So I really love the scriptures. I want to write about 2 in particular that are very important to me.
Doctrine and Covenants 6:8
“Verily, verily I say unto you, even as you desire of me so shall it be unto you; and if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation.”
I definitely desire to be the means of doing much good in this generation. Some of the ways I try to do it are through:
1) fast offering (and tithing of course)
2) missionary work (I have the awesome privilege of being on my ward’s missionary counsel; and we actually do stuff and don’t just sit around only talking
3) family history (a CNN writer just contacted me personally to help him with his family history!)
4) temple work
5) humanitarian service
6) giving to reputable philanthropic causes
7) working hard to be a good teacher to my students, and overall just trying to be a good Christian and good steward over my time and possessions, but more importantly, exercise wise stewardship over those who I can look out for, like my roommates, friends, family, visiting teachees, students, etc. Cool.
Luke 2:52
“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with man.”
This is the last verse of the chapter describing the growth and development of Jesus’s upbringing. I love it because it is a wonderful example of how we need to look at all the different aspects of our lives and give attention to all of them.
increased in wisdom- intellectual
and stature-physical
and favor with God-spiritual
and man-social
When I teach College Prep, I do an activity where I have my students plan a week of college hitting on all these aspects of self (we also include financial and service). I believe one of the major pitfalls of college freshmen is that their new-found increased freedom and decreased structure often cause them to neglect some of these aspects and spend too much time on others. So we talk about making sure to be social and get out once in a while (for the nerds), and not spending too much time on Facebook but also making sure to study (for the partiers). And definitely taking care of one’s body and sleeping, as well as making sure to address any emotional needs with the resources a college offers (in a school setting, I usually combine “spiritual” with “emotional”).
So those are just 2. What scriptures are important to you?
Models wearing body paint in the style of Chinese Qi Pao dress pose in front of a tableau at a Chinese New Year celebration MAC fashion show in New York February 2, 2006. The elaborate makeup applications took up to eight hours to apply on the topless models who then posed in front of backdrops at a cocktail party. The show kicks off Fashion Week which starts on Friday.
