So it has been a while since I last posted anything newsworthy. I think sometimes I am caught up in updating a blog to let people know what is going on and missing what is happening. So I realized that I have a desire to let my friends know things above what I should be doing. I also hold on to old friends with great care because they mean so much to me but to many it is not the same. I have stayed in touch with friends from 35 years ago. I know that it is not as important to them as it is to me. But I learned many many years ago that it is important to me to be a friend forever. I want to always have my friends close. But people grow and change. I too have grown and changed. I enjoy the change. I love to see my friends and how they have changed. One day when I am much grayer I will have my friends to talk to. If they can still understand my sense of humor. I have seen some friends pass on. I am secure that they knew I was always there to talk to or to be a friend when they were in their darkest hours. I think that we take for granted our friendships. Do we know them well enough? Do we thank them for their acts of kindness? Do we give them their space when they need it?
I have sat many nights ready to write my thoughts about Easter nut couldn't do it. Now here it is time to write. Easter is a time to reflect on things of past and how they affect us now and tomorrow. How do we apply this great gift to become better people and give to others. So many talks and concepts are given at this time. In reality it is and should be a very personal thing. Since our Savior died for each and every one of us. Not just a sacrifice for a whole but for every fiber, cell and spirit. Lori and I had the privilege of attending the Temple for 5 sessions one day. We went with an idea of learning and being rejuvenated. It works. Many things can be learned there. But the one thing that always sticks out is that there is peace available to us.
Easter is a glorious time to see new beginnings or rebirths. A second chance for all of us to fulfill our destinies or at least find them. What a time to know who we are why we are here and where we are heading. In this uncertain time of uneasiness in the world we have a wonderful plan to find peace and salvation. When others say we need to do this or that to fix problems when no one really knows what it will take to fix financial problems. We can be assured in knowing if we want to be with our Savior we can strive to live like him and we will live with him again. I was with a patient the other day and they had a picture on their stand of Michael and lucifer. It showed of a war in Heaven. It was interesting to hear the patient say how could there be a war in heaven and why did it happen? I was quick to say what I thought since it is second nature to me. The patient then remarked that she had never thought of it that way. How we take our limited knowledge for granted so many times.
How odd are we to others that we can have a personal relationship with our Savior. How we can stand up for what our beliefs are when the rest of the world decries that what we believe is old fashioned or not tolerant enough. Remember when we have the opportunity to stand tall to state with all our might that Jesus Christ is our Savior we can say it with pure conviction regardless of the consequences. I know that I will one day cry at his feet. I will be in joy with my family by my side to be counted with him.
As I held little Eli Walker it amazed me how wonderful new babies are. Each time I hold one it reminds me of the birth of our Savior and his bring to pass our opportunities we have today. Little Eli was blessed today and Mike did a wonderful job. He was moved by the Spirit in his preparation and his child we be grateful one day for his fathers blessing.
