Yesterday in Relief Society we had a great lesson. It was based on the conference talk that President Henry B Eyering gave in April of this year. Our teacher did a really neat thing at the beginning of the talk though. She asked us all to share our thoughts and feelings about President Eyering and his talks, before she dove into the lesson and the talk we were discussing.
It was really neat to hear the stories that people told about him. One sister had been at Rick's college when he was the President of the College, and would go to his house for firesides and her brother worked with him closely as the student body president.
Another one talked of how he always asks us to do something, and the gentle way he asks really compels us to want to do what he asks, even if it's something that we normally wouldn't want to do.
Another sister told of how emotional he get's during his talks. To read his talk is not enought, and that for his talk she wants to hear it, and hear his emotion in his voice.
I shared how ever since I was little I remember the physical resemblance that he and my father share. My dad has frequently been mistaken for him because they really do resemble each other a lot. How because of that resemblance when he talks, I pay attention more and he isn't just another one of the apostles... he holds a special place in my heart.
I just thought it was a really neat way to start the lesson off. We all felt the spirit and we had a wonderful discussion on his talk.
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