Today we read from Sharon Eubanks talk "Turn On Your Light" from the October 2017 conference. Here are some parts of the talk that stuck out to me:
The friendships that Relief Society women, young women, and primary girls build with sincere, faithful, godly women and girls to other faiths and beliefs will be a significant force in how the church grows in the last days.
How do we play our part?
What should we do?
1.) Be righteous
Being righteous doesn't mean being perfect or never making mistakes.
2.) Be articulate
Being articulate means to clearly express how you feel about something and why
3.) Be different
When we keep our covenants, it may make us different from others in our culture and society, but it gives us access to inspiration so we can think of different solutions, different approaches, and different applications.
We aren't always going to fit in with the world, but being different in positive ways can be a lifeline to others who are struggling.
4.) Be distinct
Distinct means to be recognizably well defined.
The restored gospel is recognizably well defined. But we have to be distinct about how we follow it.
5.) Do one through four in happy ways
Being happy doesn't mean to slap a plastic smile on your face no matter what is going on. But it does mean keeping the laws of God and building and lifting others. When we build, when we lift the burdens of others, it blesses our lives in ways our trials cannot take away.
There is energy that comes from happiness and optimism that doesn't just bless us--it builds everyone around us. Any small thing you do to light real happiness in others shows that you are already carrying the torch that President Kimball lit.
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