General Conference

I am really excited for General Conference this weekend so I can hear the prophet’s counsel. With all the political and economic craziness that has been going on lately I am really glad that we have a living prophet to guide us. I have been kind of worried and scared about what might happen to our country and our state during these elections, but last week as Chad and I were reading in the July Ensign, Elder Uchtdorf’s message gave me some comfort.

He said, “‘For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.’ (2 Timothy 1:7) … Yet how many of us permit our fears to take control of our lives in this time of international tension, economic and political uncertainties, and personal challenges? … Today we have again apostles, seers, and revelators who are watchmen on the tower, messengers of supernal, healing truth. God speaks to us through them. They are profoundly aware of the different circumstances we members are living in. They are in this world but not of this world. They point the way, and they offer help for our difficulties, not through the wisdom of the world but from an eternal Source. ... There is no need to fear. We can have peace in our hearts and peace in our homes. We can each be an influence for good in this world by following the commandments of God and relying on true repentance, the power of the Atonement, and the miracle of forgiveness.”