Today I had Stake Conference. And it kind of was a "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" experience. You see... last night after the adult session, some idiot decided to vandalize the Stake Center. They through a rock through the glass door to get in. Then they did stupid stuff, and they even kicked in the Stake President's Office's door. (And in doing so, they left a footprint. Heh!) President Holmstead (Stake President) was talking today in conference about it and said, "Maybe the person who did it will drive by to see how we took it, and see that we all still came, all still sang, and all still love the gospel. It doesn't matter what happens to the building." It really reminded me of the Grinch because he "stole" Christmas, but it didn't matter because the whos in Whoville knew that there was more to Christmas than the commercialism. There is more to the gospel than a nice building to worship in. All over the world, there are people meeting for church in dirt pits and huts. We are blessed enough to have a nice building, and if someone decides to vandalize it, we will clean it up, but won't complain.
At Stake Conference, McKay Beard, a good friend of mine for almost ten years, spoke. It was so inspirational, and yet it made me feel inadequate. She did such a great job and had such a strong testimony. I feel like if I were to be asked to speak in Stake Conference, I'd turn down the offer. It'd be too big a task for me. I have also always thought that maybe my testimony isn't as strong as I'd like because I'm a teenager, and most teenagers' testimonies are like mine... but her talk showed me that her testimony is so much stronger than mine has ever been. It makes me feel inadequate, like I should try harder and do better. But I know that I am not inadequate in the Lord's eyes, and that as long as I try my hardest, I will be blessed.
