Single Adult Conference August 13, 2011 (2-6)

Overall Theme: "Overcoming Adversity"

Second Workshop:

My Anchor in Adversity

The Kite
  The kite it . . . us
  How critical is the air to flying kites?
    What does it represent?     Adversity

Adversity can raise us up - not always, but sometimes

So why Adversity?

Now . . . one of the mysteries
 - one of the greatest secrets ever sought after . . .
 - never found by 99.00% of world?
         The Plan of Salvation

2 Nephi 2:11

Where does adversity come from?
    - friends, enemies, family, self inflicted, life?

At some time your body will be against you
What is the most gut wrenching adversity experience you've ever had?
   (think about it or write about it)

Write down some challenges you may have faced
All a matter of perspective
What have been your greatest Adversities?
    Would you trade?

People's adversities are different from others. We can not judge one person, or anyone based on our own trials

Looking at other's adversities puts our own into perspective sometimes (for me personally, a whole lot!)

"Purified by Fire" - talk by President James E. Faust
  "Here, then, is a great truth . . . seek to do right and be faithful . . ." (2nd paragraph)
"The thorns . . . perfect for process."

We want our lives to become soft clay in the master's hands

How can we be prepared to handle adversity?
  - Holy Ghost, comforteror
  - Good attitude
  - Faith

Stress is what you feel when you put the things of the world before God. Peace is what you feel when you put the Lord before the world. - Anonymous

"I don't want to frighten you . . . part of our belief." - President M. Russell Ballard

Upon What Are You Anchored?
      What is our anchor? our Testimony of the Atonement

Will your anchor leave you?

If you sever the anchor, the anchor remains, but the Testimony leaves

You must make that anchor strong

James 1:5-6
Helaman 5:12
      Build your Testimony upon the Rock of the Savior
3 Nephi 14:25
Alma 26: 6-7 - in the hands of the Lord

Elder Joseph B Worthlin "Our Father in Heaven does . . . challenges."  "That kind of . . . our own likes."" "Use ingenuity . . . rest to the Lord"

Doctrine and Covenants 122:7-9

" . . . know thou . . . God shall be with you forever and ever"