Today while watching the women's session of General Conference, Sister McConkie told a story that stayed with me. She talked about a girl who was called to be a Beehive President, and would magnify her calling by going out to the less active girl's houses to see if she could help them get coming back to church again. She discovered that Sunday's were for doing chores, and a lot of the girls did not finish in time to be allowed to go to church. She helped these girls by going to their homes and helping them with their chores so that they would be able to come to church. This story of such a young girl doing so much to magnify her calling and help others was something that really made me take stock of my life and callings, and how I could better be serving those around me.
In the Joseph Smith Translation of the scripture 1 Corinthians 7:32, it says; "But I would, brethren, that ye magnify your calling. For he careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord; therefore he prevaileth." Magnifying our callings is an important way to show the Lord that we care about and respect the responsibilities He has given us. A calling comes from Him, after all, and we should understand that so that we can more fully serve to the best of our ability. Not only should we do this for the Lord, and for those whom we are serving, but for our own salvation.
The Lord only calls those who he knows can do what He requires of them, and He won't ever leave us when we need help. In my calling, I sometimes find it hard to make time for it, but when I do I can feel the Lord helping me and the people I serve to know the best things to do. Anyone and everyone has the ability to magnify their callings, and by doing so we can bring so much light into our lives and the lives of those around us.
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