Memorial

Centuries hence,
my name will be debated.
Dwell on that irony if you will,
not the outrage of imperfect disciples
who scolded my waste.

Or remember this instead:
that John felt the same as I
when he baptized the Lord—
unworthy of the work,
too burning with purpose to turn away.

When I broke open
and tipped scented oil
over his head,
I only anointed in preface
to his own sealing of salvation,

his blood a healing ointment
for all memory.

• “Lord, Is It I?” by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, October 2014 General Conference

• Performance from Church Music Festival

• Performance by Felecila Walter and Lydia Elizabeth

• Sheet music for “Lord, Is It I?”

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