By helping others come unto Him, you will find that you have come unto Him yourself
Interpretation
Helping others lead to mutual growth and connection.
This quote suggests that when you assist others in their spiritual journey or in any aspect of life, you also deepen your own understanding and connection with the divine or a higher purpose. It emphasizes the reciprocal nature of help and spiritual fulfillment.
In practice
During a motivational speech about community service.
My point is to urge you to find ways to recognize and remember Godβs kindness. It will build our testimonies. You may not keep a journal. You may not share whatever record you keep with those you love and serve. But you and they will be blessed as you remember what the Lord has done.
Increased spiritual strength is a gift from God which He can give when we push in His service to our limits. Through the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, our natures can be changed. Then our power to carry burdens can be increased more than enough to compensate for the increased service we will be asked to give.
Whether or not you choose to keep your covenant to always remember Him, He always remembers you.
What all of us long for in our hearts, at Christmastime and always, is to feel bound together in love with the sweet assurance that it can last forever.
We cannot control what others choose to do, and so we cannot force our children to heaven, but we can determine what we will do. And we can decide that we will do all we can to bring down the powers of heaven into that family we want so much to have forever.
It is serving God and others persistently with full heart and soul that turns testimony of truth into unbreakable spiritual strength.
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
She is sighing deeply now with sympathy and delight - the delight of an addict when someone else admits he's hooked, too.
So whatβs wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?
The face is not a secondary billboard for our internal feelings. It is an equal partner in the emotional process.
The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for a common goal in concert with all members for a better future.
As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.
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