DAY 108 -- Less Than The Dust of the Earth

It went well.  I had a great day yesterday, after I decided in the morning that I was going to make it a great day.  I counseled with a few people.  I greeted everyone I was around.  I smiled at strangers, and I felt that it was a profitable day, not in money terms, but in creating the kind of day I wanted to create- Joyful, and Happy.

That doesn't mean that there weren't struggle, obstacles, challenges and concerns.  There certainly were.  But with the attitude I had of being joyful and happy, they didn't seem nearly so large as they seemed on other days.  Attitude does determine how we feel, how we treat others, and whether we smile through the day, or remain a stump on the log, just being, doing and not seeing the miracles in the world.

In the Book of Mormon there is a scripture quoted to one of the Anti-Christs that said, "all things denote there is a God."  As I look around me, I try to figure out how all things bear witness there is a God.  If I think, ponder, and  pray long enough about any one "thing" I can see how it bears that witness.

Bonnie and I are in Mosiah and reading about King Benjamin's discourse.  He continually  mentions that we are nothing.  We are less than the dust of the earth.  We only breath and exist because of our Father blessing to us.  We are challenged to give all the thanks to God that our soul is capable of giving.  He gives us each day, and we will be held accountable what we do with that day, with our breath, with our decisions.

I love the "conference" talk by  King Benjamin, which was recorded and sent it out as the first "Ensign" conference issue.  (Yes I am taking liberties here.)  I love to read it, then read it again, and then pray about it and read it again.  I find so much more out of it when I do it that way.  Great nuggets of worth for me.

M:  We went over our missionary papers and realized that we may need some more papers for the doctors we are going to see.  We have to get with our bishop to acquire the required papers for reporting that we are old, or that we are spry and youthful to serve.  We have so much to do to be ready.  We have to lube and oil our bodies, have million mile checkup on them, and adjust the head lights when necessary.  Onward and upward in our preparation.