Spiritual Sunday

It's Spiritual Sunday again! I'm going to try to do these more often. So hopefully these Spiritual Sunday posts will be comin' atcha more often. 

I've been thinking lately a lot about how we change our hearts, like Alma talks about in Alma chapter 5. And I've also found lately that what I've been thinking about and studying about is mentioned in church that Sunday, one way or another. The talks in sacrament meeting last week "just so happened" to be about being genuine (President Uchtdorf's talk from this past General Conference in the priesthood session), and Sunday School was about being spiritually self-reliant. Absolutely beautiful and just what I needed to hear. Here's some highlights from sacrament meeting:

true desire motivates action

our hearts are a mixed bag of desires

you can build on whatever strength you have

we are more than human beings; we are human becomings

As for Sunday School, I wish you all could have been there. It was an incredible lesson. We talked about what we are capable of doing, what is fulfilling. Think back to the parable of the talents. The first servant was given 5 talents. He took the talents that he had been given, and used them to find 5 more talents. Same with the servant that was given 2 talents. However, the servant that was given 1 talent didn't even use it. He went and buried it in the ground, keeping it safe and hidden from everyone else. It is so important that we take advantage of the talents and blessings and privileges that we've been given and do something more with them. Multiply your blessings and talents, even if you feel you've only got one to begin with. D&C 11:10 says, "Behold, thou hast a gift, or thou shalt have a gift if thou wilt desire of me in faith..."

Now, I want you to take inventory for a moment by thinking about the following questions:

What are you good at? 

What are you capable of? 

What talents are you hiding? 

What is fulfilling to you? 

What do you feel?

Go where the Holy Ghost leads you. Look at your answers to the above questions, and determine what you can accomplish.

Erik Weihenmayer was born with a rare disease that caused him to go completely blind by the time he was about 13 years old. His parents made sure that didn't stop him though, and he didn't let his lack of sight hold him back from anything. He has climbed the 7 summits of the world and kayaked the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. We watched clips of a documentary (I think, anyway) about him and his story, and I was absolutely in awe of what he had accomplished. Not only was he given talents, but he was also given a huge weakness that could have stopped him from using his talents and finding new ones. But he didn't. You can learn more about him on his website.

Be a force for good in the world. Use your talents and abilities to develop and find new ones that might be hiding. Then share them. #sharegoodness

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