As I drove home at nearly midnight, the moon was rising above the Eastern end of Traverse Mountain where I live- nearly over Corner Canyon. At one day past the full moon, it was a beautiful sight.
I am exhausted after a full day of Youth Conference. We had a great day and I left all the youth- including my two girls- and their leaders going to bed in the Olympic dormitories at the University of Utah. However, we had 3 boys from our ward get sent home this evening for skipping an activity to play frisbee in the park. Many leaders were very emotional and upset to have the day end on a sour note. Several youth did not understand the level of emotion displayed. I was thinking as I drove home about the story Elder Uchtdorf told in April about the airplane flying just 2 degrees off its intended course by accident. The plane flew into the side of a mountain. I have knowledge of a number of very serious problems going on with some of the teenagers of my acquaintance. Perhaps the emotion we feel when they casually disregard safety guidelines stems from the fear that disregarding other important guidelines may lead to devastating, destructive experiences for them.