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Gratitude

There's an oft-quoted question, "If you were put on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?"So basically, if video of your life were to be put on screen in a courtroom, would they be able to tell who you say you are? Today is a day of thanks. And by scrolling through Facebook, being with family, and many other activities we can quickly tell what everyone else is thankful for. We also have opportunities to say what we are thankful for. Pretty simple concept. So what about tomorrow? We'll always be thankful for our friends, families, food, clothes, and whatever. But will we always show it? If someone sees us on April 3rd or June 17th, will it be obvious what we're thankful for? Or will we be pessimistic and complaining? Be thankful everyday, and show it everyday. Don't ever take life for granted, because before you know it the things you have will be gone. You'll be off pursuing other things in life, and wishing you ...

Busy People

"Isn’t it true that we often get so busy? And, sad to say, we even wear our busyness as a badge of honor, as though being busy, by itself, was an accomplishment or sign of a superior life."                         - Dieter F. Uchtdorf      So how about that daylight savings time? An extra hour of sleep yesterday! Of course, it was originally intended to be an extra hour of work, but you know... sleep is nice and work isn't so nice.      But sleep is often hard to come by. Waking up in the morning feels like waking up from an unusually long nap instead of a refreshing night of sleep. It seems like someday we'll be able to get a full night of sleep and we won't have so much work. Someday, you know, off in the future. So, wouldn't it be easy to just be happy then? After all, we're so busy doing important things now.      Happiness however, is not a destination waiting along the b...