holy moly

Life is good this weekend. I had a lot of alone time in my bed, in my room. Cleaning, organizing, listening to such good things during General Conference. One main highlight: 

As I watched, I tried to imagine what my life would be without my faith. If I didn't know who these men and women were, what would they seem like to me? What if I thought they were just old guys who were the leaders of the Mormon church? Just like all those other old guys who are the leaders of any church, with no specific importance to me. I wouldn't have any reason to believe what they were saying, and I definitely wouldn't spend 8 hours of my weekend listening to them.  During this conference I tried to figure out what it is exactly that ties me to this church, this religion, my beliefs. 

Well the truth is, they are just old guys who are the leaders of the LDS church. The only reason anything they say or do has any affect on me is because when I hear them speak I feel something. Not that other speakers can't make me feel something, but this feeling is distinct.

My body has ways of telling me what I need to pay attention to. When I'm sick, I get a headache, fever, a stomachache. When I'm in danger, I get that dreadful pit in my stomach feeling and my adrenaline kicks in. When I am hearing truth, that pit in my stomach feeling twists upside down and instead of pulling my stomach down, its pulling my heart deeper inside of me. Anchoring me down to that moment, helping me to notice and recall this moment in time again.  So I'll never forget when I felt this truth resound in my mind, heart, and soul.  

So from an outsiders perspective I can see that they are imperfect men, who cry, laugh, feel angry sometimes, and have normal lives. Yet like a Magic Eye design, I can shift my view and see the truth right in front of me.  These are the prophets of the world. They are delivering the message that God wants to give to his children here on this earth...and I got to hear it. How lucky am I? How lucky is the world?

On another note....I love embroidering.