President Uchtdorf’s life is especially impressive
because you can tell that the Lord protected and preserved him for his special
mission. There were so many times that
his family was in danger but because of promptings from the Spirit and a very
courageous mother who listened to those promptings he was kept safe. I was also impressed at Elder Uchtdorf’s
determination. From a young age he had
specific goals and worked hard to achieve them.
He achieved things that to most people would have just been an
unreachable dream. He lived a life that
made him responsible and dependable, and he achieved positions of trust much
younger than most. He was not only faithful
and dependable to earthly authority, but he also knew what his priorities were
and he served the Lord faithfully. I
have always been impressed by the talks that he writes and the way he has of
pulling you into the topic he is addressing.
President Uchtdorf’s testimony about God’s power is
magnificent. I love how he talks about
the miracles of the earth and space and then puts them into perspective by
testifying that they are insignificant compared to the miracle of Christ and
his sacrifice. His testimony practically
beams from him without him even needing to say a word. His countenance is truly as the Savior’s. You can tell that he believes in Christ and
loves Him with his whole being. You can
tell that all of the experiences in his life have taught him the reality and
the majesty of Jesus Christ and the Father.
