On friday, I heard Sister Philips (from the Good Things Utah Morning Show..I think) speak and she was so awesome! She was so funny and sarcastic, but she got such a great point across. Here are my notes:
-It's ok to seek wealth on these conditions:
Take good care of what you own
Help others with what you have
Be humble
AND DON'T BE A HOARDER. Your things should be organized. If you don't use it, don't keep it!
Ecclsiastes 3:1-6
Oh and if something is broken, get rid of it.
Remember stewardship: We are stewards of what we own. (this means take good care of your "kingdom")
Share with others; we want relationships with people, not things!
"You can't love things that don't have eyes." (This was from a story she told about her preschool aged daughter when she got excited about her new lunchbox.)
2 factors for happiness:
1. Spending time with family
2.Good health
(From a national survey)
Families are a growing experience (so don't expect perfection)
Also, Life gives many opportunities for education, and we are supposed to take as many opportunities as we possibly can!
The Gospel teaches action and education-if we do all the gospel teaches, we will succeed.
And finally, 9 things young adults can do to improve thier lives:
1. Travel.
2. If you have lived in Utah your whole life, experience a different place to be an example in and learn from.
3. Watch at least 1 less tv show per week. See what other things you can do with that time!
4. Act cheery until you actually feel cheery.
5. Try doing something new that you feel is in your blood. What have you always thought is really interesting or cool to do?
6. Don't let yourself get so hungry that you just grab junk food.
7. Learn to clean. If your place is clean and organized, the spirit can easily be there to uplift and guide. Plus it will make finding things easier and it will smell good!
8. Sleep at a decent hour.
9. Get married and have babies!
Of course these notes don't give it justice but I hope this was a positive influence, anyway. :)
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