In his April 2015 talk titled, “The Lord Is My Light,” elder
Quentin L. Cook observed that lovely sunflowers often thrive in spite of very harsh
circumstances. He also noted that the heads of young sunflowers track the sun
throughout the day, a plant process known as heliotropism. As a play on words, he reminds saints that
blessings come for those who follow The
Son, meaning The Son of God. He said, “Like the young sunflower, when we
follow the Savior of the world, the Son of God, we flourish and become glorious
despite the many terrrible circumstances that surround us.” Difficulties can
strengthen us and even become vehicles for blessings. Elder Cook said, “we can
thrive and bloom if we are rooted in our love of the Savior and humbly follow
His teachings” and we should “follow the Son of God as the young sunflower
follows the sunshine,” keeping Jesus as our main focus (Conference talk by
Quentin L. Cook, April 2015).
