we had questions...

he had answers.

I am in a women's health class and the teacher is good friends with Elder Bednar, so for her retirement she wanted to take her students down to have a question and answer with him.

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It was such an incredible experience.

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He knew just what to say to touch those who needed to feel the love of our Heavenly Father. He knew which scripture to use right off the top of his head, He knew that the Holy Ghost would teach us better than even he could and he encouraged us to be taught by the Holy Ghost.

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Girls asked questions about everything from how to handle not having your family be in the temple when you get married, how to be a good mother and how to deal with depression in your life and in the lives of those you love. There were questions about how we can better ourselves as women, wives and mothers in the church and he had a way of giving us the guidance we needed in such simple terms.

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Nothing he said or taught was new, profound doctrine that I didnt know before, but he had a way of making grey situations black and white.

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Im not sure why it works that way with general authorities. Why is that when they say something we go "ohhh" like some new doctrine had been taught to us, when really they just remind us of the doctrines that help guide our lives.

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Maybe thats just erroneous thinking on my part, but I really am grateful for the way he reminded us of the simple elegance the gospel offers us.

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Some things I learned was reminded of...

we are meant to compliment our spouse, not change them to be more like us. you need to be a good wife before you can be a good mother. make the comfort and convience of your spouse your highest priority. offer more, take less. self-worth comes from living righteously. "It is more important to not shrink than to survive" ~ Elder Neal A. Maxwell. we cannot accomplish everything through great measures, but rather one step at a time. the atonement is important to redeem us from our sins, but it also gives us power beyond our own to overcome every affliction, trial, sin and sorrow.

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I am still in awe at the spirit that can be felt in the presence of these great men who lead and guide our church and teach remind us of the astounding simple blessing the gospel is in our lives.