The ministry of angels.

Every so often I read something that becomes posted on my fridge because I need to read it over and over. Here's today's edition, excerpted from Elder Jeffrey Holland's last general conference talk:

"Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good.

From the beginning down through the dispensations, God has used angels as His emissaries in conveying love and concern for His children. Usually such beings are not seen. Sometimes they are. But seen or unseen they are always near. Sometimes their assignments are very grand and have significance for the whole world. Sometimes the messages are more private. Occasionally the angelic purpose is to warn. But most often it is to comfort, to provide some form of merciful attention, guidance in difficult times.

May we all believe more readily in, and have more gratitude for, the Lord’s promise as contained in one of President Monson’s favorite scriptures:
“I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, . . . my Spirit shall be in your [heart], and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.”

In the process of praying for those angels to attend us, may we all try to be a little more angelic ourselves.



Ask me sometime and I will share with you when I have known angels are near, bearing me, Mark and our children up.