I learned so much from an article by Robert Gay in the July Ensign. Elder Gay's words strengthened and energized me. Here are a few important lines:
Wise are those who make this commitment: I will put the Lord first in my life, and I will keep His commandments. This is the ultimate significance of taking upon you the name of Jesus Christ, and this is what we should ponder.
I am sure each of you has given thought to your future. Most of you have probably thought, "It's now time to become part of the real world." Let me assure you it is not and never will be that time. Rather, this is the time to resolve forever to stand above the world--your goal must not be assimilation into the real world but to disrupt it.
By the voice of the Spirit, you will be asked to walk unmarked paths, many times needing to do things that make little sense. You must be willing to be laughed to scorn. Like the Savior, you must move forward against a world that does not believe and you must not shrink before the taunting of our secular world.
The intimate and absolute test of your life will be whether you hearken with exactness to the voice of the Spirit of God within you--using all the talents and gifts and education He has given you--to bring to pass His work and His glory and not your work and your glory.
Unless you hear and follow the voice of the Spirit, you cannot and will not survive this day and time.
God expects engagement. You are to be a finisher and not an observer in the Savior's battle for the souls of men. This is how we show our love to Him.
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