So, I felt compelled to read Ezra Taft Benson's Seminole work "Beware of Pride" on Monday for our FHE. It was kind of weird, because we had to translate from Seminole...oh, wait, I think I meant seminal work, in the sense that the reading thereof germinated in me a whole slew of study tangents, lines of thought, and so forth. Anyway, humor aside, we read the talk on Monday because I felt like that was what we needed at the time, and then at the end we made a goal to pray twice daily on a personal basis and once daily on a couple basis for that virtue, especially as pertaining to our relationship as spouses.
The reason I bring this up is because of a realization I had at the end, when I was saying why I thought it was such a great talk: when the Lord inspired Ezra Taft Benson to compose and deliver that address in 1989 he knew that I, personally, would read it more than a decade later and be changed by it. I am convinced that he had me (and, yes, others as well) specifically in mind and loved me enough to inspire a prophet to deliver those words. That is a cool thought, and it had never occurred to me before this last Monday.
As a postscript, I think the goal is working.
2 comments:
I laughed out loud. So did Brooke. You're a clever writer.
Hold on; did Josh's comment inspire pride? I hope not. I must admit that I struggle with Pride as well, especially at work.
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