Spiritually Speaking

This is my first post on this Brand New Blog!
I want to give this blog a tiny preface:

Recently, I have been wondering how I can bring the spirit into my life more often--I read scriptures, and pray, but I've been looking for ways to spice up my spirituality, if you will. My friends have been posting General Conference talks on each other's facebook walls, and I admired that they were taking time to look at/read/watch their favorite talks and discover new ones. So, I decided to start this blog. This blog is going to be for spiritual things only. A place for people to come to find words of wisdom from Heavenly Father, His Prophets, Apostles, Disciples, and other Spiritual Beings who have helped the Spirit dwell on Earth. Each day, I intend to set aside a part of my day to (re)discover talks, quotes, pictures, songs, or anything that I find brings the spirit into my life. I think it will provide me with new insights into the Gospel and how to keep my life on the right track--the track He would like me to be on, and I pray that this will help anyone who is in need of a little enlightenment.


Namesake: 
This blog's name comes from a talk given by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency in the LDS church. He gave this talk just a couple weeks ago at the General Relief Society Conference.

"Forget Me Not."  

This talk is pure beauty. President Uchtdorf's talks are always full of power, eloquence, and cause a resounding peace to fill whomever listens to them. In this talk, Uchtdorf addresses the women of the church, and asks them to "Forget Not" five different things:

1. Forget Not to be Patient with Yourself

2. Forget Not the Difference Between Good & Bad Sacrifices

3. Forget Not to be Happy NOW

4. Forget Not the "Why" of the Gospel

5. Forget Not that The Lord Loves You

These are all such small, simple, and yet beautiful things that all of us need to remember. 

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the talk:

"Our journey towards perfection is long, but we can find wonder & delight in even the tiniest steps of that journey."

"If we spend our days waiting for fabulous roses, we could miss the beauty & wonder of the tiny forget me nots that are all around us."

"The Gospel is a light that generates mortality & illuminates the way before us."

"Seek out the majesty, the beauty, and exhilarating joy of the 'why'."

"No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how over-shadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you....He who created and knows the stars knows you and your name."

Okay, so I basically quoted the entire talk, but it is so amazing, that I couldn't stop myself. The simple metaphor of the small, yet stunning forget me not flower to the small yet stunning blessings we tend to overlook in our everyday lives created the perfect image. We needn't worry about our Golden Tickets or perfect gardens; we need to focus on the small things in our lives that make them wonderful. 

Once we do that, the Gospel will become a joy in our lives, and our pathway will become clear.

Thank you President Uchtdorf for giving me a reason to stop and smell the forget me nots.