Something I often think about is how I can do good without thinking I'm super great for doing it. I did a lot of service in high school, and there were a lot of reasons for that. Sometimes I got credit to put towards awards, sometimes I did it purely out of obligation during YW, and sometimes I probably did it out of love for people. But as I got older, I started worrying that I was doing things purely to make myself look good, and not for the right reasons. Instead of working on improving my motives, I just stopped serving as much.
I was touched by Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson's talk in the October 2017 General Conference. She spoke about serving those closest to us, in our families and our wards. It made me start thinking about ways I could help people while still feeling like myself. I realized I can do little things like letting something go that would normally make me mad, or going to FHE and supporting ward activities. Things that I don't necessarily like to do, won't get me a lot of glory, and won't make me feel all high on myself. But things that need to get done just the same. I'm excited to start working on this and hopefully helping my small communities.
I was touched by Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson's talk in the October 2017 General Conference. She spoke about serving those closest to us, in our families and our wards. It made me start thinking about ways I could help people while still feeling like myself. I realized I can do little things like letting something go that would normally make me mad, or going to FHE and supporting ward activities. Things that I don't necessarily like to do, won't get me a lot of glory, and won't make me feel all high on myself. But things that need to get done just the same. I'm excited to start working on this and hopefully helping my small communities.
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