Ours is a lone and dreary world.

Lone, because it is cut off from the presence of the Lord. Dreary, because all is vanity; there is nothing new under the sun.

And yet …

It is also glorious and beautiful.

It is a fallen world. When we marvel at its glories and beauties, we appreciate, in a small way, what it is fallen from.

I wish all our readers a joyous experience participating in General Conference this weekend.