a good day

Yesterday our church was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom for a special stake conference for Jeffrey R. Holland and I was truly touched by his words. I was excited for a little change of venue, and only in New York can you attend church in a grand ballroom, but it wasn't the venue that made it such a good day.

I have always loved Elder Hollands talks and he is Jason's favorite speaker at conference, but yesterday he seemed to know just what I have been struggling with and he said just what I needed to hear. He touched on the tough times we are experiencing with the financial crisis here in NY and how so many in our stake have been effected, as well as the recent protests against our church. His words were bold and straight forward as he told us all that we need to be stronger in these tough times but the part I loved the most was when he asked us all if he could give us a special blessing, expressing how much he would love to bless us all individually but couldn't. It was amazing to listen as he blessed the men, woman and children of the Manhattan stake along with the others who weren't in attendance. This was something I have never seen before and I truly felt the spirit in that beautiful hall. I am so grateful for good days.