Elder Gérald Caussé recently shared the story behind a 10-dollar bill he keeps in his scriptures, an item he says is of priceless value to him.
Many years ago, when Elder Caussé was serving as a stake president in Paris, France, President Gordon B. Hinckley came to visit. During his stay, the prophet made it known that he wished to visit a US military cemetery where his half-brother Stanford is buried. Stanford passed away from influenza during WWI, leaving behind his wife, Beulah, and their 6-month old child.
“[President Hinckley] really wanted to go,” Elder Caussé says in a video on social media. “But unfortunately, this didn’t work because of his busy schedule.”
Elder Caussé recalls that the prophet quietly handed him a 10-dollar bill and asked him to purchase flowers to bring to the grave himself.
“Which I did—but I didn’t use that bill. We use euros in France,” Elder Caussé explains. “So, I kept that bill in my scriptures as a tiny memory of a day spent with the prophet.”
In addition to serving as a reminder of President Hinckley, the bill has come to hold even deeper meaning for Elder Caussé.
We Were Made for a Life of Eternal Value
The Apostle explains how this 10-dollar bill can act as a reflection of our divine identity:
“Many people in our time live what I call a 10-dollar life. They focus on things that are temporary and will naturally fade away, will disappear. In the same way this bill became something of priceless value, our life can be turned into something eternal, of eternal value.
“I testify that eternity is our destination. That we have the chance through the sacrifice to Jesus Christ to be perfected and, as we repent and live a righteous life, to receive those treasures that have been promised.”
This is the miracle of the Savior’s Atonement: It allows us to turn our ordinary, 10-dollar life into something extraordinary and everlasting.
Watch the full video from Elder Caussé below.
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