act in all diligence and preparation brings blessings....trust. change. path.

man, i took forever to get through these talks today. and i laughed about it when i read the "we are so easily distracted line in eyrings talk. i had SO many thoughts about these talks today.

act in all diligence:
i tend to find words. like, a word for a certain time and then always see that word when i study or listen. this talk had 2 of them, an old and ever on-going one and a newly realized.
1. nature. 'be a force of nature'. my favorite quote maybe."the holy ghost [can] reveal to you the nature of God". and "he nature had been changed".
i love the idea that not only are we to be powerful. but that if we are open to it, we can really see gods power. know for ourselves. then work to become like him. to be a force of nature, but directed in the lords way.

2. trust. i thought earlier last week how we are to TRUST the lord. and just what that word means. to REALLY have a close and safe and open relationship.
it really struck me today that he mentions twice that "he calls us and trusts us", "heavenly father has great trust and confidence in you."
really? me? ...why? but it is really making me think twice about if i let him down or honor his name more often.

okay also. i had a really 'duuuh.....football' moment.
"we are to learn our duty from the lord". i was like, great, thats such a tough thing to do.
WHAT? i am dumb. next paragraph.
"remember him...he called us. he goes before us". but it really clicked.
god doesn't want us to know about christ just because he is cool. he doesn't want us to study the scriptures. pray to him. all that jazz so that we can feel happy while doing our own thing.
WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN THING. All of that is for OUR path. our path IS gods. they are supposed to be the SAME!
i feel like i, and so many others, spend so much of their time trying to find whats the right path for 'them'. here is our answer.


preparation brings blessings:
i pretty much just thought this talk was like an awesome set of reminders and personal check list to remind us what the lord does expect.