Change: It's Always a Possibility | Wendy L. Watson
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2018
- Sometimes change comes in ways we want it least, and seems impossible when we want it most. But through Christ, we can change-and we can cope with change.
Sections:
Introduction - 0:10
Beliefs and Change - 11:51
Invitations to Reflection Facilitate Change - 16:17
Voices of Authority - 19:34
Caterpillars and Change - 23:00
Cocooning - 26:11
Structural Coupling with the Lord - 28:16
Come unto Christ and Become More Like Him - 31:49
The Savior: The Ultimate and Only True and Living Change Agent - 37:25
This talk was given on April 7, 1998.
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"So, let’s talk about change. I love change! I love it. I’ll admit it. I’m passionate about it. Actually, I’m just plain wild about change! I’m professionally committed to it-and personally enamored by it. Professionally I try to facilitate it and study it, and I love to participate in it. Personally, I advocate it, seek after it, and, basically, am in awe of it.
Personally and professionally I am a detective of change. I want to discover change when everyone else says there is none present nor possible. I guess that’s as close as I come to my Sherlock Holmes name of “Dr. Watson.”
For 25 years I have had the privilege of working with other seekers of change-they go by the title of “clients”: individuals, couples, and families who want change. They want something to be different in their lives.
I’m not sure when my love of change commenced, but I still remember the thrill that accompanied one of the first big changes in my life: the change of advancing from riding a tricycle to riding a bicycle. The brief sinking feeling that accompanied my awareness that my Dad had let go of the back of my bike and was no longer running alongside and holding me up was quickly replaced by exhilaration. I was riding a two-wheeler-all by myself! A few wobbles on the heavily graveled road and I was off! I could go further, faster. My world suddenly got bigger.
I loved this change. And I loved the exhilaration that accompanied this change. A change in the number of wheels on my vehicle changed my speed, changed what I could explore, changed even my view of myself. I was all grown up now-or so I thought. And I loved those changes.
My progression to a bicycle was a change that involved much more than a decrease in wheels. It involved moving forward in my life-and realizing that my Dad believed I could move forward, even forward faster than I thought I could. I was embracing something new I’d never tried before. Riding a bicycle didn’t feel anything like riding a tricycle. It felt more like flying!
When I advanced from two-wheeling it on a bicycle to two-wheeling it on a brand-new blue Honda 50, I was in ecstasy. By paying for half of this marvelous flying machine, this change in mode of transportation brought increased responsibility into my life. This change also brought increased confidence, increased vulnerability, and increased possibilities-all part of the wonderful world of change.
My blue Honda 50 introduced me to another world: the world of men. I met a young man with a red Suzuki. Think of that: a red Suzuki and a blue Honda-now this was true, everlasting love. Well, at least for a summer-and then all that changed." - Wendy L. Watson
I am watching in February 2024. Truth doesn't change!
This woman is brilliant, and inspired by God. I need to listen to this 4 more times.
WoW! I am so impressed by all that she understands and shared. No wonder Pres. Nielson was drawn to her. They are both such amazing people and examples.
Yes I agree. As I watch her I get this strong sense of her being exactly where the Lord wants her to be.
Wendy and many other women in the church are very in tuned with the spirit of God. I have listened to many of the Relief Society even an hour Ward. They have been tutored by the spirit. And this is the reason why we need so many of the Great women in the church, and walk away from the world. I'm not sure why you're surprised how well she delivered the message.
I spiritually see how the Lord Jesus Christ prepared her and President Nelson to become one.
I have listened to this talk 3 times and I think I have barely touched the depth of this talk. I am so grateful.
I just continue to love her more and more
Hi, I'm Elizabeth from Argentina, I have exactly the same feeling for her!!! What was she doing in that ocation?
Great talk👌👌👍🙏
There are so many ways to apply this great counsel. The talk has so much depth. Each time I listen to it, I glean something new!
Now I understand why President Nelson says she is a remarkable woman. She is most remarkable.
I have so much love and admiration for this intelligent, positive, spiritual women. I’m wild about her. The wife of our living prophet Russell M. Nelson.
I'm very impressed by this devotional. So many great insights!
Sister Nelson, your message is terrific. My wife and I love you and your husband!
This is such a beautiful and powerfully loving and inspiring talk. I will cherish this one forever.
Wow, this talk is underrated. What a beautiful talk that creates introspection and helps you to see yourself repent and change.
Incredible talk. Everyone needs to listen to this. My eyes have been opened. Thank you Sister Nelson!
What a beautiful and hopeful talk.
Sister Nelson is amazing, truely an elect lady. Inspiring talk 🤩
This is so Familiar....
I really love this! It goes hand in hand with Elder Bednar's conference talk about being agents to act rather than subjects to be acted upon. Because of the most beautiful gift of agency, bought with the atoning blood of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we CAN change, we must change, and if we try, we WILL change. I love these true and simple tenants of the gospel that ring so true deep within my soul!
Wow, that was an impressive talk which focused on the TRUE Change Agent...Jesus Christ. Through Him, we can have a change of heart, nature, and completely cast off the natural man.
Keenan, I taught you while on my mission. Georgia Atlanta mission. You joined church and served a mission to The Nederlands. Right?
You were taught by a RM in Hawaii while picking pineapples. Right.
I love her talks 🙏💙
Brings tears to my eyes listening to her😭😭😭all that changes that we don’t like to happen to our life
Always given the best talks in conference and here which I never really saw until TH-cam. One of the most outstanding women in the church professor from BYU and it representative as a sister in the gospel I’ve ever known. I’ve always absolutely adored her and admired her for everything. And it’s no wonder that all her life and the other engagements and everything else orange right because she has a very special coloring that I don’t think that anyone could be more fitting and perfect as President Nelson‘s second eternal wife but in the honored and openly loving ways as our newest prophet. His changes and the fact he speaks to us at conference before anyone else and welcomes us and tells us he loves us thank you why has that not been done before. He is I think it’s just a little bit more understanding and acting as Christ would not that any of the other presidents were any different. He just decided to make some changes in rented the way it’s needed to be more hands-on and more present. It’s beautiful and is welcoming and I’m grateful for this because it’s so needed right now with you more than anything. And it he can still pick up those little kids like it it’s not even difficult it’s Mid90s and you love them all and I would love to be able to tell him I love him and give him a hug before I go home. I got to do that with the last few except for president Hinckley. I just never got that chance except for when I was little because it was my uncles neighbor and he wasn’t a member my aunt was but in active. But him and Marjorie went for walks every ringing my uncle always said hi and spoke to him he always stopped and visited this general authority and was standing in and running the church here and there back then. I love that man and miss him still! I got to meet President Faust, Elder Packer, President Oaks the same evening at the Do you Reuben Clark annual speakers at the Little America Hotel big banquet room. President fast as a speaker. Other Oaks wife had just passed and his friend came up as I was speaking to him and was so broken up about his wife passing that he kind of cut in a little and was so torn up I just wanted to give him a hug and have them come sit with me. I told President Faust I loved him when I got to say hello. It’s all I had wanted for so long. His wife was an angel and I gave her my love as well. My dad grew up around him. They used to get trouble when they were younger dipping grills pigtails in to inkwells and such. He responded with an chuckle awkwardly not knowing what else to say when I just told him I just want you to know how much I love you. And he said, “Ohhhh” like it did. President Monson her to come out of his office after that says something humorous to us. It was nice. And President Hinckley‘s office opened it and he was right there and I just want it and hug him before he died more than anything else in my life. And I love Wendy Watson who is perfect Sister Wendy Nelson that troubles everywhere and supports and hugs and love everybody like her husband test it’s like she does here. I just love her so much oh I would love to hug her and tell her I love her I wouldn’t let go for a long time advisor because I could hug her longer. I didn’t get to hug president fast I didn’t think that that would’ve made him feel very comfortable. He was very gracious but just didn’t know how to respond but it’s grateful and then I got to get his merger ya hug tell her love her. She was The sweetest little soft-spoken huge I just wanted to keep her forever. I’m not posting it anyway I’m just grateful just blessed for being able to tell seven people but I love how much I love them. Because I sure would love to tell every other one of those general authorities I love how much I love them and a lot of the Seventy’s and other leaders and the Women’s President through really society end do you.. A bunch of stupid for spiritual loving people that I just I’m grateful for admire and look up to and I sincerely love everyone of them from the deepest part of my heart. Always have and always will.. We’re very blessed and I am very grateful Or leaders. And the members. I love your all, and everybody else in the world. I’m happy to have that gift. Especially when I thought I faced the hardest most trying painful things physically and emotionally from others worse than the other things I’ve suffered the past few years all of which were now much more painful by 10 or 100 times than the last and I didn’t think humans could suffer in her physically much more. I’m be home soon, I’ve begged and pleaded I’ll be free and whole soon. Too bad I can’t get to your toe where I could have better medical and because you to worry I’m going to be late to rest. Then I could be a missionary to everything I can’t do and I’ll be running around telling everybody I love them and I finally be able to help people don’t be a missionary and do things I want to and have for several years and haven’t been able to. How fun will that be? It’s gonna be awesome everybody in the spirit world tell him I love him and then I’m gonna go down to Spirit present pretty sure that’s where I’m gonna be teaching and I can’t wait because everybody deserves to be loved. We’re all here on earth so we’re all prove that we chose the right plan. So everybody who’s ever been here who ever will still what little time we have before he comes because were in the last second before this Christ cleanses the earth I know what the surety. Don’t take time and put things off it’s best to face him because we’re going to need all the strength we can and I promise you he’s never far away from me it’ll be so worth it and God is more real than I ever could’ve imagined before. And his church had the test what he save really never born are true and the beauty and love and planned and the depths of it is way deeper than I ever could’ve ever imagined or I don’t know that everyone does that isn’t number. I didn’t and I was raised in the church. I guess it just depends on the effort we put in it have to put effort and like President Nelson says. We can’t sit around and expect anything we have to work for it and that’s where things change for me and I could be more grateful and blessed the past couple years. And for the experiences and for Wendy Watson a.k.a. Sister Nelson who were you love as much as I did Wayback win. And she still just as beautiful as she always was!! It’s so smart and so amazing and full of love. Just I can’t wait to hug her and everyone else. When we meet again! She’s as sincere as anyone ever. I felt it back then and again when I listen to this a couple years ago and it still do. Everybody that talks at conference and for the church about their experiences and things are testifying them from experience and from the bottom of their hearts and they truly believe and that can be hard for a lot of people or more of a challenge. I don’t think you don’t deserve or there’s something wrong with you or anything else because that’s only what the devil would say because he’s mad he doesn’t have a body because he didn’t choose the right way. He’ll get over it. And I wonder if he’ll be able to get a body and actually be able to repent and have an opportunity that’s been on my mind a lot the past year or so. Why would god or savior want anything with for anyone right? Even him Hass to be that way I really truly believe that. And I know this has repetitive stuff in it and I am in pain and I never sleep in anything anymore and I apologize but thank you sister wants it I don’t love you so much I just wanted everybody to know how grateful I am for the leaders I don’t much I love them I don’t West I felt to be able to listen to them and hear them all my life and I love them as deep as I do and always help go out with everybody else. It wasn’t always good you know it’s kind of occurs I used to call it. It’s not really a curse it’s a classic it’s your beautiful gift. I don’t see it the way I used to. And I was being sarcastic and most of the time anyway. But listen to her and the other people Elder Hollands underneath her talk. It’s a great one! And oh how I love that man. I want to meet him so bad it’s not even funny. Have for 10-15 years badly. When we talk about emails they get. I sure would love to know where those email addresses are because I sure would have love to send emails and expressed some things in my love and my gratitude. Be safe everybody..
Sister Watson. Great speech
Gracias
José Astorga
This has made a difference in my attitude. Given me hope. Thank you
Though this was spoken several years back, it sounds like spoken for me and my family. You can feel that she is tutored by the Spirit. I am pricked by her "Structural Coupling" principle and its implications to relationships.
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Sister was movred by the spirit of God ,echoed sound penetrates every face of christendom
This is such a wonderful talk, I have listened to it several times and learn something new each time! Thank you so much! Shawna
Thanks for sharing, Shawna!
A very beautiful message from a very beautiful woman .... THANK YOU SO MUCH !
I believe that President Nelson's wife is an exceptional woman, raised by God to support and love His prophet; as long as the Prophet tarries on this earth.
Change equals potential for growth, development, wisdom and an opportunity to come closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. If your mindset isn’t positive and in accordance with hope in the future change can seem daunting and a barrier or an obstacle, so see all as an opportunity to grow into the Being you were meant to be, the Being Heavenly Father sees in you.
Awesome.. Thank You Sister Wendy Watson.
Wonderful, delightful, and enlightening remarks. Thanks for the blessing of hearing those words.
LOVE THIS!!!! Thank you!♥
Just put the butterfly quote on my social media :) ❤️👏🏼
Who is still watching in 2020?
@Angela Kruskopp me too.
What a fabulous talk, I’ll watch for more old talks from her to pop up for me!!
2021
@@angelviola1 hahaha.... 2021 for me too!! Niiiiice! Lol. Great talk... I love her!!
I need this message today, I wand all my son to change his heart and Alma 5 teach me how to be better father.Thank you sister Nelson
Thankyou
Thankyou for sharing.
This is probably my favorite speech, best I've heard in a long time!
I agree! For me this answered so many questions and verified some good decisions I did make during a recent major change.
I need to listen to this often to remind myself to which voices to search for and listen too.
Thank you. This is such a inspiring talk. 😇
Thanks for sharing, love it!
I needed this
Extraordinario Mensaje para quienes debemos aprender mucho mas, como yo.
28:00 Structural Coupling
I'm going to change my address & leave my beloved home to be near my family.
Good stuff.
I am!!!!
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Vert bright!
Change happens when the shelf breaks
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"wilt thou?" and I wilted XD
when was this talk given?
May 9, 2018 it’s in the description. 🥰
It was given on April 7, 1998. It was uploaded to TH-cam on May 9, 2018.
At the beginning of the talk it says April 7, 1998,
My words would wasted. Hers' were not.