Hello beautiful people!
Today I want to address the influence just 1 person can have on another, whether it be good or bad. We are all God's children, there is a lot of power in that statement! We are God's children..
each of us is a child of God! "That fact is transcends all other characteristics, including race, occupation, physical characteristics, honors, or even religious affiliation," LDS.org. Obviously each of us has been blessed with specific gifts that have influential power behind them.
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| My gram, because of her I know Christ. |
Sometimes it's easy to think that 1 person cannot do anything. One person can't really make a difference. Well those thoughts are totally untrue. YOU can have a life changing impact on one person or many people in your life and there is a good chance you already are. So what kind of influence and example are you putting out there? We can all think of a person who has had a life changing impact on us and maybe even set the course for our lives.
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| Families are the center of God's plan! |
We live in a world that is constantly trying to degrade the worth of souls into nothing more than objects to be used. We can rise above the standard of the world, because we know who we are! We are children of God! Our worth is great!!
Think of the influence of a mother,daughther, grandpa, grandma, son, father, aunt, uncle, teacher, cousin, best friend, etc. Everyone has a part to play in the world and we as Christians are here to hold the standard high. We are examples of the believers! Paul’s counsel, “Be thou an example of the believers,” applies to all Christians, and particularly Latter-Day Saints!
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| Friends are the family you choose! So choose wisely. |
Sometimes while we drive or walk or bike down the streets, my heart sinks seeing young women dressed in practicually nothing, young men lighting up a cigarrette with pants down to the ground. My heart aches because they have so much worth that they aren't even aware of, many of them have probably never even been told that they are of more worth than that skimpy halter top and that cigarrette in hand. Why are we letting the world take hold of our youth, in and out of our families? How much different would this world be if each person clearly understood that they are literally children of God, that they have eternal worth and potential?
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| Brighton Girls Camp, where I learned Christlike love. |
I know if every person lived just by this knowledge, the world would be full of love and respect for on another. So I invite you to evaluate your influence on the people around you. Is it for good or bad? Are you lifting people higher or bringing them down? In reality, are you making choices that raise
you up or bring
you down? What kind of friend are you being? What kind of friends are you choosing? Each of us have these choices to make. Do you understand that you have divine potential as a son or daughter of God? Will you live up to that divine nature and potential? Will you help others live up to their divine potential? You matter and you influence others!!!
I am so grateful for the knowledge that I have so that I can try my hardest to live up to this title as a daughter of God and help others recognize that they too are loved children of God!
