A Moment of Truth

This weekend was General Conference and this time more than ever I was looking forward to it. When I was a kid I never looked forward to it because my idea of General Conference was a bunch of older men talking about things I felt never applied to me. They were talks that I felt were boring and not worth listening or watching to. It's so weird how growing up changes your perspectives and makes you realize how important these conferences are and how imperfect you really are. I sat on the couch with my journal and wrote down every note I felt was important to me and every point I would forget. The main point I enjoyed listening to the most was on service. Mainly because I do not do enough of it. Richard Edgley said, "What happens to one, happens to all." It made me think. How much do I do for other people? Have I ever had an affect on others? Are people who truly are in need on the top of my list of "things to do?" Unfortunately, not as often as I would like. In Mosiah Chapter 18 Verse 8-9, it says in there to Mourn with those who mourn and comfort those in need of comfort. I have a friend who I feel has changed. Sometimes when I think of them and what might be wrong I start thinking about how wrong they are for the way they have treated some and how upset I can get about it. When I hear the words of apostles and our Prophet I hang my head and feel as though I haven't done enough to be more sensitive and compassionate for others in need. I need to be more of a friend since not always do we know what is going on in other people's lives. I went to the Relief Society Conference. President Monson spoke and told of a story I would never forget. His cousin and her friend had husbands who went on a skiing trip together. An avalanche buried them and they were not able to survive. The women were devastated. President Monson drove to his cousins house the night that it had happened to offer his condolences and to his hand to her. He said he wasn't in the house for more than 30 seconds when the doorbell rang and on the porch stood the woman's two visiting teachers. They cried together and offered their hearts and services on behalf of the Relief Society. How lucky we are to have such a great membership and opportunity to share what we can give to those who need it more than we do in that time in our lives. Dieter Uchdorf said that enduring to the end isn't gliding through life. It's about serving and squeezing out every part of us in serving and learning. Maybe I didn't realize the responsibility of life when I was a kid but I know now that my duties here are to serve, learn and worship. Every conference, every apostle, every Prophet, every talk, every story, every sentence, every word is so important and should be applied to us NOW. Things we learn now, even though they may not apply in this time of our lives, will be helpful for our times down the road. I have a testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Life Is Good.