The Challenge

A few of my FAVORITE things I learned this week:

• The Challenge to BECOME- This is one of my favorite talks and always inspires me to do better. I really think that we underestimate the importance of becoming. It is the most important thing we can do in this life! We talked about in class what we would be asked at the final judgement day. How did we treat our spouses? How did we treat our families? How do we treat the people that are most important to us? This really put me back into perspective of what should be my main focus in life. Sometimes I think I treat other associations better than my family. I really want to be better at showing my love for my family.
  

• I was very touched in class when we talked about someone being a "purifying" influence in their family. I have many friends in my life that I thought were like this, and I am sure many of you are those special people in your family. Brother Williams said, " Those individuals because of their willingness to resist going the flow's posterity will be blessed with opportunities they did not have. Those who were willing to do this, the holes in their souls were filled and they became who they needed to be." I shared this with a friend I have from Mexico, who joined the church even though none of his family did. He continues to be a great example to them and still has hope. It was a neat opportunity to talk to him about his experience of being a "purifying" influence.
  

• Heavenly Father has very carefully crafted our relationships. I know this is true. We need to do our best to keep his commandments, so that we can bring His children into righteous homes.