Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: I have loved every talk of his in the last couple of years. This year, I appreciate how humble he was and how grateful he was for every member of the church. And then how grateful he was to his sweet parents who sacrificed so much during his mission so that he would have all the money in his bank account when he got back. When I heard this, tears were rolling down my cheeks because this is exactly what Jusin's parents did for him. And he had no idea. This gave Justin such a great start to his life when he got back and especially when we got married. Ever since I heard that Justin's parents did that, I said that is exactly what I want for our children and now hearing Elder Hollands talk just renewed my excitement to do this. Especially since we have three future missionaries.
Elder Dieter F. Uchdorf: I love this man so much. He makes me smile every time I see him. And the amount of optimism he has, I want to be that way so much. His talk probably hit me the most this time. Ever. single. word. was perfect and just what I have longed to hear and just how I want my life to be. If you are feeling down or frustrated, read this. If priorities are not feeling right, read this. If you need to get away from worldly things, read this. One of my favorite lines that I will definatly print out is:
"In family relationship love is really spelled t-i-m-e, time."
President Thomas S. Monson: I am so grateful to know we have a prophet. I love our prophet. I love his words. I love this talk. It has taught me to be more thankful and not be so caught up in things that really don't matter (even if we can't sell our house, we have just what we need and that is what matters). There are so many great things taught to me in this talk. I love how President Monson ended:
"Let us follow Him. Let us emulate His example. Let us obey His words. By so doing, we give to Him the divine gift of gratitude."
There were so many other great talks (this one was quite good, thank you President Packer!) and I can't wait to listen to all of them over and over to remind me that we only have one chance at this life and I want to do it right and not look back with ANY regrets! These talks help get me there.
What a great start to a great month!
