![]() Uchtdorf ” Waiting on the Road to Damascus” ![]() As a result, the Spirit of the Lord will fill our souls with the joy accompanying divine peace of conscience.” Dieter F. We need to purge our hearts and minds of feelings and thoughts of bitterness and let the light and the love of Christ enter in. We will receive the joy of forgiveness in our own lives when we are willing to extend that joy freely to others. There is a great need for this Christlike attribute in our families, in our marriages, in our wards and stakes, in our communities, and in our nations. “Each of us is under a divinely spoken obligation to reach out with pardon and mercy and to forgive one another. Monson, “What Have I Done for Someone Today?”ĭieter F. We are entitled to the Lord’s help” Thomas S. When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes. Miracles are everywhere to be seen when priesthood callings are magnified. Let us remember and never forget, however, that such an undertaking is not insurmountable. “My brethren of the priesthood, the task is ours. The priesthood is not really so much a gift as it is a commission to serve, a privilege to lift, and an opportunity to bless the lives of others.” Thomas S. “Miracles are everywhere to be found when priesthood callings are magnified. You haven’t time to be concerned for others.” Trusting in the Lord, let us turn our heads from such falsehoods and make certain our feet are firmly planted in the path of service and our hearts and souls dedicated to follow the example of the Lord.” Thomas S. In our ears there may sound the sophistry of Satan as he whispers, “You cannot save the world your small efforts are meaningless. “Occasionally discouragement may darken our pathway frustration may be a constant companion. Our Feet Must Be Firmly Planted in the Path of Service “Service, to be acceptable to the Savior, must come from willing minds, ready hands, and pledged hearts.” Thomas S. ![]() “May I share with you a formula that in my judgment will help you and help me to journey well through mortality… First, fill your mind with truth second, fill your life with service and third, fill your heart with love.” Thomas S. Will you? Will I? Will we? There are lessons to be taught, there are kind deeds to be done, there are souls to be saved.” Thomas S. We are asked by Them to give our lives, as it were, in Their divine service. “As we move toward the future, we must not neglect the lessons of the past. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish-and in effect save their lives.” Thomas S. “The Savior taught His disciples, ‘For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.’ “I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. He also calls upon all people to follow the example of Jesus Christ. Service, to be acceptable to the Savior, must come from willing minds, ready hands, and pledged hearts.” Thomas S. A position of responsibility may not be of recognized importance, nor may the reward be broadly known. … Membership in the Church calls forth a determination to serve. The New Testament teaches that it is impossible to take a right attitude toward Christ without taking an unselfish attitude toward men.” President Monson encourages Latter-day Saints to “reach outward. ![]() Ours is the opportunity to build, to lift, to inspire, and indeed to lead. ![]() This truth inspires the familiar charge, ‘Go forth to serve.’ Try as some of us may, we cannot escape the influence our lives have upon the lives of others. ‘Love thy neighbor’ is more than a divine truth. “There is no dividing line between our prosperity and our neighbor’s wretchedness. “We do not live alone-in our city, our nation, or our world,” President Monson says. Service to others is akin to duty, the fulfillment of which brings true joy.” As we look heavenward, President Monson says we will inevitably learn of our responsibility to reach outward. “No one has learned the meaning of living until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellow man. “To find real happiness, we must seek for it in a focus outside ourselves,” President Thomas S. ![]()
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