Charity

So in Relief Societ we had a really neat lesson on Charity. It reminded me so much of the friends I've had in my life. There was part of a scripture read that I really liked. It said, "I do not dwell upon your faults, and you shall not upon mine." (Peter 4:8) It reminded me of so many of my friends that have been willing to overlook my faults and just love me for who I am, and hopefully I can learn to do better at this and be a better friend.

We also talked about how when you want to be someone's friend how you are so willing to overlook their faults, but when it's someone you don't know and you aren't making an investment in a relationship how we are so quick to judge. We talked about how we should look at these others and remember how they are also children of our Heavenly Father. We never know what another person is going through and so we have no right to judge them.

Then we talked about simple acts of kindness. It reminded me of a sister in a ward we attended in Layton. She said how she had 4 little kids and no car. Her husband took their car to work each day and so she was at home with these four little children. At first she felt sorry for herself and got depressed. She then prayed that she would be able to do something that would help her. She was inspired to bake brownies and take them to neighbors. So she would bake the brownies and load the kids up in a wagon and off they would go. Through this simple act of kindness to her neighbors, she made many friends, she helped others by talking to them in their times of need, she got outside herself and her depression was forgotten and she was a wonderful example to her children of what charity is. I will never forget her and the lesson she taught me. There are so many times I get caught up in just thinking about my problems and I need to learn to get more outside of myself and help others.

I really enjoyed my Sunday and being with others that were so willing to share. Charity - I need to learn to have more of it.