For Those Who Feel Alone

I thank Heavenly Father every night for the opportunity to be a member of His Church. I thank Him for my friends who helped me have the strength to learn more about the Church and for the sister missionaries who taught me. I am so very grateful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of my favorite things about the Church is actually General Conference and this weekend we were able to watch/listen to Conference. We had the opportunity to hear the words of the living prophet on this earth and to hear Christ's apostles speak. For that, I am so amazed and thankful.

One talk that stood out to me for numerous reasons was Elder Jeffery R. Holland's talk. A little background on my history with Elder Holland... Before I became a member of the Church and before I had ever attended a Sunday meeting, I went with my best friend--whos dad was the Mission President--to see a Stake President be released in College Station, TX. In attendance was Elder Holland who I had heard about from my LDS friends, but, really, I didn't know what a General Authority meant and I had no idea what it meant to me. Well, that day was my first time ever seeing an apostles of God speak and to be standing less than a few feet from him--I never actually got the chance to meet him--was an experience that even I knew, as a non-member, was such a huge blessing. I knew, even then, that he was someone special, someone called of God. 

Elder Holland's talk this Conference really hit me because of a blog post I wrote a couple weeks back about what a great blessing it is to know and feel the power of the Atonement. When Elder Holland said his talk  was for those who feel alone I was confused. When he related this to the Atonement it kind of made sense to me, but not completely. But then he explained further. Jesus Christ had to know how it would feel to committ sin in order to help us and be there for us. He had to know how it would feel to be completely alone so that when we feel completely alone, He could help us. He could say He's there at any moment we need Him. Again, for this, I am so amazed and thankful to Heavenly Father.