Friday, April 5, 2013
"I Will Not Leave You Comfortless"
This week, I have been preparing for the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. To do this, I have been reviewing some of the past addresses given.
I wanted to share of these talks with you.
This man, Elder Bowen, gives a very candid account of his experience with loosing his little boy after he aspirates a piece of chalk. I really appreciate this discussion because he talks about how difficult it was. Sometimes, I feel like people expect you to be "ok" when you loose a loved one because you have a belief in the afterlife. However, just because I know I will see little Joshua again, it does not make it any easier to not have him here with me. I love this quote from his talk:
I look forward to this weekend when we will hear more wonderful messages from the leaders of our church.
This man, Elder Bowen, gives a very candid account of his experience with loosing his little boy after he aspirates a piece of chalk. I really appreciate this discussion because he talks about how difficult it was. Sometimes, I feel like people expect you to be "ok" when you loose a loved one because you have a belief in the afterlife. However, just because I know I will see little Joshua again, it does not make it any easier to not have him here with me. I love this quote from his talk:
Remember
as you attended the funeral of your loved one the feelings in your
heart as you drove away from the cemetery and looked back to see that
solitary casket—wondering if your heart would break.
I
testify that because of Him, even our Savior, Jesus Christ, those
feelings of sorrow, loneliness, and despair will one day be swallowed up
in a fulness of joy. I testify that we can depend on Him and when He
said:
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you."
The Lord intended us to feel sad when we lost a loved one...it is a manifestation of the love and joy we have when we are with them. It is also a wonderful opportunity to allow the Atonement of Jesus Christ to work in our life.
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