Whose way do we follow?

It has been way too long since I last went to the gym. With everything going on, mainly being busy with school, I got out of the habit of going. It was good to have gone tonight, but man am I exhausted. I would also like to add that while I was working out, I was listening to conference talks from this last General Conference (I know, not the traditional stuff people listen to pump themselves up while exercising, but hey). I was able to listen to several talks. All were fantastic of course, but something that Pres. Uchtdorf said in his talk to the Priesthood specifically stood out to me:

"The Lord's way is not to sit at the side of the stream and wait for the water to pass before we cross. It is to come together, roll up our sleeves, go to work, and build a bridge or a boat to cross the waters of our challenges."

I suppose Pres. Uchtdorf is two for two today on great quotes. Anywho, for me, it was definitely something to think about.

Apparently elevators don't only have calming music

I read a great quote by Pres. Uchtdorf in the Crabtree Building elevator this morning:

"There is beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions... We would do well to slow down a little..focus on the significant, lift up our eyes, and truly see the things that matter most."

It can be hard not to get so consumed in your own life with everything that is constantly fighting for our time and attention. The scriptures say in Alma 34, "This life is the time for men to prepare to meet God," and this preparing is not easy. It is meant to be hard. It is meant to require more of us than we feel we have to give. It is breaking that barrier that we truly can be prepared. The solution is hard, but it is also simple.

there is a light at the end...

"Things have a way of working out." - Boyd K. Packer, CES Fireside November 2011