The Needs before Us – By Bonnie L. Oscarson Highlights
17.2%:
We are often more concerned with how many followers and likes we have than with putting an arm around a friend and showing love, concern, and tangible interest.
20.3%:
if we are not vigilant in how we use our personal devices, we too can begin to turn inward and forget that the essence of living the gospel is service.
28%:
We are touched when we see the suffering and great needs of those halfway around the world, but we may fail to see there is a person who needs our friendship sitting right next to us in class.
33.2%:
The impression was this: ‘What you have done is a very good thing. Now go home, walk across the street, and serve your neighbor!’”
35.7%:
How much value is there in fixing the world if the people around us are falling apart and we don’t notice? Heavenly Father may have placed those who need us closest to us, knowing that we are best suited to meet their needs.
44.5%:
President James E. Faust said: “Serving others can begin at almost any age. … It need not be on a grand scale, and it is noblest within the family.”
48.7%:
Showing kindness and concern for your siblings and parents helps create an atmosphere of unity and invites the Spirit into the home. Changing the world begins with strengthening your own family.
57.6%:
Elder D. Todd Christofferson has taught, “A major reason the Lord has a church is to create a community of Saints that will sustain one another in the ‘strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life.’”
79%:
While at times we are called upon to help after a major disaster, on a day-to-day basis we are encouraged to look for opportunities in our own areas to lift and help those in need.
87.2%:
Remember that some of the greatest needs may be those right in front of you.
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