'I wondered if I would be forgotten by my family or by my Heavenly Father.' President Uchtdorf said as a child, when he looked at little forget-me-nots, he sometimes felt like that flower - small and insignificant. It becomes precious and sweet.'įifth, forget not that the Lord loves you. 'While understanding the ‘what' and the ‘how’ of the gospel is necessary, the eternal fire and majesty of the gospel springs from the ‘why.’ When we understand why our Heavenly Father has given us this pattern for living, when we remember why we committed to making it a foundational part of our lives, the gospel ceases to become a burden and, instead, becomes a joy and a delight. He said the gospel is a light that penetrates mortality and illuminates the way. 'My dear sisters, the gospel of Jesus Christ is not an obligation it is a pathway, marked by our loving Father, leading to happiness and peace in this life and glory and inexpressible fulfillment in the life to come.' Sometimes, he said, Church members focus on what the Lord wants them to do and how to do it, but forget the why. 'The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket they are those who, while in the pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments.'įourth, forget not the 'why' of the gospel. The problem, he added, comes when a person puts their happiness on hold as they wait for some future event - or gold ticket - to appear. There is nothing wrong with righteous yearnings.' For some, the golden ticket may be a perfect marriage for others, a magazine-cover home or perhaps, freedom from stress and worry. 'So many people today are waiting for their own golden ticket - the ticket that they believe holds the key to the happiness they have always dreamed about. Unfortunately, the candy bar itself became an utter disappointment if it did not contain a gold ticket, he explained. Recalling the children's story “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” President Uchtdorf said people were looking for a golden ticket in a candy bar.

Sometimes, that may even mean nurturing small but beautiful forget-me-not flowers instead of a large garden of exotic blooms.' 'Our Heavenly Father is most pleased when we sacrifice something good for something far greater, in an eternal perspective. There are so many good things to do, he continued, noting that a person cannot do them all. 'An acceptable sacrifice is when we give up something good for something of far greater worth,' said President Uchtdorf. Second, forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.

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