Leading a discussion

 I actually lead the same discussion twice. Once for sister scripture study and then in an emergency last minute Relief Society class. 

The sister scripture study went well. We focused on how we get nearer to God. I had twelve PowerPoint slides of Elder Eyring's talk, "Draw Near unto Me".  Then we went around and shared experiences of when we felt close to the Savior or what were practicalities of doing things that brought us closer to the Savior. It was a good class.

On Sunday I had the same twelve slides but I skipped from showing it on the table to the TV to the table and then the TV stayed on. I didn't get flustered, I just continued on with my discussion despite what kind of technical difficulties went on. When we got to the discussion part the answers were very different.

The one that touched my heart was Sister Asante telling....well showing us....

She picked up two chairs and put them in front of the women and said there was a time when she was having extreme difficulties. She sat in one chair and invited God to come sit with her in the facing chair. She described having her scriptures there and then she sang, "Be Still my Soul" (third verse)* to God. While she was singing a cappella for us,  my heart clenched. Sister Asante said after her song she got two calls almost immediately that eased her difficulties. 

I felt that was the crux of my message, so we sang the closing song and had the closing prayer.

I and Sister Asante

* The notes don't seem to go with the tune I am familiar with, so it may be a different rendition. The words are the same.