We spent last weekend cuddled up in our Airstream listening to our church leaders and their inspirational messages centered around Jesus Christ. It is always a fulfilling weekend for us, leaving us spiritual uplifted with a renewed determination to be better and do better.

The last address, given Sunday afternoon, took me by surprise. Elder David A. Bednar (always one of my favorite speakers!) started his talk by saying, “My message is directed specifically to individuals who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I will address a fundamental question many of you may have: ‘Why are Latter-day Saints so eager to tell me about what they believe and to invite me to learn about their church?'”

As far as I know, never has a leader of our church spoken so directly, clearly, and beautifully to members of other faiths. I invite you to listen to his answer here on the blog, and then if you are interested see the full text and video of his address on lds.org.

I specifically loved his heart-warming story about their two sons, a band aid, lots of ointment, and a desire to share as a “natural consequence of a most helpful and beneficial personal experience”.

He concludes with his personal testimony, which I absolutely echo and believe with my whole soul, “Absolute truth exists in a world that increasingly disdains and dismisses absolutes. In a future day, “every knee [shall] bow” and “every tongue [shall] confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10–11). Jesus the Christ absolutely is the Only Begotten Son of the Eternal Father. As members of His Church, we witness He lives and His Church has been restored in its fulness in these latter days.”

As always, we welcome insightful, sincere questions about what we believe and why.