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This devotional address entitled, Loving with the Spirit and with the understanding, was given on March 28th of 1993 by Marlon K. Jensen, then a member of the first quorum of the

70 of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

My wife and I, brothers and sisters, are very grateful to be here this evening.

We are honored and especially honored to have a goodly number of our family here.

It is a wonderful thing in life when children begin to eclipse their parents.

And we sure feel that way about our children.

Before we came here tonight, we had a reception with a number of the men and women who serve

in the presidencies of your stakes here at BYU.

I was touched by the quality of men and women that you are led by here.

And I hope you realize that there are a few things that older men and older women know

that younger men and women need to learn from them.

I certainly commend these people and their teachings to you.

Now this morning I looked over my talk that I prepared some days ago.

It really looked like a rather ordinary collection of words in some ways.

And I realized that there is really only one thing that can breathe life into those words.

And that's the Spirit of the Lord, which I pray for tonight as I share with you these very humble

thoughts.

I've entitled my talk, Loving with the Spirit and with the Understanding.

Of all the opportunities for service that have come with my calling, I'm with the spirit and with the understanding.

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