More Strength to O'ercome

Tonight, I went to a Stake fireside that featured one Mr. Richard L. Bushman, author of a fantastic biography of Joseph Smith. It was a fairly basic fireside at first glance. His wife spoke, and her topic was the importance of keeping a journal. When he spoke, he talked about Joseph and Emma and their relationship, which was very moving, and then took questions from the audience. Nothing ground shaking, but lovely nonetheless. The purpose for writing about it really comes from the closing hymn. It moved me into a very tranquil space. See, the last 2 weeks have been pure insanity for me. The next week will be very nice for a few days, and then another week of unbelievable torture, and suddenly, my first quarter is done. Then I get a month off, during which time the 5 months of living apart from Cat will come to a close. With all of this in my head, with the frustrations and terrors of that come as part of school, and with the ever increasing dissatisfaction I am experiencing with long distance dating (it's the best thing that ever happened to us, but never again), I was grateful beyond words to have that little moment when I felt the Savior close to me.