Angel's

"God never leaves us alone, never leaves us unaided in the challenges that we face."

I have been reviewing past conference talks in preparation for our upcoming conference. The subject of Angel's has been on my mind a lot in the last week. Angel's both of earth and of heaven. Elder Holland's talk from October 2008 called "The Ministry of Angels" has been ingrained into my mind.

Some of his thoughts I love:

"Usually such beings are not seen. Sometimes they are. But seen or unseen they are always near. Sometimes their assignments are very grand and have significance for the whole world. Sometimes the messages are more private. Occasionally the angelic purpose is to warn. But most often it is to comfort, to provide some form of merciful attention, guidance in difficult times.

My beloved brothers and sisters, I testify of angels, both the heavenly and the mortal kind. In doing so I am testifying that God never leaves us alone, never leaves us unaided in the challenges that we face. “[N]or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth shall stand, or there shall be one man [or woman or child] upon the face thereof to be saved.” 13 On occasions, global or personal, we may feel we are distanced from God, shut out from heaven, lost, alone in dark and dreary places. Often enough that distress can be of our own making, but even then the Father of us all is watching and assisting. And always there are those angels who come and go all around us, seen and unseen, known and unknown, mortal and immortal.

In the process of praying for those angels to attend us, may we all try to be a little more angelic ourselves—with a kind word, a strong arm, a declaration of faith and “the covenant wherewith [we] have covenanted.” 15 Perhaps then we can be emissaries sent from God when someone, perhaps a Primary child, is crying, “Darkness … afraid … river … alone"

Wow! It is so comforting for me to know there are angels from the other side, among my friends, and that I can also be an angel myself. I know this gospel is true and I am striving everyday to become more heavenly.