This past weekend, I had the opportunity to escape the clutches of Provo and take a trip down to Moab, Utah. While I was there, I marveled at the amazing rock formations and the vast landscape that spread as far as the eye could see. As my group was at the top of one the more impressive arches, an elderly woman started talking to us. She introduced herself as Sister Jensen and continued to tell stories from her life. As she was talking, she mentioned, "God must be a wonderful artist to have made all of these." The more I have thought about that, the more I see it as true.
I have had an opportunity to travel to a few different regions in this world. It is fascinating to see how divers and unique different places can be. It makes me think of the scripture in King Benjamin's speech, "Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend." It is amazing to think that each rock and each plant was made with thought and purpose. It makes me so much more grateful knowing that if God had so much love to make a rock, how much more love did he have while creating me, his son. He loves us so much that he made us each individual and lovely in our own way.
I am so grateful for the knowledge we have that we are children of God. That he loves us enough to create this beautiful world for us to live in.
Monday, March 20, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
BE|HERE
Recently a friend and I were reading a book called "The Lean Startup." In it, it describes the idea of being able to start a business with just $100. After reading it, we decided, why not! We set out to start a company with just $100 and see where it could go. We had a friend who is an amazing artist and we asked him to make some designs so we could start a t-shirt company. Everything was falling into place!
The hardest part was what we wanted to call the company. We wanted to make it something meaningful that could send a message. We wanted to tell a story about people living in the now. How we always wish that we could be anywhere else than where we are right now, whether traveling the world, laying on a beach in Hawaii or volunteering in Africa, but are not always happy with the beautiful world directly around us. We are so blessed to be living in Utah where the mountains are so close with the "best snow on earth." Places to go rock climbing, mountain biking, snowshoeing and hang gliding are just around the corner! We wanted to convey the message told to Joseph Smith in Thompson, Ohio, "And the hour and the day is not given unto them, wherefore let them act upon this land as for years, and this shall turn unto them for their good." D&C 51:17.
We decided to go with be|here as the name of the company. Life is too short not to be here and living in the moment. The Lord gives us countless blessings along our path of life and if we are not focusing on them, we might miss them. We need to live "as for years," taking life a day at a time.
The hardest part was what we wanted to call the company. We wanted to make it something meaningful that could send a message. We wanted to tell a story about people living in the now. How we always wish that we could be anywhere else than where we are right now, whether traveling the world, laying on a beach in Hawaii or volunteering in Africa, but are not always happy with the beautiful world directly around us. We are so blessed to be living in Utah where the mountains are so close with the "best snow on earth." Places to go rock climbing, mountain biking, snowshoeing and hang gliding are just around the corner! We wanted to convey the message told to Joseph Smith in Thompson, Ohio, "And the hour and the day is not given unto them, wherefore let them act upon this land as for years, and this shall turn unto them for their good." D&C 51:17.
We decided to go with be|here as the name of the company. Life is too short not to be here and living in the moment. The Lord gives us countless blessings along our path of life and if we are not focusing on them, we might miss them. We need to live "as for years," taking life a day at a time.
Monday, March 6, 2017
The American Idle
For those of us living in a developed country with stable income and modern amenities, we have the blessing and the curse of having time. We can get paid by the hour and on average, have to work less hours. We have things like Netflix and cell phones and friends and everything that could possibly distract us from the important things. Even when we know about all the necessary things we must do, we can fall into the trap of idleness. When speaking to the saints the Lord said, "Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the laborer." (D&C 88:69) The commandment is that we must be anxiously engaged at all times. This does not mean that we are never allowed to do things that are not productive, it just means that we must use our time wisely.
This life we live in is a time to labor. Push to our greatest potential so that we can do the most good. When we are idle and fall short of our potential, it is a sin of omission. We are not giving our all so we are not shining our light as much as we can. It is our duty to not cover our lights with a bushel and let our light so shine before men.
D&C 75:29- Let every man be diligent in all things. And the idler shall not have place in the church, except he repent and mend his ways.
This life we live in is a time to labor. Push to our greatest potential so that we can do the most good. When we are idle and fall short of our potential, it is a sin of omission. We are not giving our all so we are not shining our light as much as we can. It is our duty to not cover our lights with a bushel and let our light so shine before men.
D&C 75:29- Let every man be diligent in all things. And the idler shall not have place in the church, except he repent and mend his ways.
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