Drexel watches the TV screen during General Conference
Last weekend, instead of going to a church building, I (along with millions of other people) worshipped from the comfort of our own homes by tuning into General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm thankful that twice a year I have that opportunity, and that I could gather with family to watch and listen. There were many great talks, but for this week's TTOT, I've selected a few quotes that stood out to me.
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| A person sits alone on a bench. Caption: [Don't] let our eyes, our ears, or our fears mislead us but open our hearts and minds and minister freely to those around us as He did.--Chistophe G. Giraud-Carrier |
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| Four individuals hold their hands over their hearts. Caption: You will never be happier than you are grateful.--Gary B. Sabin |
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| A girl writes on a chalkboard. Caption: Our words are one of our superpowers and family members are like human blackboards. --Tamara W. Runia |
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| A woman's hands are folded in prayer. Caption: Stand in holy places. Stand with holy people. Testify of holy truths. Listen to the Holy Spirit.--Gary E. Stevenson |
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| Jesus Christ holds out a loaf of bread. Caption: Our covenants are not merely transactional; they are transformational.--Joaquin E. Costa |
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| A man perches on a rock formation against a setting sun. Caption: Do not misunderstand or devalue how important you are to your Father in Heaven. You are not an accidental by-product of nature, a cosmic orphan, or the result of matter plus time plus chance. Where there is design, there is a designer. --Alan T. Phillips |
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| Painted arrows on a road. Caption: Our direction matters more than our speed.--Tamara W. Runia |
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| A Christus statue in front of statues of the twelve apostles. Caption: The hero--our hero, now and always--is Jesus Christ.--Bishop W. Christopher Waddell |
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| Clouds in a blue sky. Caption: Mortality is a master class in learning to choose the things of greatest eternal import. . . .So think celestial.--Russell M. Nelson |
Did any of those resonate with you? What are you thankful for this week? Be sure to check out the other bloggers TToT entries at the
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Always look at everything from the perspective of eternity, that's what I've been learning. It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeletePerspective really helps weed out what's important and what's not.
DeleteAh ha! (To the Comment/Reply above) on of my favorite concepts: perspective!
ReplyDeleteThe willingness to accept that reality may be more than what we 'know'. And realize that adding to our perspective does not necessarily diminish or eliminate our original experience.
( Excellent time/synchronicity with my choice of post photos.