“I have long believed that the study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than talking about behavior will improve behavior.” (Boyd K. Packer)
Daily Focus Scriptures to mark and ponder:
Jacob 1:7 "Wherefore we labored diligently among our people, that we might persuade them to "Come unto Christ and partake of the goodness of God..."
Jacob 2:16 "Let not this PRIDE of your hearts destroy your souls!"
Jacob 2:18-19 "But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God. And after ye have obtained a Hope in Christ; ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them to do good, to clothe the naked, feed the hungry..."
Jacob 4:10 - "Wherefore, brethren, seek NOT to counsel the Lord, but to take counsel from his hand..."
Daily Questions:
If there was such a things as a "Pride-o-meter", how high or low would it register on me? How well do I take counsel from the Lord or those in authority over me? What can I do to become more humble?
When one becomes conscious of his great humility, he has already lost it. When one begins boasting of his humility, it has already become pride - the antithesis of humility.” (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, p. 233)
For Kids:Click here to listen and watch the video of "Because I have been Given Much
Food for Thought: - Wealth
“The worst fear I have about this people is that they will get rich in this country, forget God and His people, wax fat, and kick themselves out of the Church and go to hell. This people will stand mobbing, robbing, poverty, and all manner of persecution, and be true. But my greater fear…is that they cannot stand wealth.” (--Brigham Young, Ensign May. 1991 p. 11)
“When I was a BYU student, a professor whom I greatly respected was once talking with a group of students in his home about issues of Wealth. As he spoke about the need to use our means to help those less fortunate than us, I noticed that he had a piano in his home. It was modest but sill must have cost well over a thousand dollars. Being more impudent than insightful, I asked him about the propriety of owning a piano when there were so many people in the world who couldn’t afford to eat.
Treating me with more respect than I deserved, he replied, in effect, “That’s a good question. I can’t tell you for sure that we made the right decision in doing that, but I can tell you that we thought about it and even prayed about whether the Lord would have us make that purchase. For our family, we felt like it was the right thing to do.”
His humility and thoughtfulness taught me an important lesson. His family’s motive in purchasing the piano was not to impress others or make themselves feel better than others. Instead, it was to enable their children to learn about music and to bring music into their home. The family did not boast about their piano or seem preoccupied with it, nor did the purchase appear to stretch them beyond their financial limits. Finally, this professor and his wife had prayed about whether the Lord approved that particular major acquisition at that time in their lives. Given his attitude, I believe he and his family would have forgone the purchase and even given the funds to others in greater need had the Lord so prompted him.” (--Robert Eaton, "Diggin Deeper" page 62-63).
BOMING PICTURE: Our second set of TWINS are Mia and Eli Reeves. They are the younger siblings of our first set of twins. They will turn 8 years old this week and they love to read the Book of Mormon!
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