General Conference

I don't know if posts like these happen often. I sure hope they do, because I doubt there wasn't one person who watched General Conference wasn't inspired for at least a fraction of a second. I was upset that I couldn't watch all of conference today. I was scheduled to work from 11:45am until 9:45pm, so I only got a little bit in...and when I say a little, I mean a little. Being sick, I slept until 10, took a bath and attempted to listen with what hearing I had, then got my little dying self ready before I had to leave at 11:30. As I walked into my car and turned it on, slightly heartbroken that I couldn't listen to the Prophets, General Conference was playing on the radio with President Eyring speaking. I only heard just a little of his talk, but what I heard was enough to strengthen my testimony more than I could have ever hoped for. What really struck me was when he was quoting this scripture in the Doctrine and Covenants:

And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he? Therefore, hold on thy way, and the priesthood shall remain with thee; for their bounds are set, they cannot pass. Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; therefore, fear not what man can do, for God shall be with you forever and ever.

When he read this, I could tell that President Eyring knew with a surety unshakeable that God cared for him, loved him, and wanted him to succeed in life. It made me want to work much harder to be like the man speaking before me. I felt, after walking out of my car into work, almost a pang of guilt at the fact that I had 'lost focus' in a sense--I had been so caught up with school and work that I had forgotten what life is really about. I am so glad that just those two words of "My Son," gave me the strength I needed to get through a very difficult day. I felt so much love in those two words spoken, that I wanted what President Eyring had. So, when I got home, I listened to his talk in its entirety. What an absolutely AMAZING man he is. I admire him so much, and I am thankful to God that he was able to speak at that exact moment in time.

Those two words to me meant the world. I had a desire to be better, to be the best I could be. In those words, I felt a love of Christ and God for me, and I knew, with only those words, that I would never be alone, and I was never, ever alone. How great is God. He works in the greatest ways, He is perfect. It almost brings me to tears that I had not even an hour before listening to this talk, walked into my apartment feeling lonely and distraught. Today, this was exactly what I needed. I needed to know that someone was always going to be there for me, and I want to always be there for Him. I never want to forget that again. It's what I live for.

In the end, it all turns to God.