Honesty and Integrity!

For the past two or three weeks I've been thinking about the word 'honesty.' Because I just love this word, it helps me think a lot about Christ and how to be kind of others. What does honesty mean?  Honesty means truthfulness, sincerity, and frankness. But what it means to me is when people trust me and want me to do more things for them and they will trust me with their kindness. When you are honest, you are building strength of character that will help you be of great service to the Lord and His childern. You will gain many blessings from being honest and one of those blessings is having a peace of mind and self-respect. Being honest will enhance your future opportunites and your abillity to be guided by the Holy Ghost. Integrity is also another thing I've been thinking about while I've been on my mission. Integrity means thinking and doing what is right at all times, no matter what the consequences. When you have integrity, you are willing to live by your standards and beliefs even when no one is watching. Integrity is being righteous from the very depths of your soul, not only in our actions, but more importantly, in our thoughts and in our heart.This video tells everything of how to be honest to others and to yourself.

Family a Great Blessing

I've been thinking about family for a long time since I've been on my mission. I'm glad that I have a family and that they care about me a lot, and that they love me for who I am. I'm glad that I have the gospel in my life because it has blessed me and my family. Plus, ever since I grew up in this gospel, my family has become bigger because this gospel is a family in itself and we as members try to help each other out any way we can. We show our love by helping our family members and others. Being part of a family is a great blessing. Your family can provide you with companionship and happiness, help you learn correct principles and, in a loving atmosphere, help you prepare for eternal life.

Pure love of Christ : Charity

Charity is one of the things that I've been thinking about a lot lately. What charity means to me is that we show this Christ-like atribute to people and that we can pass it along.  Mormon teaches us in the scriptures that charity is the "pure love of Christ."  Thomas S. Monson states, "I consider charity or the pure love of Christ to be the opposite of criticism and judging."  Charity compels us to be sympathetic, compassionate, and merciful, not only in times of sickness, affliction, and distress, but also in times of weakness and error on the part of others. When I have charity, people can see it in me and I can be a example to members and those who don't belong to the LDS church, and when they see me they try to be an example to their friends and family and try to pass that pure love of Christ along just like service. When we are tolerant of others, and lenient towards their actions, the kind of charity that forgives, and the kind of charity that is patient. Charity is having patience with someone that has let you down. Moroni teaches us in the scriptures in Moroni 7:48, "And charity suffereth long, and is kind and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is eviil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoceth in the truth, beareath all things hopeth all things, endureth all things."  

Service for Others

Service is a really good word to think about. That's what I have done for the past three weeks so far because I just love doing service for others. True disciples of Jesus Christ desire to serve those around them.  When we are baptized, we make a covenant that we will take upon us the name of Jesus Christ. The prophet Alma explained this convenant to some converts.  He saw that their desire to "come into the fold of God" included their willingness to give meaningful service (Mosiah 18:8-9).  The most visible strength that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has is that we do unselfish service for our members and all other people.  The lives of the members of the Church, the service that they give to people, and the way that they show their love for people is the best symbol of Christ that we have to show people all over the world.  One cool way that we can do service, as members, is going to the temple and serving in there, showing our love for the people that walk in. We just need to have a smile on our faces every day. "When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God." (Mosiah 2:17) As you strive to serve others, look to the Savior as your example.  Even though He came to the earth as the Son of God , He humbly served all those around Him.  He declared, "I am among you as he that serveth." ( Luke 22:27)