Our True Identity

Our True Identity

 President Uchtdorf has a way with words.  I find so many of his talks to be poetic and powerful, and they almost always hit a chord with me - something I need to hear right then, in that moment! Here is a video "Our True Identity".

  I like it because it is reassuring and confidence-building.  Most of us have heard the story of the ugly duckling before, but I like how President Uchtdorf talks about how turning into a swan has to do with our understanding of who we really are.  It's not necessarily that one day (in this life, at least) we will be as physically beautiful as we'd like to be, but that we will see ourselves as God sees us.  With that knowledge, when we look at our reflections, we can see past imperfections and doubts and see our potential.  I liked the different cameos with the youth because I felt like they were pretty real. We as woman go day after day with the possibility of feeling like the ugly duckling or being told we are an ugly duckling.  President Uchtdorf's words are a great reminder of the power we can have by looking at ourselves the way our loving Father in Heaven looks at us.

If I could add anything to the video, it might be some little scene with multiple youth together, showing somehow that once we understand our divine reflection, we need to recognize and remember the divine reflection of all of Heavenly Father's children.