Comments about ‘Elaine S. Dalton talks about running the marathon of life, staying virtuous’

A few years ago, Sis. Dalton came to speak to our Stake at Heber Valley Girls Camp. She was so uplifting, and gave a message that I still remember very clearly. The young women loved her! Thanks for being a shining example of virtue, and using stories from your life to help our young women.

I just love Sister Dalton. She is so real.
She makes me feel a lot better about myself, and hopefully I can pass that on to our Young Women.

"Back in 1968 while stationed in Worms, Germany, I traveled by train to Barcelona, Spain... From there... I booked passage on a Turkish ship- landing first in Marseille, then Genoa- and finally Naples. At the beginning of my own little Mediterranean cruise, I was unaware that the cost of my ticket included meals. Fortunately, however, a member of the crew spotted me in my sleeping quarters- just as I had finished dining on something from my rucksack- a can of sardines, I think. When the man assured himself that I was not seasick, he invited me to dine with the rest of the passengers. Fortunately, I didnt miss a single meal. Thanks to that kind crew-member, I did not live beneath my privileges on that cruise.

The Lord gives no commandment unto the children of men without preparing a way for that commandment to be fulfilled. Said another way, when Jesus booked your passage to Planet Earth, he also prepared the way for your meals. Said yet another way, Jesus did not put you in this grueling marathon to run barefoot over rock and thorn. Dont run your personal marathon beneath your God-given privileges...

"Many young women don't realize that when they make mistakes, they can turn around and make a change through repentance and the power of the Atonement. They end up carrying a heavy burden and going further and further away from the physically marked path to the finish line, or spiritually speaking, away from the guidance of the Spirit and away from worthiness to enter the temple."
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Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know the hardest part is over?
Let [Him] in, let [His] clarity define you
In the end we will only just remember how it feels

Our lives are made in these small hours
These little wonders, these twists and turns of fate
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours still remain

Let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you
Let [Him] shine until you feel [Him] all around you
[And He wont] mind if it's [Him] you need to turn to
[You'll] get by, it's the heart that really matters in the end

[eternity is] made in these small hours
These little wonders, [where mercy has it's claim]
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours still remain

All of [your] regret will wash away somehow
But [you won't] forget the way [you] feel right now
In these small hours
[He has His claim and you'll never be the same]!

(Rob Thomas. "Little Wonders." Atlantic, 2007. Meet the Robinsons soundtrack)