The Lord is mindful of me

I missed general conference (LDS church) this year because I was at a music therapy conference, so now that the addresses have been printed in the Ensign, I've been reading the talks. This morning as I was reading, I felt an ever growing feeling that the Lord is mindful of me, and that despite all that I have done or not done over time...He loves me and I can still find what I need.

I'm reminded of a talk that was given at my stake's conference a few weeks ago, someone in the stake presidency was talking of the concept of disuse atrophy. If a child has an eye patch, even for a short period of time, that eye quickly loses its ability to see, and if that eye is not given the opportunity to be used, it will go permanently blind. So also is our faith. If we do not use and exercise our faith, we will lose it to disuse.

A particular passage in Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin's talk, entitled "Concern for the One" - really stuck out to me in its articulated beauty.

"The Lord did not people the earth with a vibrant orchestra of personalities only to value the piccolos of the world. Every instrument is precious and adds to the complex beauty of the symphony. All of Heavenly Father's children are different in some degree, yet each has his own beautiful sound that adds depth and richness to the whole."