Opportunities

There are times in life when you will be presented with opportunities you hadn't planned on.

Today I had a lunch appointment for work. As Kim and I got to talking we somehow turned to religion (ak! not good to mix biz and religion...). Through talking to him I learned that he was inactive and was "searching" for something in his life.

We talked about so many different things and it was wonderful to share the first lesson again. I felt something different inside of me. I could see a change in his face too. It was amazing!

I challenged him to pray about the things we had talked about. He said he doesn't want to ask right now because he isn't sure he wants to commit to the answer. I told him it was too late for that because he had already made promises with God.

The wonderful thing is that I know he felt something. Through sharing my testimony, someone else's life was touched.

It is interesting too how the Lord will fill your mouth with words when someone needs to hear something. This has gotten me in trouble a time or two (especially recently). The thing is, though, that I don't feel bad for what I said, I feel bad about the way people take things (which is usually adverse). Many friends and I have parted paths because of moments like that.

I know Kim will make some changes in his life, I just don't know when. There is a wonderful countenance about him and great leadership opportunity.

It is just like this girl I have never met before. The first time I heard about her I knew there was something special and that there are many wonderful opportunities in store for her. I don't know much about her, but I do know that God loves her and is watching out for her; and really, that is the most important thing we remember.

It doesn't matter what the world thinks of us because that is only temporal. What God thinks of us is eternal. How vital it is that we remember such things.

Because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we know we have the opportunity to return Home. We are special enough that our older brother would give his life so that we too could be perfect one day.

God made us all different because we needed to learn how to love ourselves. I listen to people say, "when I am skinny, then I will be pretty." BULL! You are gorgeous now, with the potential to be so much more.

On "Finding Nemo" Dorie says, "Keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? Keep swimming." That is all the Lord asks of us.

"Do the very best you can," Pres. Hinckley said.