Last Lectures

A few years ago I received as a gift from one of my children an audio book of The Last Lecture.  Apparently this tradition of asking professors to give what they would teach if the lecture were to be their last has been around for some time.  This morning I listened to a talk given by President N. Elden Tanner in April 1971, designated by him as his "last lecture".  What great and timeless counsel there is in this brief message from one who speaks for God.  I was particularly impressed with his quote from Elder Richard L. Evans: “Our Father in heaven is not an umpire who is trying to count us out. He is not a competitor who is trying to outsmart us. He is not a prosecutor who is trying to convict us. He is a loving Father who wants our happiness and eternal progress, and who will help us all he can if we will but give him in our lives an opportunity to do so.”

We invite all of our friends and family to join with us in attending general conference this weekend, and "Come, listen to a prophet's voice, and hear the word of God."