Sunday Thoughts

Today we asked Mallory to give the lesson for our Sunday Meeting.  She gave a beautiful lesson and the spirit in the room was strong.  I remembered the scripture "When two or three are gathered in my name there will I be also.

 Mallory gave us some thoughts from three different talks given by the general authorities.  Her theme was remembering and forgetting.  Her thoughts came from a conference talk Always Remember Him, Forget Me Not, He Will Carry You On His Shoulders and Carry You Home.  She shared some missionary experiences along with thoughts from these talks.  She talked about the five points from the talk Forget Me Not.  They are:

1.  Forget not to be patient with yourself.

2.  Forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.  Commit your time and energy to the things that matter most.

3.  Forget not to be happy now.  Look for the simple, elegant beauties of every day.

4.  Forget not the WHY of the gospel.  The gospel is a joy and a delight.

5.  Forget not that the Lord loves you.

She ended the lesson with a statement by Elder Gong.  "With God, there is no point of no return."  What a beautiful and reassuring statement. 

We will surely miss having Mallory in our home.

I will add here some thoughts from Elder Gong as my Sunday Thoughts:

"Jesus Christ reaches out to each of us.  The living Christ, asking, inviting, calling to us in His own name and in His own voice, knowing that we're never lost. we're never alone.  There are challenges, to be sure.  But He's always there because He lives and because He loves us.  These are some of the most precious and sacred moments we have when we feel the Lord encircling us in His arms of love.
During this period of social distancing and COVID-19, I have felt the Savior beckon, 'I see you, I know you, I love you.'  When you truly know that He sees you, He knows you, and he loves you, you can understand that you are not isolated.  You could never be isolated because you have a knowledge of and a relationship with the living Son of God sending love and peace to you all."