Take the scenic route and hang on for the ride

Tonight at institute we had the Dallas Temple President, President Gerrard, come speak to us. The things that stuck out to me was the need to slow down and enjoy the good moments in life. He told a story about his first assignment as a general authority traveling with Elder Oaks. He called Elder Oaks and offered to drive him to Afton, WY to the stake conference they were to attend. Elder Oaks said that he would drive himself, he planned to drive holding his wife's hand, listening to music and looking at the fall colors and suggested Pres. Gerrard do the same. When they met up at the hotel Elder Oaks and Pres. Gerrard went for a walk, Elder Oaks said all of 10 words in the two mile walk, just enjoyed the beauty around him.

The second thing that stuck out to me was that the Lord is in control of our lives and we need to allow Him the chance to lead and guide our lives and just hang on and enjoy the ride. We will be able to do all the Lord has planned for us as long as we trust in the Lord and obey the promptings of the Holy Ghost.

One more thing he said quoting a prophet I think, "a women's intuition is pure revelation" I think sometimes we just need to trust our gut reactions and not second guess things because sometimes it may just be the Lord trying to tell us something.