Saints of the Latter-days

Ken and I hosted the awesome Single Adults in our ward last Monday night for FHE--I gave the lesson. I chose to discuss Benjamin De Hoyos April conference talk entitled: Called to Be Saints.

In his address, Elder De Hoyos makes a rather amazing assertion when he points out that the church bears the Savior's name, Jesus Christ, as it should, but that the title also references--and thus honors--the members of the church, too--the Latter-day Saints.

Saints. That is how the Lord sees us! That is what He wants us to become.

Pretty neat, I think!

I don't know if divorce has had the same effect upon you as it did me, but when I became single after being married for 25 years, I felt like my slate had been wiped clean. Divorce inspired in me a renewed desire to repent, forgive, and move forward. I wanted to be an even better person than I'd ever been before. I wanted goodness to be better defined, for many hearts, as they watched me face my trials.

As members of the church--as Latter-day Saints--we can make a lasting, loving difference in many minds and hearts when we simply desire to make a positive difference and try harder to be good.

So, if you have been called to be a single, divorced member of the church at this time in your life, remember you are still a Saint--a saint with a responsibility.

So keep your halo shiny!