i feel like general conference was an enormous wakeup call for me. i have been so down in the dumps and sick and tired and hormonal. and very selfish. i felt like i've been in survival mode for the past two months and have only cared about myself and doing what will make me feel better or what will not make me feel sick. what i'm trying to write out here, is that i have been very un-Christlike in my thoughts and actions. and so many talks this morning just hit me smack in the face. forced me into this realization of my selfish ways. how grateful i am for the counsel of our modern day leaders. counsel that i know comes straight from the Lord. i only took shorthand notes during conference and look forward to the full transcripts so that i can get the full quotes, but in the meantime i will summarize what touched me most.
henry b. eyring's talk this morning about unity made a big impact on me.
he quoted matthew chapter 7 verses 1-2:
judge not, that ye be not judged.
for with what judgement yet judge, ye shall be judged;
and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
of course we all want to be at one with Christ and with our fellow saints, to be unified. but, lately i have lost sight of this. i have been thinking rude thoughts and allowing myself to be offended by silly things. i even went to far as to vent to two friends. who were so kind and listened but i apologize to them for it. i need to begin right now to be more Christlike, more forgiving and focus on looking for opportunities to serve others.
