The Little Things

I have a testimony of Home Teaching.
I just finished being home taught by Josh and Austin, the best home teachers I have ever had. Talk about feeling the Spirit come into the room when someone walks in. Often our home teaching sessions lasted way too long because none of us wanted the feeling to end.

We just had our final meeting before the semester ended. We talked about how to be better. We asked ourselves the question, "What is the difference between us and those called of God to be General Authorities?"

Answer: the little things.

Little things like having the world at our fingertips, literally, in the form of smart phones. We could be emailing, texting, messaging the Gospel's message every minute of every day if we wanted. Instead, many of us waste so much precious time on these devices that have so much potential for good.

Little things like turning off the movie or song that has "just one bad part."

Little things like thinking more positively about ourselves and others, not gossiping, not judging.

Little things like making scripture study time sacred, solid, focused time.

Little things like smiling more.

Little things like changing our attitudes about visiting and home teaching.

Mother Teresa said "We can do no great things, only small things with great love." I believe that. I believe the small things will help us become great.

In other news, I'm about to finish my third year of college, move home for a month, and then take off all summer to be an EFY counselor (alright, alright, alright alright alright HEY!!!). My life is so good and so happy.