Tender Mercies

I'm a Latter-day Saint.  I've been a member my whole life, but have studied and gained a testimony for myself.  Every six months the leaders of the church address us in a conference we refer to as General Conference.  Clever name, I know.  A few years ago one of the leaders gave a talk about the tender mercies of the Lord.  The point was that while we're in the midst of our trials, the Lord will give us tender mercies to get us through until the trial has past.  It's a great talk.  You can read it here.

I bring this up because I feel that I've been blessed with a lot of tender mercies.  One of the biggest is the daily emails I receive from the church (that I signed up for) with a spiritual quote.  There have been many times that I'm shocked at how much I needed to hear that quote on that day.  It's like they chose it specifically for me.  I've often wanted to find another person who also gets these emails to see if they got the same message.  Today I had another one of these moments.  Here's today's message:

"With all my capacity I encourage you to discover who you really are.  I invite you to look beyond the daily routine of life.  I urge you to discern through the Spirit your divinely given capacities.  I exhort you to prayerfully make worthy choices that will lead you to realize your full potential."  -Richard G. Scott, "Realize Your Full Potential"

This is exactly what I was talking about yesterday.  I'm trying to discover who I really am beyond my daily routine of life.  This couldn't have been more perfect.  Some of you may chalk this up to a coincidence, but I don't.  I believe in a God who knows who we are and wants us to be happy.  Clearly, He helped put this quote in my inbox today to reassure me that I'm on the right path as well as to give a little nudge on how to accomplish my goal. So cool.