President Uchtdorf Shares His Experience with His Grandson in an Airplane

By: Romrik Joshua Flores, Moroni Channel
Bonifacio Global City Taguig, Philippines

Earlier today President Uchtdorf shares his experience and truths with his grandson while in an airplane, the following statements was published in his Facebook page:

Last week I had the opportunity to show my grandson Eric an old C-131 airplane that is on display at the Leonardo museum in Salt Lake City. I enjoyed discussing with him not only the mechanics of flying a plane but also how flying has helped me to recognize God’s greatness and the grandness of the earth as His creation.

President Uchtdorf also wrote an article for lds.org, he describes the spiritual reasons why he loves flying as well as his challenges he had with his family. He publish the following:

That motive lasted through my career as a fighter pilot and as an airplane captain. By the time I finished, I had flown more than 15,000 hours—six years as a fighter pilot during the Cold War and 30 years as a pilot for an airline that flew all around the world. I felt—and still feel—a longing to be in the sky.

Eric Hoffer, an American philosopher, said, “Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from” (New York Times, July 21, 1969).

I like to think that from heaven’s point of view, there are no borders. God sees each of us as His children no matter where we live. He is our “homing impulse.” We feel drawn to Him because He is our Father, and heaven is our home.

He sees us not only as a mortal being on a small planet who lives for a brief season—He sees us as His children. He sees us as the being we are capable and designed to become. May we incline our hearts to Him and remain faithful so that we may one day return to His heavenly presence.

Read the rest of the article in LDS.org