I went to a new member's baptism on Monday and thoroughly enjoyed. There was a sweet spirit there, although it took me a bit to really settle out the days worries to tune in. Something that impressed me the most was the old Bishop's talk on the Holy Ghost. He's just been released as our Bishop (just as I was getting to like him!) and so this was, more or his, his final talk.
It was powerful. He's a great orator and always delivers such a powerful testimony that's filled with love and concern for each one of us. I wondered through this, how did he get so strong?
Spiritual growth is very much like a tree. It takes diligent nourishment, constant care and vigilance, much time and patience and the tree will grow. Give it 20 some odd years of great care and the tree will be a mighty tree. I desire to have that type of strength and power, and the answer lies in diligence and patience, watering the tree and exercising faith through service and obedience.
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