Recently Orey and I had the great and wonderful opportunity to be personally counseled by a general authority. He happens to be our friend and lawyer too. We have known him for years and have had nothing but the highest regard and respect for him. Ever since he was our Stake President. It was strange and uplifting to have him personally know our family and to counsel with us. The neat thing is he touched on some things that we were "struggling" with and didn't even know it until he talked about it.
At first I enjoyed what he said and for a minute forgot to put it in its place. I took it as one friend to another and only thought about what he said. Then Orey and I talked and was amazed to realize we were just counseled. Then I knew to apply it to my life! The Lord gave me comfort through the words that were spoken to us that day. As things progress forward in the challenge our family is going through right now, how sweet it is to know I can reflect upon that conversation and know peace.
I think the thing to remember is that even if he did not know our family personally, he would still have counseled us for the same things. The reason is because Heavenly Father personally knows our family and what we are going through. The counsel comes from Him and the man was his messenger to us. How wonderful is that?!!!
