My mom gave me this book for my birthday this year "The Remarkable soul of a Woman" by Dieter F. Uchtdorf ( a member of the presidency of the church) he states:
"Being compassionate is another great work of our Heavenly Father and a fundamental characteristic of who we are as a people. We are commanded to "succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees."
Disciples of Christ throughout all ages of the world have been distinguished by their compassion. those who follow the Savior "mourn with those that mourn.....and comfort those that stand in need of comfort." When you reach out to bless the lives of others, your life is blessed as well.
Service and sacrifice open the windows of heaven, allowing choice blessings to descend upon you. As you lift others, you rise a little higher yourself. As you lose yourself in the service of others, you discover your own life and your own happiness.
When you find yourselves a little gloomy, look around you and find somebody that is in a worse state than yourself; go to them and find out what the trouble is, then try to remove it with the wisdom which the Lord bestows upon you; and the first thing you know, your gloom is gone, you feel light, the Spirit of the Lord is upon you, and everything seems a bit better.
Often small acts of service are all that is required to lift and bless another.
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Thanks for posting this excerpt, Angie. It makes me want to read the whole book. I love the part about finding "somebody in a worse state than yourself." I can testify that, that statement is absolutely true, but it's sure nice to be reminded sometimes of how much we are really blessed with in our lives, and there always is someone who has it worse than we do who could use our service.
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