By Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Luke 15:18-32
"It wasn’t just an empty stomach that troubled him. It was an empty soul."
We watched a broadcast for the youth/ysa's of central Europe today. Some of the things they said fit perfectly with elder Uchtdorf's talk.
Elder newman said to make the decision to follow Christ and then don't stop. When you stop or look around, you feel the pull of the world more fully. Don't stop striving.
The prodigal son seems to have stopped and looked around. He was drawn away.
Elder Steven Lund asked why people leave the church and why do you stay? This could go back to Elder Newman's statements.
Elder Lund then talks about missionary work. He said good missionaries aren't asking if they can teach someone. They are asking how a person's life is going. We can then offer them peace from the stress and chaos in their lives.
Back to Elder Uchtdorf :"Who among us has not departed from the path of holiness, foolishly thinking we could find more happiness going our own self-centered way?"
Maybe sometimes we need to ask ourselves how we're doing. Like in elder Joni L Koch's talk, the taxi driver asked if he had done all he could to solve the situation. We might ask ourselves if there is pride, bad habits, etc that need rooted out. Then, we have to leave things in the hands of God. That's hard sometimes. We might worry or fret about something even though we've done all we can do. I think that's another way satan distracts us. We have to offer ourselves peace sometimes.
Hebrews 4:6
Doc & Cov 6:36
Alma 58:32-33
"Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal." - Come Ye Disconsolate, hymn 115
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