I've been feeling a little (ok, maybe a lot) sorry for myself over the past week. I won't go into detail except to say that this talk from Elder Holland came to mind as I lay in bed tonight, unable to sleep: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2002/10/called-to-serve?lang=eng. I remember hearing this talk as a sophomore at BYU and being really impacted by it. It made me think of Dad and all of the time he devoted to his callings with the Young Men. Now I continue to be inspired by it as I support Scott in his Young Men calling. I give it two thumbs up! :)
A few of my other favorite talks on the subject of Church service:
President Eyring, "Bind Up Their Wounds" (Oct 2013)
Elder Ballard, "O Be Wise" (Oct 2006)
Elder Oaks, "Why Do We Serve?"(Nov 1984)
President Eyring, "Education for Real Life" (May 2001)
Just a friendly reminder that there are only a few hours left in the worldwide indexing event! I wanted to share my excitement on indexing and this seemed like a good place to do it. Go indexing!!
I read this article in the Ensign earlier this month: "Becoming Perfect in Christ." It reminded me of a conversation that I had with someone somewhere recently. (I thought it was on this blog, but I couldn't find it, so I guess not.) Anyway, I came across another good talk on perfectionism--given by a math professor at BYU last July: "That's How the Light Gets In." I don't know if this topic is relevant to anyone, but I thought I'd share just in case. :)
I was recently called to be the FHE Co-Chair of my YSA ward and I need some ideas for FHE activities. Just some background, there are no "families" my co-chair, committee and I plan weekly activities for 30-50 people. I have been looking into service opportunities which have been harder than they should be to find. Please just throw out any and all FHE activities that you have participated in on a ward level- good, bad, or ugly.
