On a Spiritual Note...

For those of you who read this and may not know what General Conference is, it's when the Prophet and the 12 Apostles speak to the world.  They are the leaders of my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and God speaks to the world through them.  Sounds awesome, right?!  Well it totally is and if you'd like to read or listen to what they have to say (which is amazing) you can click here.  I really feel and know that what they say is coming from God.

So I read Elder Richard G. Scott's talk a while ago and it really struck me how he spoke of scriptures being our friends.  I've been thinking about it a lot the past few weeks and I'm going to start memorizing more scriptures.  That's one of my goals for 2012.  

I was talking to my mom this morning about some things that are on my mind.  Being terrified for Nate to go off some of his heart medicine, struggling to eat healthy and fit back into my pre-pregnancy clothes, still trying to make friends out here in virginia...and just a bunch of silly little things. My sweet mother reminded me of Elder Scott's talk (She's so wonderful).  So I read it again and this is the part that struck me today:

"Scriptures can calm an agitated soul, giving peace, hope, and a restoration of confidence in one's ability to overcome the challenges of life.  They have potent power to heal emotional challenges when there is faith in the Savior.  They can accelerate physical healing."

So for my little challenges in life, those words really motivate me to study the scriptures better.

And my story continues....

A friend of mine is struggling with several things. She struggles with a disorder and also depression.  She feels like she's failing in life and a lot of things are going wrong in her life right now.  She called me today to just tell me all about it and vent.  I was grateful that I had just read Elder Scott's talk because I mentioned it to her and I think it may have helped her.  It was good to be able to testify to her of the healing power of the scriptures as she gets to know them and really studies and ponders them.

Anyways, I love the scriptures.  I love Elder Scott.  I love the Lord.  And I love life.