Words of Inspiration

Every day that Wesley rides the bus to campus he memorizes something--usually a scripture, but also things like all the verses to "The Star-Spangled Banner," poems, and the new Duty to God requirements. I've decided I need to actively learn every day and I miss memorizing, so I've been memorizing a few small things also. Over the last three days I memorized the Relief Society theme--oh, it's great.

"We are beloved spirit daughters of God and our lives have meaning, purpose, and direction. As a worldwide sisterhood we are united in our devotion to Jesus Christ, our Savior and Exemplar. We are women of faith, virtue, vision, and charity who:

Increase our testimonies of Jesus Christ through prayer and scripture study.

Seek spiritual strength by following the promptings of the Holy Ghost.

Devote ourselves to strengthening marriages, families, and homes.
Find nobility in motherhood and joy in womanhood.

Delight in service and good works.

Love live and learning.

Stand for truth and righteousness.

Sustain the priesthood as the authority of God on earth.

Rejoice in the blessings of the temple, understand our divine destiny, and strive for exaltation."

I have a long way to go before achieving all of this--particularly "understanding [my] divine destiny" on a daily basis. I usually delight in service and good works, but there are times when I get distracted by activities rather than focusing on people...Basically, there are days when I can hit on a few of these and days when I really need to find my start button. I want to live worthy of such goals and become a woman of "faith, virtue, vision, and charity" who knows my heritage to Heavenly Parents and honors them in my daily life.