January Weeks 3 and 4

Hello, all!

This is my version of short, hopefully everyone's version of sweet, and your version of "to-the-point".

January Week 3's focus was

"Charity suffereth long."

I learned something last week.

17 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;
18 And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours. (D&C 78:17-18)

Our Heavenly Father also wants us to succeed. He loves us as His children. Through the Atonement of Christ we can change and become something new; we can accomplish the righteous desires of our heart.
It will not necessarily be easy. Just because we're focusing on charity this semester does not mean that we will be blessed with these Christlike attributes from on high.

But I know that He will bless me with opportunities in which I can grow and become more like Him.

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This week's focus is

"Charity is kind."

For this I have one itty bitty bit of advice: Listen to yourself. Listen to the words you say, and the thoughts you have before you speak them. I believe we are inherently good; we are children of our Heavenly Father. Your innermost part desires to be kind. Listen.

We cannot be arrogant. We cannot be self-righteous. The very situation in which the Lord has placed us requires that we be humble as the beneficiaries of His direction.
While we cannot agree with others on certain matters, we must never be disagreeable. We must be friendly, soft-spoken, neighborly, and understanding." -President Gordon B. Hinckley

Let us be long-suffering. Let us be kind. Let us be firm in the faith of Christ, for through him all can be accomplished.