I am sorry I am a little late on posting this. I may have been a little too engaged in the thick of thin things this week. Actually, it was a good week of family time, so I have few regrets. I really appreciate all of your thoughts so far. I just had a couple of things I wanted to add if you don't mind my tardiness (I'll be on time this week).
First, the thing I was most contemplating and had been praying about prior to this conference was what my personal ministry should be at this point in my life, with young children taking a good bulk of my time. My answer came in many talks, but really culminated with this one. I really felt like right now I just need to be listening closely to the Spirit to receive inspiration on what little things I can do to help those within my immediate sphere of influence. Maybe I can be a more engaged and helpful visiting teacher, get to know my neighbors better and find out what I can do to help them, volunteer for Relief Society projects. I do want to save the world, but the little things I do each day are one step in that direction.
Second, while reading this talk and all your thoughts on this talk, I was reminded, once again, how much I am often a Martha, when I am striving to be a Mary and choose the better part. It also made me think about Elder Oaks' talk from a few conferences ago, when he spoke of good, better, best. I have many, many goals, and hopefully all of them are worthwhile. However, I need to not be cumbered about by the good, when the best things are being left by the wayside. Inspired service is what Christ's whole life was, and it's what I want my life to be full of. That service can even be within my family, and most days, that's probably what it will be. However, I can always carve out a little more of my personal time to help someone else when the Spirit whispers something to me.
Finally, I felt this talk was so inspiring coming from President Monson himself. I have no doubt all the general authorities, past and present, have spent their lives in service. However, I feel President Monson is especially known for his service to widows, hospitalized people, etc. His talk was directly from his heart. He's worn out his life in the service of others. What a wonderful example for all of us!
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Sabrina,
In the past few months I've felt strongly that some of the best service I can do at this busy point in my life is through letters, phone calls, & smiles. Let's face it, it's hard to haul a car-load of kids around and really be helpful at "service projects". But, we can still do great, but little things.
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