In September 2011 at the General Relief Society Broadcast, President Uchdorf gave a talk and used a metaphor of the little blue flower called the “Forget-Me-Not”. He said, “The five petals of the little forget-me-not flower prompt me to consider five things we would be wise never to forget.”
1. Forget not to be patient with yourself.
2. Forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.
3. Forget not to be happy now.
4. Forget not the “why” of the gospel.
5. Forget not that the Lord loves you.
Last summer I had a small package of forget-me-not seeds that I planted at the farm in a large tractor tire by the trailer. Little green plants grew all year but never flowered. I decided that it was not the climate for growing this delicate little flower and that I would need to plant a different variety in that planter the following summer.
When we moved the trailer to the farm this year in early May, I was surprised to see green plants in the planter. I didn’t think they would winter through and still be there. I really thought if anything it might just start from seeds again. This weekend when we came up, there were little flowers blooming already. I hope that they will continue to bloom each year and be a reminder of the lessons taught by President Uchdorf.
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