How to view others

The other day at work i was taught by my boss from the scriptures how to view others the right way, meaning the way God would want us to view each other. He read and quoted multiple scriptures of the lord stating HE is gathering Israel and He is doing it at a rate more rapidly than possibly at any other time in the history of the world. My boss further explained that the lord is "tapping people on the shoulder" long before the missionaries ever knock their door or long before we as members invite them to church or give them a Book of Mormon. We would do well to remember that. We have a role in the gathering of Israel but ultimately HE, the Lord, is gathering his people on a very personal and intimate level. Remember that the lord is tapping the shoulder of all those around you. some choose to listen and pay attention to the tap. others dont. But the way we should see others should be in light of the fact God is very aware of everyone.

Be good at what you are

I read the quote the other day "whatever thou are, act well thy part"

I feel like all throughout college it has been an identity crisis for me because i have bounced back and forth between a handful of majors. I still do not know what i am going to end up doing for a career but i take comfort in knowing that i can be consistent in other areas of my life. I can live what i know to be true and that has always brought peace and happiness. Whatever thou art act well thy part.

The Creation

I was reading in Moses 4 about the creation of this world and all of God's beautiful creations. I was taught a specific perspective that i had never had before regarding this account in the scriptures. Moses had just beheld the creation of all things. He saw the chaos that existed with unorganized matter before the foundation of the world. then he sees how God organizes in sublime beauty, majesty and perfection the eternal matter of the universe into mountains and rivers and valleys and streams; all these beautify things we see in nature. after God shows this pattern to Moses he then invites him to come and make covenants with him. The cool principle here that i had never seen is this:

we have lives full of chaos. in school, in work, at home, facing the future, the world around us, etc. is in many ways full of chaos. however, God shows us through the creation account in the scriptures that he can take the chaos in our lives and can create order and peace and beauty. He shows us this so that we can then trust him. Once we see that we can trust him he then asks us to make covenants with him.



beautiful principle