thoughts..

i had a friend give me some homework for a sunday afternoon. i'll always accept sunday afternoon homework. i was told to read 2 talks from general conference: 1) faith in adversity by rafael e pino, and 2) temple worship: the source of strength and power in times of need by richard g scott. loved both talks. here are my thoughts on both, (broken as they may be...)
faith through adversity, taking us to the temple where we make covenants and receive more strength enabling us to face more adversity, etc. in e' scott's talk, he discussed the death of his son and stated: "but we had faith in our heavenly father, and we put our trust in him feeling that we were his chosen people and had embraced his gospel, instead of sorrow, we felt to rejoice that the day of our deliverance had come." what's the difference between his usage of 'faith' and 'trust'? is there a difference between the two or are they interchangeable? i've also always been a HUGE fan of his view of trials, "i have never asked why but rather what is it that he wants me to learn from this experience." (almost to the point that is has been called my soap box.) as far as the temple itself goes...i love the place. it brings me great joy, and more than that, peace. i was talking to someone (really, now, i have absolutely no idea who it was) whose goal it was to go to the temple just often enough that it was inconvenient-that way it was still some sort of sacrifice. e' pino's talk hit one of my favorite scriptures, "peace i leave with you, my peace i give unto you: not as the world giveth, give i unto you. let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid". given, i've never lost a 3-year-old daughter, but it goes back to e' scott's theory, 'what can i learn from this?' if we accept the lord's will and his help, he won't leave us alone. it's all up to us, "if our lives and our faith are centered on jesus christ and his restored gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong. on the other hand, if our lives are not centered on the savior and his teachings, no other success can ever be permanently right." gotta love pte hunter. there's something about prophetic insight.
now you've had some williams insight. take it for what it's worth.