Andy was singing in the choir at stake conference today, so we arrived an hour before the meeting started. Corinne was in the baby bjorn and Allana was holding my hand walking through the crowded hallway with me. A familiar face was making his way through the crowd. It was Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Even though I had never met him before personally, we made eye contact and greeted each other. I was just going to continue passing by, but he stopped and offered his hand for a handshake. Then he bent down, patted Allana on the back and said hello to her.
It is always hard to describe feelings in words, but in that brief moment greeting Elder Oaks, I could see how he is a disciple of Christ. He was so genuine in his greeting and conveyed that he cared for us. It made me think of how our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know each of us individually. When we see them, we will recognize them and we will see how much they love us. They know our needs and empathize with us in our sorrows. I want to be more caring to people that I meet. I have a hard time forgetting myself and doing things for others, but that is something that I want to be better at... I guess I'll take it a day at a time and see if I can be a little kinder and a little more loving...
