As we grow up, those little moments and fears become who we are.
There are a lot of moments in our life that create a change in the way we view things or see them, it can even affect our actions. Sometimes the smallest moments can make the biggest differences.
When I was younger around my junior high years, my father and mother decided for read the scriptures as a family. At first for me it was pretty uninteresting, at the moment i would think it was a waste of time. Yet my parents would still read the Book of Mormon and the bible. That small moment where I would not even join every day, helped me understand more about the doctrine of Christ, as well as helping me connect with God. Now I love the scriptures, and I want to do the same with my family. Something as missionary I learned to do, was to just do simple nice things with the companions I serve with. Like cooking them breakfast or ironing their shirts, it really just made our day more edifying every time I did it. Yes it is true that a lot of times we forget those small moments in life, but we only forget if we chose to forget them.
Doing simple activities of service and love can really impact our own lives or somebody else's. For example helping the poor, that can change the way our lives are, we can have more love toward other people. When we where children, we can probably remember our saddest childhood story, and it's probably something we cannot forget. But how about the happiest childhood memory? Can we think of one? When somebody showed us love or when we received help when we thought nobody would?
What if we do nice things to others to just give them a better day? I remember once when I was a kid in Guatemala, how me and my cousins from my fathers side of the family, would always playground, either outside or inside. Eventually when I moved to Utah, those memories still existed, and when I returned after 9 years, I could still remember those little memories, and I still saw my cousins as my best friends.
I remember when I was a child I told myself I was going to pray every night to God. The first time I did it, I sleept well and because of that small action I pray every night before I go to sleep. Sometimes we want to have huge memories, like going to parties or doing somehting completely insane, and when I was in high school everybody else wanted to accomplish something crazy so that they can remember it for the rest of their lives. But are those memories really necessary? I can be honest I remember more the times when I went camping with my family, than spending time at the pool with my friends. Let's make memories the right way, let's make them something that we are proud for doing. Yes we can have fun with our friends but let's also make memories with our families otherwise when they are gone, we will be full of regret. My father also once shared me a story when he was on a mission in Guatemala. He said he once saw a boy and him and his companion walked up to him and asked "are you a member of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints?" The boy then answered "no" then they asked him "do you want to become a member of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints?" He boy then said "yes". My fathers companion then looked at him and asked him "should I just baptize him in the river?" And my father told him "no we don't have his parents permission." Instead they gave him a blessing, telling him that when he gets older he will find the church again. Years later after he came home and lived in Texas his companion sent him a message reminding him of that story. And because of that small little action he was able to remember the joy he felt on the mission. He then sent me this picture.
Let us slow down our fast moving life, and let us enjoy the small peaceful moments we have, and if we do, then our lives will be more at peace. Let's try to be good people, let's be kind, let's help others and those memories will always make us smile when we look back at them.
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