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.