One of the greatest realizations that I have taken from this
weeks reading was from the talk that Dallin H. Oaks gave about the challenge to
become. He said, “ In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us
to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become
something.” This really made me think about how we are children of our heavenly
father. I liken that relationship to that of myself and my earthly father. He wants
me to be happy, he wants me to succeed and he wants me to always make sure that
I am stretching myself so that I can continue to grow. This is exactly what our
heavenly father wants for us as well.
From a presentation entitled Think Big, Taylor Richards encourages
us to do just that. Thinking big is a form a challenging yourself to become
something or someone that is successful, reliable, honest, and respected. His example of how his boat dealership was
listed in the very top of the best 100 dealers in the nation for multiple years
shows that he was following his own advice. When he filled out the application to
be ranked, he was not planning on making it. He was a new dealer at that point
in time, but wanted to create a goal or a path for his dealership.
I really enjoyed the readings this week and invite anyone
who would like to follow the posted links and check them out.
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