I went and played volleyball with some of the member’s of the 42nd ward and I had quite a good time. I even got a bit of sunburn on my face so it is a little bit tender. It felt good to get outside and do something though. I love spring. I think the best times of the year are when things change. I love the transition. It’s the way that life is. There are times when things come to life and times that they seem to die, but really it is a cycle that never ends. Each death brings new life and the potential for greater joy.
There were also some interesting things that I read as I was perusing the EFY (Especially For Youth) counselor manual a little bit earlier this evening. I will share with you the quotes that I read and I will leave it to you to gain what insights you will from these quotes from a living Prophet of God.
“This is a season of a thousand opportunities. It is ours to grasp and move forward. What a wonderful time it is for each of us to do his or her small part in moving the work of the Lord on to it’s magnificent destiny.” - Gordon B.
“We of this generation are the end harvest of all that has gone before. It is not enough to simply be known as a member of this Church. A solemn obligation rests upon us. Let us face it and work at it. We must live as true followers of the Christ, with charity toward all, returning good for evil, teaching by example the ways of the Lord, and accomplishing the vast service He has outlined for us.” – Gordon B.
We live among the dispensation of the fullness of times when all that God has revealed to previous dispensation is being revealed to us once again. Paul spoke of this time declaring, ”Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth; even in him:” – Ephesians 1:9-10.
