Beautiful Savior

This passage of scripture was shared in fast and testimony meeting this week and then I happened to come across it in my Book of Mormon reading and it kind of hit me. The Savior of the world was not desired of the world. He was not highly esteemed of men, but in reality He is all that we should esteem and desire. He is how we are healed.

Isaiah 53/Mosiah 14

"For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our briefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

It goes on, but this part is what really stood out to me. Christ is the only one that can comfort me and bring me peace regardless of the situation I am in. All of my joys, sorrows, grief, heartache, iniquities, and peace come from the Savior. What a truly beautiful thing.

To the Women

I have been failing at this blog thing, but today I have something for the women of the church out there. I am teaching in Relief Society tomorrow on the purpose of Relief Society and came across this gem by President Gordon B. Hinckley. Enjoy!

“Let me say to you sisters that you do not hold a second place in our Father’s plan for the eternal happiness and well-being of His children. You are an absolutely essential part of that plan. Without you the plan could not function. Without you the entire program would be frustrated . . . Each of you is a daughter of God, endowed with a divine birthright. You need no defense of that position. There is strength and great capacity in the women of this church."