Helping hands, saving hands and when the lord commands....be legit.

"i was deeply impressed by their qualities, and i wanted to become like them"

"They follow the counsel of the prophet—not out of duty or responsibility but of their own free will, anonymously and joyfully."

i was thinking about missionary work today a bit as i read this. and sometimes i forget that no matter WHAT we are saying, it means squat if our actions and aura don't match.

and really. people watch all the time. its hard to fake that kind of genuine awesome. so thats something to work on and take notice of.

when the lord commands.

"occasionally we believe that there must be an easier way, a shortcut or modification of the Lord’s commandments that will accommodate our individual circumstances"

the lord totally burned me with that word MODIFICATION. because i find myself doing that.

'strict obedience'.

you don't have to be a stiff, but it seems there are things that need to be done correctly. god is pretty forgiving about most things, but i need to not assume or over stretch my luck.