Transcript for Ain't No River Wide Enough • followHIM Favorites • May 13-19 • Come Follow Me

Yeah, I do. If you remember Hank, they tried kind of to stump Abinadi with an Isaiah question. What does it mean how beautiful upon the mountains of the feet of him that bring of good tidings and publisher peace? And I remember this story about shoes that I just had never forgot. And actually, it's kind of fun, Hank, because you might remember EFI books back when they used to make a book. Well, we have a new General Authority 70 named Elder David L. Buckner. He was an EFI counselor with me. I know Dave.

Right, we'd better call him Elder Buckner, but he wrote a chapter in this book and he tells this wonderful story. He said not long ago, Elder Emma Russell Ballard, a member of the form of the 12 apostles, was assigned to preside over and speak at a church conference in La Paz Bolivia. Members traveled from far off towns and villages to attend. The number of members had to sacrifice much time effort and money to get to the meetings. Prior to the meeting, Elder Ballard stood in front of the chapel to greet some of the arriving brethren, and he noticed that many of them looked disheveled and pretty tired, and you notice that some of them had a discoloration on their shirts. From mid-chest and above, their shirts were white and clean. From mid-chest and below, they were stained with a reddish coloring. When they approached to shake Elder Ballard's hand, they informed him that they were so pleased to have arrived in time to meet him, and they spent many hours traveling to the meetings much of the time on foot. They were required to forward two rivers along the way, where they held their books and their scriptures above their heads. And the waters came up to their chests, and that's why their shirts were stained with that reddish shade. The final two hours were writing in the back of a pickup truck. And then they had to walk. Their shoes were soggy and wet. And as they greeted Elder Ballard, they said, Elder Ballard, you are one of the Lord's apostles. My brother and I would do whatever is required to be taught by you. And you can just imagine how beautiful those soggy wet worn out shoes looked to Elder Ballard. So we want to say hello to our friends, brothers and sisters who might be listening in La Paz Bolivia and say we love you and we sustain you and we support you and your feet are beautiful upon the mountains like Isaiah said.

They were happy to do it. We would do whatever is required to be taught by you. They said to filter palette.