Brotherly Elders Quorum

November 6, 2016
Brotherly Elders Quorum
     I'm continually impressed with the amazing insight I find in our Elder's Quorum.  I've never felt more charity in a quorum before, meaning insights and comments are shared that truly seem motivated by pure love - love of the Lord and a form of brotherly love towards each other.
     Today Jordan Stephenson opened up about the challenge he personally has been facing with a daughter who has an un-diagnosed  neurological disorder.  We were reviewing Elder Ballard's general conference talk "To Whom Shall We Go?" (https://www.lds.org/ensign/2016/11/sunday-morning-session/to-whom-shall-we-go?lang=eng) .  There is a paragraph in there that compares life to a steep climb, and that many of us may need to take a rest, re-evaluate, and reconsider our pace.  But he urges us to stay on the trail.  Jordan was working two jobs after his undergraduate degree, then started the master's program and was called into the bishopric.  He had always believed that you always accept a calling because the Lord will provide a way to accomplish and fulfill it.  After a while the Bishop called him in and said he felt like Jordan needed to spend more time taking care of his family and that he was going to release him and not give him a calling for a while.  I felt this was a perfect example of what Elder Ballard was referring to in his talk.