Small and Simple Things

My thoughts on Elder Christoffel Golden, Jr. talk "Small and Simple Things"

This talk was perfect to follow Sister’s Beck talk. She talked about pulling back and getting back to the basics in life and Elder Golden, Jr. told us what those basic things were. Reading the Book of Mormon.
“Everyone who will live the gospel of Jesus Christ daily and endure to the end will gain eternal life—this is the promise of the Lord. In its essentials, the gospel is simple and easy to understand and adapted to the capacity of the weakest. Alma, the Book of Mormon prophet, aptly remarked, “now ye may supposed that this is foolishness in me; but … by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; … and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of may souls.”

This is motherhood’s key! Sister we have to live by the small and simple things we are taught in the Book of Mormon.

I was just reading 2 Nephi 18 and it talked about how the wicked people in Judah (this is an Isaiah verse) were turning to those who have familiar spirits or unto wizards for help and understanding. How wrong is that. We need to seek help from the Lord and if he directs us outside the standard works then follow, but first get your life back in accordance with the gospel. When we have done that then those who have written self-help books will help us.

I have noticed that in my own life that when life starts falling in around me, it is the small and simple things that lift me out. It is opening up the book of Mormon and reading. It is going to church with a contrite spirit and humbling myself before the Lord.

I echo Elder Golden, Jr. words:“Brothers and sisters, may we discover anew the divine power of daily prayer and the convincing influence of the Book of Mormon and the holy Scriptures.”