This past week we were truly blessed to have been taught by living disciples of Christ. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we believe that just as there were prophets in the days of old that the Lord has not forsaken us in our day now. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (the 2nd counselor to President Monson) along with Elder D.Chad Richardson spoke to just the Allen, Tx stake. It was amazing to be present in such an intimate gathering, well there were actually 1400 in the stake center and others joined through broadcast in different buildings. The messages were wonderful! It was a mini General Conference. Elder Richardson focused on the plan our Father in Heaven has for each of us and that none are beyond His reach. He promised that if we do our best Christ will meet us and make up the rest. Grace is a daily gift and He will bless us in every affliction & sickness. We were also addressed by Brother Gerard who is the Dallas Temple Pres. He reminded us that we are not immune to discouragement and to "Cowboy up & Soldier on" - to live by faith not fear as we see the happenings in the world around us! And lastly, President Uctdorf was such a neat and very personal kinda guy! His personality and smile are infectious. He counseled us to remember who we are, to search for truth and to stand up for it! He also went over the importance of the "For the Strength of Youth" guidelines and need to Follow the Standards. He spoke of reaching out to one another & to forgive. He promised us that the Lord is aware of our challenges and that we are in His hands & through prayer the things of concern in our lives will be answered. I know that I personally left with the desire to recommit myself to stand a little taller & do a little more. As he was leaving he blew kisses to all. It was a neat experience not to be forgotten.
A good lookin' Emma & Seth as we waited in line....yes, there was a line! The mtg. started at 10am and we were in line by 8:15. Thankfully, they opened the doors at 8:30 although they only allowed 12 people through every 30 seconds so there was no stampede into the chapel.
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I'm sad that I missed it. Thanks for the rundown. Good thing that the church thinks of crowd control. Now if only Ikea and other big stores with grand openings could manage the same thing.
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