"Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, the oldest living apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died last night, age 91.Elder Wirthlin had gone to bed at his Salt Lake City home, and died peacefully at about 11:30 pm of causes incident to age. His oldest daughter, Jane Wirthlin Parker, was present. A member of the family had been staying and caring for Elder Wirthlin, whose wife, Elisa Young Rogers Wirthlin, died in 2006." LDS Newsroom
Elder Wirthlin's conference talk from October was one of my favorite. What a wonderful message he shared.
“Come what may, and love it.”
I think she may have meant that every life has peaks and shadows and times when it seems that the birds don’t sing and bells don’t ring. Yet in spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser, and happier as a result.
How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can’t—at least not in the moment. I don’t think my mother was suggesting that we suppress discouragement or deny the reality of pain. I don’t think she was suggesting that we smother unpleasant truths beneath a cloak of pretended happiness. But I do believe that the way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.
If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness.
1. Learn to Laugh
2. Seek for the Eternal
3. Understand the principle of compensation
4. Trust in the Father and the Son
“Come what may, and love it.”
2 comments:
So sad but happy at the same time. Thanks for sharing we had not heard the news.
Thanks for posting about his death, I had no idea, living outside of the LDS community keeps me in the dark. One more reason to be thankful for blogs. Thanks Heath. I will miss him.
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