{"id":8906,"date":"2009-07-15T11:21:43","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T16:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=8906"},"modified":"2009-07-15T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2009-07-15T16:22:06","slug":"wednesday-conference-talk-joseph-b-wirthlin-concern-for-the-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2009\/07\/wednesday-conference-talk-joseph-b-wirthlin-concern-for-the-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Conference Talk: Joseph B. Wirthlin, Concern for the One"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the last talks that Elder Wirthlin gave, Concern For the One<\/a> is one of my favorites in recent memory. Elder Wirthlin focuses on reaching out to individuals. The talk includes this remarkable passage on individuality: <\/p>\n

Some are lost because they are different. They feel as though they don\u2019t belong. Perhaps because they are different, they find themselves slipping away from the flock. They may look, act, think, and speak differently than those around them and that sometimes causes them to assume they don\u2019t fit in. They conclude that they are not needed.<\/p>\n

Tied to this misconception is the erroneous belief that all members of the Church should look, talk, and be alike. The Lord did not people the earth with a vibrant orchestra of personalities only to value the piccolos of the world. Every instrument is precious and adds to the complex beauty of the symphony. All of Heavenly Father\u2019s children are different in some degree, yet each has his own beautiful sound that adds depth and richness to the whole.<\/p>\n

This variety of creation itself is a testament of how the Lord values all His children. He does not esteem one flesh above another, but He \u201cinviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; . . . all are alike unto God.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The talk also discusses weariness and imperfection, and ends on a message of hope. It’s a wonderful and uplifting message, which is why it is today’s Wednesday Conference Talk. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the last talks that Elder Wirthlin gave, Concern For the One is one of my favorites in recent memory. Elder Wirthlin focuses on reaching out to individuals. The talk includes this remarkable passage on individuality:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-corn"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8906"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8908,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8906\/revisions\/8908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}