Draw Near Unto Me

Elder Eyring’s talk in the latest conference “Come Unto Me” gave me a little “line upon line” moment as he taught about how I can draw nearer unto Christ and more importantly to recognize when He is drawing nearer to me. Once again, the importance of obedience is so clear, but he also talks about service to others. Most of what I learned is that I need to have faith, believe in the promises that are stated in verses such as D&C 88:63 which says “Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you…” or the promise that Elder Eyring states “Every covenant servant of His within His kingdom on earth and in the spirit world will receive His guidance by the Spirit as they bless and serve others for Him. And they will feel His love and find joy in being drawn closer to Him.

And I need to pay attention. I need to look for the ways those promises are being fulfilled. That is one of the things I would say that I have learned from having Ellie and Hunter here with us. I know that I receive strength to endure and to change my attitude.

My favorite promise that Elder Eyring say is “My promise to you who pray and serve the Lord cannot be that you will have every blessing you may wish for yourself and your family. But I can promise you that the Savior will draw close it you and bless you and your family with what is best.”

One other favorite quote was about the priesthood. The same priesthood used to create the world, that the Savior used to perform miracles is a part of our lives now, today. What a tremendous blessing but a loving Father.

It is amazing that we are loved so deeply by a perfect, powerful God and His Son. That they want us to come to them, they invite us and show us the way.