 00:17:14.569 I think it was like a spaghetti meal. And so 00:17:14.569 --> 00:17:16.390 she's at the chair and she's doing things. And 00:17:16.390 --> 00:17:18.109 I was like, there's no measurement for this. 00:17:18.210 --> 00:17:20.569 And so she's like sprinkling the garlic and stuff 00:17:20.569 --> 00:17:21.950 and she adds a little more. And she's like, I 00:17:21.950 --> 00:17:25.440 measured that with my heart. And I said, you're 00:17:25.440 --> 00:17:29.240 my child, right? She'll be eight shortly, so 00:17:29.240 --> 00:17:34.859 these moments are to be cherished. Anyway, butter 00:17:34.859 --> 00:17:36.779 and garlic, those are like non -negotiables in 00:17:36.779 --> 00:17:39.240 my cooking. And so I don't know, I just kind 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:41.500 of put a smile on my face. You know me in spice. 00:17:41.700 --> 00:17:44.059 And so that Creole seasoning, I was like, that's 00:17:44.059 --> 00:17:46.799 not for me. But I just kind of thought, yeah, 00:17:46.819 --> 00:17:49.099 if that recipe is lacking, it just needs a little 00:17:49.099 --> 00:17:51.720 more salt and butter. Absolutely. It's so funny. 00:17:51.759 --> 00:17:55.759 On my mission, we had a chunk of Pecorino Romano 00:17:55.759 --> 00:17:58.220 in our refrigerator, and it was the same thing. 00:17:58.319 --> 00:18:00.319 Anytime we made something that wasn't quite there, 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:03.180 you just grate some of that. and it just tasted 00:18:03.180 --> 00:18:06.900 like heaven. I feel like everyone has their own 00:18:06.900 --> 00:18:12.359 little secret sauce. We have followers across 00:18:12.359 --> 00:18:15.660 the world at this point. Everyone has it. I know. 00:18:15.940 --> 00:18:18.140 I would love to know what's the secret sauce 00:18:18.140 --> 00:18:21.019 in your country. But for me, salt and butter. 00:18:21.420 --> 00:18:23.980 Oh, yeah. Cheese always helps. Yes, and butter 00:18:23.980 --> 00:18:26.819 always. A little more cheese. So, in conclusion, 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:30.400 Jesus is always the answer. Prayer is the answer. 00:18:30.460 --> 00:18:32.980 And I'm so grateful for a living prophet of God 00:18:32.980 --> 00:18:37.119 that directs us and helps us to prepare for the 00:18:37.119 --> 00:18:39.460 turbulent times that we live in right now. And 00:18:39.460 --> 00:18:41.900 I pray that each of us take the prophet's counsel 00:18:41.900 --> 00:18:44.779 into our lives and we find peace and joy. I say 00:18:44.779 --> 00:18:47.400 that in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:50.180 That was great. We'll catch you on the next one. 00:18:50.319 --> 00:18:52.000 See you next time. 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