A few quotes that resonated. The first on shame. I’ve been teaching about the harm of shame for years and love how Sister Runia worded principles about it:
“Shame is a darkness so heavy it feels that if you took it out of your body, it would have an actual weight or heft to it.”
“Shame is the voice that beats you up, saying, ‘What were you thinking?’ ‘Do you ever get anything right?’”
“Shame doesn’t tell us we made a mistake; it tells us we are our mistakes. You may even hear, ‘Hide.’ The adversary does everything in his power to keep the heaviness inside, telling us the cost is too high, that it will be easier if this stays in darkness, removing all hope.”
-Tamara Runia
Loved President Russell M. Nelson’s quotes on confidence, a by-product of living a loving life. He said,
“Challenges can knock our self-confidence.
“Charity and virtue open the way to having confidence before God!”
“As we diligently seek to have charity and virtue fill our lives, our confidence in approaching God will increase.”
What short quotes from what one or two conference addresses (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference?lang=eng) stood out to you?
I can’t believe I have gotten so behind on your blog posts because I really love them. When I saw the title – and before reading – I would said these two talks: 1) Sisters Runia – your worth isn’t tied to your obedience. And Bishop Causse: the degree of difficulty will be factored in…. I’ve been trying to reinforce those messages to the young women (and all the youth) in the Iona Stake….. and in my viewing of others.