This post is part of the General Conference Odyssey. This week covers the Saturday morning session of the October 2007 conference.
About six months prior to our son's suicide I felt a strong impression that I needed to "up my game" in gospel study. I worked on being more diligent at studying every day. When the crisis hit my testimony of the Savior and His Atonement was strong enough to support me through that trying time.
Elder Keith K. Hilbig of the Seventy says, "If you set your payment, which is your personal effort, very low, you may not be able to avail yourself of all the Spirit has to offer. You may even quench the Spirit! However, if you set your personal contribution high, you will reap an abundant harvest from the Spirit. The payment I reference is, of course, not money, rather it is a greater commitment to and involvement in personal spiritual endeavors and behaviors."
"Would you consider investing more of your time in the things of eternity in order to merit the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost and to benefit more fully from His influence?"
I'll be forever grateful I paid attention and acted upon that particular prompting.
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