Small and simple... bring GREAT to pass

I was ready earlier than usual today and on my way to my District Leader meeting, held in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on Main Street Plaza. I am usually in a rush. Never thinking about the world around me, my most common thoughts being, "Will I make the light?" "Do I have my binder?" "OH! Maybe I should have taken the other way!!"

I noticed today that there is so much around and so much good in our midst. Did I ever notice the slaps and slurps of the creek? Did I ever really look at the daffodils bursting to life with such a vibrant yellow that it rivals that of the sun? I never really noticed the smell of the fresh mowed lawns, bringing back the memory of grass stained jeans from Saturday morning chores.

Today as I glanced at that pesky thing we call time, I was early. So, I heard the creek and all the majestic sounds something so simple created: Rocks and running water. I marveled what dirt, water, and sunlight did with a rough brown seed. And nostalgia set in as I remembered the smell of yard work, and the beauty it creates.

Now as I hustle from building to building, I may still be in the same hurry and bustle of the world, but I will remember the beauty of the earth and the majesty we have here. "It may not be on a mountain high or over the blue blue sea." Everything has a reason, a rhyme or right. You don't have to look to far to see the small and simple things that make all the difference. Don't forget to look, and by so doing live in the moments He has given!

You can make the pathway BRIGHT...

There are chances for work all around, opportunities right in our way...
There is never a day that goes by where I don't see someone in need or notice a strangers lack. I think about the opportunity to serve and think: Well I am a missionary and I do that all day but still don't think I am doing my part in the "world".
I sit in the library all day and help people with scanning images from microfilm to either paper or flash drive. I think my duty is quite minimal but yesterday I was given a rather random compliment.

I helped a lady with her film and then she left, I figured just another patron- nothing special. So I went on with my daily activities. I was told my a fellow missionary that she wanted to talk to me but had to leave. I guess she loved the way I explained what to do and I was just a very patient and very intelligent young man. I never really thought that I would "make someone else's pathway bright", but the realization that I do made me really think. It can be the tiny things that make a day or even a week. You never know who may need some "light".

What a wonderful responsibility we have as the "keepers" of the light! We can share our light with everyone we see, a simple smile, holding the elevator, or even showing an elderly how to scan and image to a flash drive can brighten the pathway!
Use your light wisely! You are the example of the brightest gift of all- The light of Christ!
"Never pass by, saying some time I'll try, wake up and do something more!"