Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Happy Sunday!
"Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount—that is the measure of God’s love for you. God does not look on the outward appearance. I believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a castle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God's love encompasses us completely. He loves us because He is filled with an infinite measure of holy, pure, and indescribable love. We are important to God not because of our résumé but because we are His children. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked. What this means is that, regardless of our current state, there is hope for us. No matter our distress, no matter our sorrow, no matter our mistakes, our infinitely compassionate Heavenly Father desires that we draw near to Him so that He can draw near to us."
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I love that! Thank you for sharing that with me. Just reading that makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteDieter F. Uchdorf is AWESOME! And I love that quote. If there is a person out there who can read that and NOT feel happy after wards has something wronge with them.
ReplyDeleteTrue 'dat Meggie D and S-rizzle!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Do you guys like my gangsta names for y'all? ;)
You know why I started signing all of my e-mails/comments with Meggie... well that's what my grandma calls me. I saw that she had put Meggie on a Christmas presant one year and I liked it. So it just kind of stuck. So yes I do like my gangsta name... S-dog!
ReplyDeleteDon't I get a gangsta name...?
ReplyDeleteAnd I love that guy. Uchtdorf is the BEST. I love this message. And as if what he was saying wasn't enough, he needs an accent, too. :) Accents automatically make people cool.
WHAO! Nina we posted our comments at the same time!
ReplyDeletePres. Uchtdorf is my FAVORITE. There's something about his talks, especially the ones to the Young Women (think the fairy tale one from YW General Meeting...) that just really speaks to me.
ReplyDeleteAnd Sarah, guess who used this quote in her faith walk devotional? Me! :)