We Can Count On Him

I sat in church today and was able to enjoy some really nice feelings.  One of those feelings came during a lesson where the discussion was about a talk given in General Conference of the LDS Church this past October.  One part of his talk touched me and I felt it appropriate to share.

"We have a life of devoted discipleship to give in demonstrating our love of the Lord.  My beloved brothers and sisters, I am not certain just what our experience will be on Judgment Day, but I will be very surprised if at some point in that conversation, God does not ask us exactly what Christ asked Peter: “Did you love me?” I think He will want to know if in our very mortal, very inadequate, and sometimes childish grasp of things, did we at least understand one commandment, the first and greatest commandment of them all—“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind.” And if at such a moment we can stammer out, “Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee,” then He may remind us that the crowning characteristic of love is always loyalty."  (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland~ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles)

The Savior, Jesus Christ is the One that we should look to at every moment of our lives.  It is He who brought about the opportunity for us to live again with our loving Father.  He did all that He did because He loves us.  I love Him!

Let's See Him

When our oldest daughter, Natalie, was just a young toddler, she asked us one Sunday afternoon if we could see Jesus.  Becky and I were puzzled by her inquisition.  We asked her several times over what exactly she meant, hoping that we would better understand her.  Becky and I still didn't understand what she was talking about.  Finally after some thought, Becky realized that she was talking about seeing the statue of Jesus at Temple Square, in Salt Lake City.  That afternoon, the three of us took a little trip to Temple Square.  As we walked up the rotunda and she saw the statue of 'The Christus', we could see that He was familiar to her.  For several times in the following weeks, we went to Temple Square to see Jesus.
Becky and I are so grateful we took those opportunities.  Those are 'gems' that we have saved in our memory banks.  We talk about them, once in a while, and feel grateful for the way they touch our lives.  The time flies by so swiftly and yet those memories are deeply etched into our hearts and minds.
I am grateful for my own feelings of Jesus.  I know that He is my Savior and the Redeemer of all mankind.  
Natalie taught me that even a visit to Temple Square to see that large, beautiful statue of Jesus would impact us for the good.
Today, I want to pay close attention to Him and all that He has done for me.  By the things that I say and do, I too can see Him.  That is the greatest desire of my heart and I hope it is for you.