Yesterday is church we had a farewell/homecoming for one family in our congregation. The second brother just returned from his mission in Tennessee and next week the youngest brother leaves for his. This family is a neighbor in our cul-de-sac so we have knows these boys pretty well.
The younger brother will be serving in the Alpine-German speaking mission. I'm sure he'll be great. He already looks the part. and he will definitely blend in better than most.
The returning brother spoke about a talk from General Conference that I remember feeling was spot on at the time, but hearing it again really touched me. She spoke on the Elder Hallstrom's talk called "That's Just Who I Am".
The gist of the talk in conference was that once we say, "That's just who I am" we eliminate the opportunity of change in our lives. Change is what this life is all about. Change is a gift given to each of us by the Savior's atonement. When we decide, fatalistically, that is just who we are, we dismiss His power to heal and change us.
Maybe it is because Genius Golfer told me I was asked to give the closing prayer, or because the message was powerful, I got a LOT out of that talk. And I ended up NOT having the closing prayer; GG was just giving me a hard time because he had been asked to give the opening prayer.
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