All the Works of His Hands
In his recent address at general conference , Elder Gary E. Stevenson spoke about the Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan which apparently hasn’t lost a single piece of luggage in 30 years. He related, “Tsuyoshi Habuta, the airport chief of baggage operations, believes losing luggage should never happen ‘because luggage is precious to passengers.’ That attitude permeates through his entire staff. The airport’s success, he says, is all part of a commitment to ‘thoroughness and an attention to detail.” Elder Stevenson summarized, “When you hand off your luggage at Kansai Airport, you get a sense that they are saying to you, ‘We have your precious belongings. We are responsible for them now. We will return them to you.’” He then connected this with the care that our Father in Heaven wants for all of His children on the earth. Elder Stevenson continued, “In a reverent way, I wonder what it is like for a loving Heavenly Father to send His most precious belongings, His children, awa...
