Conference talk - Lord, Is it I?

Conference Talk: Lord, Is it I? 

We must put aside our pride, see beyond our vanity, and in humility ask, “Lord, is it I?”
If you want to read this talk by President Uchtdorf, click the link above. President Uchtdorf's talk is based on the events in Matthew 26 where one of his disciples will betray him. The disciples didn't question his truth and they did not point around to everyone ask, is it him? Instead everyone around the table sorrowfully asked, "Lord, is it I?"

President Uchtdorf said we should ask like those disciples of old, look inward and ask that penetrating question: “Is it I?” With those words, it could lead to some wisdom and lasting changes in our lives. 

President Uchtdorf reminds us of the parable of the dandelions. A neighbor was preoccupied with a neighbor's one dandelion when he had hundreds of dandelions in his own yard. When this parable was read aloud, it reminded me of President Monson's Mormon message about the windows. 

President Uchtdorf said, "An acquaintance of mine used to live in a ward with some of the highest statistics in the Church—attendance was high, home teaching numbers were high, Primary children were always well behaved, ward dinners included fantastic food that members rarely spilled on the meetinghouse floor, and I think there were never any arguments at Church ball.........Such terrible and often unnecessary things happen when members of the Church become disengaged from gospel principles. They may appear on the outside to be disciples of Jesus Christ, but on the inside their hearts have separated from their Savior and His teachings. They have gradually turned away from the things of the Spirit and moved toward the things of the world."

Our hearts need to be focused on teachings of Jesus Christ not on the things of the world. President U asked, "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

He said, "In this age of self-justification and narcissism, it is easy to become quite creative at coming up with excuses for not regularly approaching God in prayer, procrastinating the study of the scriptures, avoiding Church meetings and family home evenings, or not paying an honest tithe and offerings."

So we must ask ourselves where our treasure lies. In other words, we must go back to the basics!

1. Read scriptures/ conference talks. President U suggests, "May I suggest that the holy scriptures and the talks given at general conference are an effective mirror we can hold up for self-examination."

2. Put aside our pride and humble ourselves. 

President U said, "We must approach our Eternal Father with broken hearts and teachable minds. We must be willing to learn and to change. hose who want to improve and progress, those who learn of the Savior and desire to be like Him, those who humble themselves as a little child and seek to bring their thoughts and actions into harmony with our Father in Heaven—they will experience the miracle of the Savior’s Atonement. "

Make sure you read all of the talk....as this is just a small part of the lesson.