We had a great opportunity today. Over 200 Stakes gathered to hear from leaders in our Church. There was some terrific counsel. A few things especially stuck with me.
One of the speakers spoke about a Book of Mormon scripture in Jacob 5:65. The phrase he addressed was this "and ye shall not clear away the bad thereof all at once," He equated that to opposition. He indicated that it was instructive that we cannot have all of the opposition eliminated so that we could remain strong. It makes sense that it is usually the opposition that drives us to our knees.
Elder Hallstrom reminded us of the growth we have seen in the church. Elder Ballard then made us laugh when he said that hearing about all of that explained why he (Elder Ballard) was so tired. I really loved his analogy about the Sequoia trees that were planted at BYU. They have a life expectancy of hundreds of years, yet one tree died. The arborist wanted to know why. When he investigated, he found that some construction that had been done nearby had changed the aquifer and the tree was unable to reach the water. He compared that to those of us who no longer take advantage of the life-saving gospel. It made me think!
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