"In poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth"

Usually I feel a little sad that I don't have sisters, but at the General Relief Society Meeting broadcast a couple of weeks ago, I remembered that I have millions of sisters, all over the world.

I was just thinking about it again tonight, and I wanted to share how much it meant to me to be gathered with women throughout the world to hear wise and uplifting counsel, and to strengthen each other to face our challenges.  If you missed it, I highly recommend watching it online, and may I suggest that there is a spirit present when you actually go to the stake center to watch it--sitting with your sisters, knowing that millions are listening to it in other stake centers at the same time, singing the hymns together--that's hard to get by reading or watching it later.  Try to get there next time--you won't be sorry!

One of the hymns sung was "How Firm a Foundation," and there were some particular lines that meant more to me than they ever have, given our present situation.  As I sang, I felt the Spirit bring incredible warmth to my heart, and I knew that no matter our circumstances, the Lord watches over my family, loves us, and is aware of our trials.  I could hardly finish the song.

If you're like me, and maybe hadn't thought too hard about the words of that song before, maybe you'd enjoy listening to it now. (After clicking the link, select "words and music" on the top left-hand side of the page if you want to hear it sung.) Read through the lines, and remember that they're from scripture, that it really is the Lord speaking to every one of us, reassuring us. 

I hope and pray that maybe I felt prompted to post about this for a reason, that someone out there will listen to this beautiful song and get the lift they needed--I sure did, and I'm grateful.