Encouraging examples and loving friends
- Alex Carnese
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 2, 2023
“Consider the impact we can have as we share our love.”
In this past general conference, President Eyring spoke about the power of “encouraging examples and loving friends” and gave thanks for the encouragement he had received from his mother.
I cannot even begin to grasp the total impact that encouraging examples and loving friends have had on my life. I am grateful for examples of Christlike love from friends, parents, siblings, co-workers, school teachers, youth leaders, neighbors, ward members, and many others. I am sure many of them will never truly understand how much their kindness means to those they interact with.
As we participate in the “25 Days of Kindness” for #LightTheWorld, and as we interact with others this Christmas season, consider the impact that we can have as we share our love. In his conference address, Elder Eyring offered these words of encouragement for all of us:
“When you sit with someone as their ministering sister or brother, you represent the Lord. Think of what He would do or say. He would invite them to come unto Him. He would encourage them. He would notice and praise the beginning of the changes they will need to make. And He would be the perfect example for them to emulate.
“No one can completely do that yet … . The Savior knows your struggles in detail. He knows your great potential to grow in faith, hope, and charity.
“The commandments and covenants He offers you are not tests to control you. They are a gift to lift you toward receiving all the gifts of God and returning home to your Heavenly Father and the Lord, who love you.
“Jesus Christ paid the price of our sins. We may claim that blessing of eternal life if we will have faith in Him enough to repent and become like a child, pure and ready to receive the greatest of all the gifts of God.”
Brother Alex Carnese serves as the second counselor in the Graham Oaks Elders Quorum presidency.
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