I really liked what Elder Pino said about Perspective. Often times we can get into a situation where we feel like our lives are going nowhere, or we are in a severe spiritual drought. I have found it is so good to take a step back, recognize the truth and reality of the Plan of Salvation and take a breath and move forward. Here is a great quote from his talk:
"Elder David B. Haight told a story about the sculptor Michelangelo to illustrate the importance of seeing everything in proper perspective: “As the sculptor was chiseling a block of marble, a boy came every day and watched shyly. When the figure of David emerged and appeared from that stone, complete for all the world to admire, the boy asked Michelangelo, ‘How did you know he was in there?’” The perspective with which the sculptor saw that block of marble was different than that of the boy who was watching him work. The artist’s vision of the possibilities encased in the stone allowed him to create a work of art. The Lord knows what He wants to accomplish with each one of us. He knows the kind of reform He wants to achieve in our lives, and we do not have the right to counsel Him. His thoughts are higher than our thoughts." - By Elder Rafael E. Pino, Of the Seventy April 2015 #ldsconf#sharegoodness #perspective To read the whole talk go to: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/04/the-eternal-perspective-of-the-gospel?lang=eng |
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