That's Selfish

On Sunday we had a really great fireside. Two brothers that both play football for BYU and are both returned missionaries spoke to us. They had so many things that I found really great that I can apply to my life. I hope all the youth were listening because they taught us some great lessons.

One of them talked about how they were good people and made the right choices when it came to the big decisions like drinking or smoking e.t.c. when they were teenagers. He pointed out that it's good to know the church is true....it's better to live the true church. It's the small things- reading your scriptures daily, saying personal prayers, paying attention in seminary and Sunday school. Take it seriously- you'll grow if you do. He said a quote that I'm not sure where it came from, "As tiny drops of water shape out landscape; minute by minute choices we make shape our character." What kind of a character do I want for myself? I've been thinking about this constantly now.

Don't think about yourself. That's what both of them kept saying. They said that when you go on a mission everything stops being about you. Both wished they had stopped thinking all about themselves before their missions to prepare themselves. You have to think about the Lord's plan, not yourself.

One brother was getting into football and was excelling a lot. He approached his RM brother and his wife one night and said that he was not going on a mission. He wanted to stay and continue with football. His brother told him he was selfish. It's not always supposed to be about you. Focus on others.

You have to make the right choices for you. You have to decide for yourself to make the right choices.

So then yesterday while I was studying my scriptures I was reading in D&C 4. And right next to the section beginning I have written, "What does it take to be a servant of the Lord?" Everyone always relates this section to missions and missionaries, but I related it to me...now.
*see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day.
*if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work
*faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work
*remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence
*ask, and ye shall receive; knock and it shall be opened unto you

There are so many things that apply to me now. We should apply these scriptures to our callings, our roles in our families, and just our daily lives.