Introduction I'm reading Filled with His Love by Russell T. Osguthorpe, emeritus Sunday School General President for the LDS church. I was startled by the first paragraph of his book. Of all the problems we face in mortality, the most vexing is not the lack of money or even the lack of food and water. It is the lack of love—the inability to receive and give love as the Savior did. If our physical body receives the necessary nourishment but our spirit does not receive and give love, our time on earth has no meaning. We might as well not exist. —Russell T. Osguthorpe, Filled with His Love Osguthorpe obviously feels strongly about the importance of loving and feeling loved. This reminded me of an interaction with him over a decade ago circa 2013. While walking between classes, I recognized Professor Osguthorpe, an emeritus BYU McKay school professor while he was on campus developing the Come Follow Me Church-wide Sunday School program. I nervously initiated a conversation. And though
Self growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no higher investment.