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!