I found an additonal reason I should keep blogging. On Sunday, my friend's Relief Society Bulletin included a quote from M. Russell Ballard and here's the news link. Speaking to graduating students from BYU Hawaii, they were urged to use the Internet — including blogs and other forms of “new media” — to contribute to a national conversation about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He told the mostly Mormon student body that conversations about the Church would take place whether or not Church members decided to participate in them. “We cannot stand on the sidelines while others, including our critics, attempt to define what the Church teaches,” he said. “While some conversations have audiences in the thousands or even millions, most are much, much smaller. But all conversations have an impact on those who participate in them. Perceptions of the Church are established one conversation at a time.”
So, while I may not have many readers, there may be somebody out there reading what I have to say, so I am going to try to include more experiences that occur in my life that shed light on what we believe. The first thing I want to share is a quote:
"We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another and gain instruction in the things of God, so that we may all sit down in Heaven together."
-Lucy Mack Smith
There are so many things that we can do to help each other in this life. I love the feeling I get when I help others and I love it when people do things for me. Sometimes the smallest things make such an impact on my life. It makes a world of difference to care for and be cared for. Have a great week!
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I read excerpts from Elder Ballard's talk as well, and I totally agree we need to use technology as a way of reaching out to others -- hopefully through our examples and family-centered life, maybe someone might be interested in finding out more . . .
Loved the quote, by the way. Thanks!!!!
I love that quote too.
I have a very limited amount of readers, but some of them are family that are not members. I try to be aware that they are reading, and I always need to be a good example.
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