You are My Hands

By President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Last week in Relief Society we had a lesson on this conference talk. As we discussed it, a memory was brought to the front of my mind.

My junior year at BYU was a hard one. My best friends had all left on missions and I was alone. I also was very confused. I had some big decisions I continually prayed about but couldn't seem to receive answers to. One night I cracked. I had come home from a ward activity to a dark, empty apartment 40. A place that just a year before brought me so much joy was now the catalyst to my tears. Lost, lonely and confused I cried. I was so confused and lonely that I could not even feel my Father's love…or rather I didn't know how to calm down to feel his loving arms. I needed something though. What? "Call your brother," came to my mind. I did. All I said was, "AJ, can you come over?" He came in 30 seconds. He walked in, saw me, said nothing, and wrapped me in his arms. He just held me as I wept. That day AJ became the Lord's arms and hands for me. Today, I know that the Lord loves me. That day, I did not. Because I could not feel him he sent my earthly brother to act in His stead. AJ comforted and loved me as the Lord would. Thank you AJ for being sensitive to the spirit, thank you for being such a good brother and thank you for being His Hands when I needed them.

This talk is so beautiful! After reading it share an experience where you have felt someone else act as the Lord's hands in your life