Yesterday I got to go to the University Student Council Conference, a conference for people in student leadership positions. Being director of records for PRSSA, I suppose I qualified, because I got an invite.
President Samuelson is the keynote speaker every year for the event, and there's catered lunch, so put the two together and I can't resist. Free food and Cecil--what more could a girl ask?
The theme of the conference was "Stand a Little Taller," and everything related back to President Hinckley's book "Standing for Something." President Samuelson shared personal experiences he's had with President Hinckley. Each story helped illustrate how President Hinckley doesn't just say good things, he does good things. There were lots of fun stories and some serious ones; all of them were inspiring and you should ask me about them if you want to know more.
What I really wanted to talk about here is a concept I've struggled with that seemed to really sink in today because of the breakaway session I attended called "Good for Something." The instructor was John P. Livingstone (sorry anyone I confused when I said Johnson yesterday). The entire lesson was amazing, but a simple object lesson he used impacted me the most.
He had a guitar, and he had played a couple songs, had us sing along on one, etc. Then he strummed a chord, and told us "Hum this note." We all sat there looking at each other for a moment, confused--that was more than one note! But we all chose a note, and he seemed thrilled. We'd hummed a chord!
"There's a spiritual hum in the universe," he said. "Everyone participates to make a beautiful harmony."
It was a nice little thought and I jotted it down in my notebook. That may have been where it stopped.
But today during the Sacrament I was glancing over my notes, and the thought penetrated my mind: In spite of my weaknesses, the strengths I have are part of the universal hum.
I help make this world beautiful.
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Of course you do...a bit more than most, I might add!
I agree with mister lund on this one
How ominous. It says I removed my post. That is cause my fingerprint reader thing not only saved my last login (when I commented on your last post) but also saved my comment and posted it again on this note. Anyway... Nice post. I liked the story. It even kinda had a plot
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The face was for Gabe's comment about the story--he makes fun of my anti-climactic story-telling all the time.
Barney, Eric, thanks :)
Cindy, I keep learning from you. I think you should have been born first so you could have been my mother!
Well the thing is...you're my mom, and a lot of the things I know I learned from you. So give yourself some credit, madre! :)
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