First he started out by telling the story of the Ugly Duckling. How he felt out of place and really was down on himself until one day when he was much older he realized his beauty and his potential. That's what President Uchtdorf was getting at, we have to see our potential and not get down about the so-so things that are going on in life right now.
He went on to answer a question which was , "Sometimes i feel like the world would be a better place if I wasn't in it." He said that this a serious concern and that if anyone knew of someone having thoughts of suicide that they needed to get them help in the best way. Being sensitive to what they are feeling. You should never feel that the world would be better without you in it, you have to once again figure out and see your potential and the good that you would bring into the world.
The next question, "i'm a single adult and I feel like I will be lonely forever, will i ever find that one person who will truly complete me? "
President Uchtdorf proceeded to tell a story about a young women who was walking on the beach and came across a lamp. She picked it up, rubbed it, and genie appeared giving her the option of asking for one wish. She was ecstatic. She said that she would like to wish for world peace. The genie looked at her, contemplated for awhile and then replied, "That wish would take more magic than I possibly have within me. The divisions between countries and people have been so for too long and too deep, it would take too much work to rebuild those back up. So please wish for anything else, anything else." The girl looked a little disappointed and then said, "alright, I wish that I may find my soulmate, the one person who completes me. Someone who has a good sense of humor, someone who will laugh at my jokes, someone who will help me dishes, someone who will love kids, not watch alot of sports, who is tall, and tan, and wants to go shopping with me and enjoy it. " The genie looks at her and contemplates for a second and then says, "Let me see what I can do about world peace."
Haha.
President Uchtdorf laughs and goes on to say that he does not believe that there is only person on this earth that will make you happy. That if his wife did not take a chance on him then he and she would have found someone with different traits that would make them both happy. But he was happy that it didn't happen this way!
The lord wouldn't give you only once chance at happiness.
He also commented that some people will not find a person to marry in the temple in this life. And we all need to be prepared in case that does happen. Get yourself in a position that you would be able to take care of yourself and not rely on someone else. Be educated, get a degree and live life to the fullest.
The next question that was asked was, "How can i stay faithful, and is it bad that I ask questions?"
No, it isn't bad, we are a question asking people. If Joseph Smith did not have a question about which church to join then we could not have started down the path to the reorganization of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints . If you have questions you searching for the answers that is good, you are curious and you want to know the truth for yourself. But give heed, that once you know that something is true do not doubt that feeling.
He went on to answer a question which was , "Sometimes i feel like the world would be a better place if I wasn't in it." He said that this a serious concern and that if anyone knew of someone having thoughts of suicide that they needed to get them help in the best way. Being sensitive to what they are feeling. You should never feel that the world would be better without you in it, you have to once again figure out and see your potential and the good that you would bring into the world.
The next question, "i'm a single adult and I feel like I will be lonely forever, will i ever find that one person who will truly complete me? "
President Uchtdorf proceeded to tell a story about a young women who was walking on the beach and came across a lamp. She picked it up, rubbed it, and genie appeared giving her the option of asking for one wish. She was ecstatic. She said that she would like to wish for world peace. The genie looked at her, contemplated for awhile and then replied, "That wish would take more magic than I possibly have within me. The divisions between countries and people have been so for too long and too deep, it would take too much work to rebuild those back up. So please wish for anything else, anything else." The girl looked a little disappointed and then said, "alright, I wish that I may find my soulmate, the one person who completes me. Someone who has a good sense of humor, someone who will laugh at my jokes, someone who will help me dishes, someone who will love kids, not watch alot of sports, who is tall, and tan, and wants to go shopping with me and enjoy it. " The genie looks at her and contemplates for a second and then says, "Let me see what I can do about world peace."
Haha.
President Uchtdorf laughs and goes on to say that he does not believe that there is only person on this earth that will make you happy. That if his wife did not take a chance on him then he and she would have found someone with different traits that would make them both happy. But he was happy that it didn't happen this way!
The lord wouldn't give you only once chance at happiness.
He also commented that some people will not find a person to marry in the temple in this life. And we all need to be prepared in case that does happen. Get yourself in a position that you would be able to take care of yourself and not rely on someone else. Be educated, get a degree and live life to the fullest.
The next question that was asked was, "How can i stay faithful, and is it bad that I ask questions?"
No, it isn't bad, we are a question asking people. If Joseph Smith did not have a question about which church to join then we could not have started down the path to the reorganization of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints . If you have questions you searching for the answers that is good, you are curious and you want to know the truth for yourself. But give heed, that once you know that something is true do not doubt that feeling.
Be curious, but do that doubt
He then ended and I was filled with some much information i wasn't sure what to do with it besides write it down. He is such a powerful speaker and I loved the talk.
He then ended and I was filled with some much information i wasn't sure what to do with it besides write it down. He is such a powerful speaker and I loved the talk.
What did you like about it if you saw it?
