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In which we discuss matters of the heart:
So let me just begin by quoting Gerald N. Lund from his conference talk this past April:
"Isn’t that something we all seek, brothers and sisters—to be visited by the Holy Ghost, to have the Lord draw closer to us, to find joy and consolation in our lives? If so, then carefully assessing the condition of our hearts is one of the most essential things we can do in this life. The heart is a tender place. It is sensitive to many influences, both positive and negative. It can be hurt by others. It can be deadened by sin. It can be softened by love. Early in our lives, we learn to guard our hearts. It is like we erect a fence around our hearts with a gate in it. No one can enter that gate unless we allow him or her to. In some cases the fence we erect around our hearts could be likened to a small picket fence with a Welcome sign on the gate. Other hearts have been so hurt or so deadened by sin that they have an eight-foot (2.5-m) chain-link fence topped with razor wire around them. The gate is padlocked and has a large No Trespassing sign on it."
I am having a hard time determining how to say what I want to say. I've realized a lot of things about myself lately that I want to change. Its time to take some action. I just don't know how to word it. This blog post is much more difficult to write than I thought it would. I felt so inspired in Relief Society to take action to better myself, but I'm suddenly feeling at a loss as to how.
I guess I have just been pondering on world issues lately. Horrific events in Myanmar and China, the US considering entering Iran, food shortages, gas prices sky rocketing as the dollar continues to fall, and Olympic torch carriers being attacked all over the world. Somehow, I feel this subject touches upon all of this.
Well, Elder Lund says it better anyway, I just want to figure out how I can take action to improve myself, and somehow, that'll improve the world.
So let me just begin by quoting Gerald N. Lund from his conference talk this past April:
"Isn’t that something we all seek, brothers and sisters—to be visited by the Holy Ghost, to have the Lord draw closer to us, to find joy and consolation in our lives? If so, then carefully assessing the condition of our hearts is one of the most essential things we can do in this life. The heart is a tender place. It is sensitive to many influences, both positive and negative. It can be hurt by others. It can be deadened by sin. It can be softened by love. Early in our lives, we learn to guard our hearts. It is like we erect a fence around our hearts with a gate in it. No one can enter that gate unless we allow him or her to. In some cases the fence we erect around our hearts could be likened to a small picket fence with a Welcome sign on the gate. Other hearts have been so hurt or so deadened by sin that they have an eight-foot (2.5-m) chain-link fence topped with razor wire around them. The gate is padlocked and has a large No Trespassing sign on it."
I am having a hard time determining how to say what I want to say. I've realized a lot of things about myself lately that I want to change. Its time to take some action. I just don't know how to word it. This blog post is much more difficult to write than I thought it would. I felt so inspired in Relief Society to take action to better myself, but I'm suddenly feeling at a loss as to how.
I guess I have just been pondering on world issues lately. Horrific events in Myanmar and China, the US considering entering Iran, food shortages, gas prices sky rocketing as the dollar continues to fall, and Olympic torch carriers being attacked all over the world. Somehow, I feel this subject touches upon all of this.
Well, Elder Lund says it better anyway, I just want to figure out how I can take action to improve myself, and somehow, that'll improve the world.
Comments
But to me it's not confusing. :)
I love the new look, and the Russian.
That talk was one of my very favorites this time around.
Chelm- did you read the old school chicken soup, or a new fangled one? Just checking so maybe I could find that story.
Aaron- the temple is exciting! That would be really sweet.
But I also think that people smile when they see babies because babies are cute and they do funny things.
The comments of this post have me envisioning a bulky baby wrapped up in Kevlar armor or bubble wrap.
And don't forget (a la Cake):
Овцы идут к раю, козочкам идут к аду