Elder Bednar said, “the purpose of our mortal journey is not merely to see the sights on earth or to spend our allotment of time on self-centered pursuits.” I have found even my efforts to become more spiritually minded a self-centered pursuit lately. Going home after work and reading in the scriptures or watching church movies is good, but probably not as good as going and serving other people. I can become as spiritual as I want, but what good does it do me if it does not make me give more of myself to others? In the mission field, there were a few hours each morning that were allotted for personal study and reflection, but the real meat of the day was spent serving others. And that is when the most growth happened anyway. This week I will spend a little less time working on myself and a little more time working for somebody else.
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
- 1 John 3:18
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