When thinking about this new year, I am so grateful for the opportunity to continue to be strengthened by opportunities to serve. This year, I hope I'll be able to "balance" well and work improved scripture study into my day. I found this quote in a article in the Ensign - my new word for this year will be "authentic." If I can do things for the right reason and with the right spirit - my efforts will be authentic rather than crossing off a task on a list.
"In addition to the recorded acts of faithful leaders, our legacy also comes through the unheralded service of the millions who are nameless in the scriptures—wives, children, laborers, soldiers, fathers and mothers, the bedrock sons and daughters of God. Like them, we do not require great worldly means or high office to serve. We serve according to the circumstances and seasons of our lives, even as we speak well of others, teach a class, express gratitude, share good thoughts, bear testimony, refuse gossip, remember people’s names, and pray for others. Consistent with the heritage of service portrayed in the Book of Mormon, these also are the essence of authentic charity. As we are converted and our lives are truly aligned with the teachings of Christ, we find opportunities to serve, take initiative, accept and magnify callings, and eagerly engage in good works, not always being commanded (see D&C 58:26–29). This legacy of service is one evidence of Christ’s true and living Church, even His holy mark upon us as a people." E. Dallas Merrell
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