Week 8 Post

This week’s materials have been interesting and encouraging to absorb. The worthwhile endeavors we want to accomplish in life cannot be attained by shortcut. The account of how the saints, under the supervision of Brigham Young, were able to persevere to complete the temple is amazing to comprehend. Just to move one block of granite took such painstaking efforts. The progress they made was sometimes unnoticeable. But finally, they accomplished their final goal. 

The analogy that Elder Holland made in comparison to the dedication and painstaking time in the construction of the Salt Lake temple and how we need to lay a personal foundation to build our lives including through education, spiritual growth, and other experiences. It is amazing to consider the sacrifice and the hard work that the people made while constructing the temple. We must also make personal sacrifices, at times, to reach our ultimate goals in the end and see the fruits of dedication.

I also enjoyed the quotes, shared by Elder Holland, that were given by Winston Churchill during World War II, in relation to facing difficulties and an ominous outlook. At times we might feel beaten and the result we desire may seem unattainable at the moment and impossible even. But if we keep working and having belief, anyone can reach the final outcome we desire to achieve. Life is about working through difficulties and obstacles that get in the way. In doing that, we become stronger and better people.