Reflections on a Consecrated Life

This past General Conference was a big one. There was and still is some controversy over a talk or two, but that isn't the ground I wanted to cover.
              While I was on my mission, I read a great talk entitled "Consecrate thy Performance" by Neal A Maxwell. It instantly became one of my favorite talks. I loved it because it helped me understand better the giving of our lives to the Lord. We give much time and talent to the Lord, but it always seems that we hold a few things back. Keeping back a piece here or there, we never fully consecrate ourselves. Elder Maxwell helped me understand that the more I become like my Savior, the more I become like my true self. It was in that same direction that Elder Christofferson spoke this past conference.
               Many of us misundersand consecration-- we feel that what is involved in giving all we have is more than we can handle. Elder Christofferson didn't speak about the United Order, physically sharing everything right now, but he talked about giving everything that we are to the Lord. This was my favorite talk in Conference because it hits the mark of what I am supposed to be and how I am supposed to do it.