Quote from Elder Holland

Our discussion last week was amazing and I hope that Stephanie posts the video or link she was talking about.  I mentioned that I had asked Meagan for the part of her talk from Elder Holland.  I was enthralled by our discussion about ideals and how sometimes we get mixed up with what the prophets are telling us and what we "believe" is the ideal.  I think as you read this information you can determine tesfor yourself what is truly important. 

Here is the link : http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,8027-1-4404-2,00.html

Here is one of my favorite quotes. 

"We who are General Authorities and general officers are called to teach His general rules. You and we then lead specific lives and must seek the Lord’s guidance regarding specific circumstances. But there would be mass confusion and loss of gospel promises if no general ideal and no doctrinal standard were established and, in our case today, repeated. We take great strength in knowing the Lord has spoken on these matters, and we accept His counsel even when it might not be popular."