The BEST Day!

   Well, I apologize ahead of time for not giving a deep and thought-provoking thought today, but I had such a good day and just had to share it with ya'll. So, at 11 this morning, I had the privilege of being at Kim's baptism. Missionaries have been working with her for nearly a year now, and I am glad to have been able to play some small part in all of it. I feel extremely blessed to have been able to be there to witness her be baptized.



       One thing that really strengthened my testimony of baptism and of this Gospel, was how much she seemed to radiate after she had been baptized. The gospel is true and when we are able to take those steps that Jesus Christ has asked each of us to take - faith, repentance, and baptism - He has promised to cleanse us from all our sins. This is why Kim glowed when she came out - because she had been cleansed from her sins which was made possible through Christ's sacrifice for us. I am so grateful that Christ lived, died, and lived again, that we too might again return to live with our Father in Heaven as we become clean and live faithfully. What an amazing blessing that is and what an amazing goal to live for each and every day! I will forever be grateful to my Savior and Redeemer, even Jesus Christ.

I'm Trying to BE Like Jesus

    Firstly, I want to apologize for not posting for a couple of days. Unfortunately, I was sick, and had to stay quarantined in my apartment. No bueno. But, it did allow me time to think, and ponder about this recent General Conference and about my life. Some things really struck me, and undoubtedly will have a huge impact on the rest of my life. I wanted to share one of those today.
    As I pondered on life, I thought about treating others the way I would want to be treated, but even moreso, being the kind of person to others that I would want others be to me. But, I realized that I am a lot different than others, and that things that don't bother me, bother others, and visa versa, so using myself as a reference point for how to treat others probably wasn't going to work too well. Also, I found myself thinking about me too often, which kind of defeated the purpose of this whole thing. So, I then asked myself, "What would be a good reference point to use then, if not myself?" Then the answer came with clarity as kind of one of those "duh" moments. Jesus is the PERFECT reference point in how I should do, and BE.   




      I then remembered a talk during General Conference and decided to go read it with my companion. "What Manner of Men and Women Ought Ye to Be?", by Lynn G. Robbins. The majority of the talk is focusing on BEING like Jesus. It was perfect. Lastly, I thought about a song I sung as a child in primary entitled, "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus".
     What comes as obvious to others sometimes takes me a while to learn. This is one of those times. I now have rededicated my life to truly becoming like Jesus in not only all I do, but all I AM. I want to strive each day to follow Christ's admonition to be even as He is and to treat others and be unto others accordingly.