Back in Business...or Blogging

I haven't had much time to blog because I have been indexing like crazy this month but now I have some time since I've met my goal of 20,000 for this month and I am pretty sure my ward is going to win the stake indexing competition.

Anyways, I had  a ton of time at work to watch Ted talks again and this caught my attention:



It's Psychology so why wouldn't I watch it? I am not a huge fan of Neuro-Psychology but I thought the idea was cool. I don't necessarily agree even with using medication to treat mental illness either. Just watch it. It's interesting.

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The Issue is...

There is a huge issue of gay marriage going around the US and also in the Church. Members are split on pro-gay marriage and anti-gay marriage.

I am not going to talk about gay marriage. All I will say about that is I sustain and support prophets, seers, and revelators.

"What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same." -Doctrine and Covenants 1:38-

"Sustain" means: to give support or relief to, to supply with sustenance : nourish,  keep up, prolong, to support the weight of : prop; also : to carry or withstand (a weight or pressure), to buoy up , and to bear up under.

We sustained and will sustain our prophets, seers, and revelators during each General Conference and in local meetings time to time. I think we all need to figure out what that means.

"So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." -Revelation 3:16-

On the other hand, I also believe that Satan is trying really hard to heighten the conflict in the world and within the Church. This issue is getting so intense that people of the Church are getting divided. God doesn't want that. He wants His people to be united as a Zion, one heart and one mind. If we let this issue get to our heads too much, we will start to judge each other and start having contention against one another.

The issue is not gay marriage, politics, or who's right and who's wrong. The issue is "are we loving God and love our neighbors (the two greatest commandments)?".

"If ye love me, keep my commandments." -John 14:15-

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Being a Father

Free time at work. Whaaaaat?

I have been indexing like CRAAAAZY so I haven't had time to blog but today I do!

I've been thinking about what it means to be a father. In the Marriage Prep class, we have been talking about how if we have a list of qualities that we want in our future spouses, that list should be for us, who we should become. I realized that I want someone who has motherly qualities; therefore, I need to have fatherly qualities. I started to think about what that meant. What does it mean to be a father? It meant being selfless, humble, patient, and charitable. A father works all day so that a child can open a door to a pantry or a fridge and expect to find food without any doubt.

As I thought about this, I realized that having father-like qualities means having Christlike (or God-like) attributes. Our Heavenly Father is, obviously, our Father. He loves and cares for us. What dose He do for us? Everything. He provides whatever we need. He protects us from harm. We, like a little child, expects to find things without knowing where they come from (blessings are all around us).

Basically, to be a father, I need to develop Christlike attributes. When I start to become more father-like, I would be able to develop Christlike love toward others as well because I will understand God's love for all of His children.

Additionally, this morning I listened to Elder Oaks talk from the last General Conference. He said:

"Children are highly vulnerable. They have little or no power to protect or provide for themselves and little influence on so much that is vital to their well-being. Children need others to speak for them, and they need decision makers who put their well-being ahead of selfish adult interests." -Protect the Children-

As we are powerless to God, children are also powerless to us. As God loves, cares, and protects us, we must love, care, and protect our children.

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A Competition?

Are our lives all about competing? Was this world created so we can all come down and compete to be the best we can? I don't believe it. I don't believe that we have limited resources in this world that we have to fight for them.

People talk about how if you can't become the best in a field, you shouldn't be in it at all. If you can't do it, don't try it at all. It's OK to push people down so that you can get to the top. If you can't compete, you will never be able to become something/someone you want to be.

"And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die..." -2 Nephi 28:8 (emphasis added)-

Sound familiar? If you believe that is how we should live our lives, why did Christ give up His life for all of us? It doesn't make any sense. It will never make any sense to those who believe that view.

I say that life is not a competition. We all have the same goal: eternal life. Eternal life cannot be obtained by yourself. For one, you have to be married to truly have Eternal life. I capitalized "E" of Eternal life because Eternal is God's name (Doctrine and Covenants 19:10-12). You will never have God's life without being married in the temple.

Now going back to the concept that life is not a competition. Can you truly be saved by yourself? If there was no one around for you to love (to keep the greatest two commandments), how can you be saved? How can you develop Christlike attributes?

You say you need to compete to get resources to serve others? Then why would people give and serve others so much? Can we all not succeed? Are resources really limited? Can we all obtain those resources? Let's think about the Law of Consecration. We should live principles of the Law of Consecration. Pride of money will always bring out the natural man. Lose it. Just serve others.

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