Is My Service Focused on God, or On Me?

I’ve been going through a time of reflection lately, a time where I’ve been looking at myself and my attitudes and dare I say, my neuroses, and I’ve recently come to the realization that I’m co-dependent. It was nice to come to that conclusion – I’ve known I was something, but I didn’t know what. Now that I have the what, I can work on the how to overcome it. As I’ve been reading books on co-dependency, I hit upon something else that really surprised me. Sometimes we give service in such a way that it is no longer about … Continue reading

LDS Family Week in Review: July 8-14

This week in the LDS Family blog, we discussed a variety of topics, including agency, priorities, and service. Join us for a review! Gospel Doctrine Lessons: In “I Know Him Not,” we talked about Peter’s denial of the Savior, and how we, too, may be denying Him in our lives. In Release Barabbas, we discussed how many of the Jews chose worldliness over the Savior’s way. In “Thou That Destroyest The Temple…”, we considered the ironic words of those who scorned Christ before He died. And in Deathbed Repentance, we talked about the thieves hanging on the cross with the … Continue reading