This year I was privileged to attend General Conference in the conference center in Salt Lake City Saturday afternoon. It was only my second time being there, my last time being six years ago for a young woman's broadcast.The experience was different, but the feelings I felt stayed constant. There was an overwhelming feeling of the spirit and I especially was pleased with one talk in particular.
Elder Eduardo Gaverret was the most inspirational speaker in my eyes because he really captured the audience by telling stories that an audience as a whole can relate to, and by using repetition.
He opens with a story we can all relate to, "I felt confident I was following the right voice. When we arrived at the cultural hall of the chapel, we were asked to take off our blindfolds. When I did so, I realized that there were two groups and that I was in the group that had followed the wrong voice." How many time in our lives have we made mistakes, and followed the "wrong voice." We all make mistakes and Elder Eduardo Gaverret Shows us that not only do we make mistakes, but that we can fix those mistakes, and get on the right path so that we may be able to say "Yes Lord, I will follow thee."
He spoke of following the lord and repeated the saying "Yes Lord, I will follow thee." This phrase is so simple but it takes so much faith. I thought to myself, I wish I had the courage and faith to be able to say "Yes Lord, I will follow thee," without hesitation no matter what situation I am faced with. Whether it be big or small, "Yes Lord, I will follow thee." Even tho it was being spoken in a different language, I know everyone was united by the powerful message that Elder Eduardo Gaverret was presenting. It is my wish to be able to stand up and say unfailing, "Yes Lord, I will follow thee."
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