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What a wonderful opportunity to be with you tonight. My wife and I are honored to be here tonight. It's nice that my phone knows I have a trip to Rexburg today. It told me what the weather would be like and gave me a list of hotels and restaurants here. It also said places to go to the City this weekend. Hey! In fact, I was just thinking now — it didn't list my message as one to go. I think this is why it's called a smartphone! Even if your smartphone doesn't recommend it, you chose to spend time with me tonight — time never to return. So I feel it is my duty to make it happen. But I also know that what I say is not as important as what the Spirit teaches you, and it is very important that you act on these promptings. The team show that
I think you and I both think it's a wonderful time to be alive. Sociologists call my generation Baby Boomers; though it may not seem right now; the next was called Generation X, and they call you Generation Y or the Millennials. Because of your knowledge of technology and the way you respond to social media are notable, you are smarter and more educated than previous generations. Because of these qualities, you are not only very important in today's society but also in doing the Lord's work.
You have more choices and more opportunities than ever before. Like many things in life, it is both a blessing and a curse. Too much choice, and the fear of making the wrong decision, often leads to an “inability to make decisions,” which is one of the challenges of your generation. It's harder to focus now than it was then! When it comes to technology, when you buy something, it will probably go away as soon as you leave the store. So many people are afraid to do anything because they think there might be a better option. So they wait — and ultimately they have no choice. In this case, they are easily confused. The solution there, brothers and sisters, what I want to mention tonight is — live purposefully: the importance of true purpose.
You have more choices and more opportunities than ever before. Like many things in life, it is both a blessing and a curse. Too much choice, and the fear of making the wrong decision, often leads to an “inability to make decisions,” which is one of the challenges of your generation. It's harder to focus now than it was then! When it comes to technology, when you buy something, it will probably go away as soon as you leave the store. So many people are afraid to do anything because they think there might be a better option. So they wait — and ultimately they have no choice. In this case, they are easily confused. The solution there, brothers and sisters, what I want to mention tonight is — live purposefully: the importance of true purpose.
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GOAL
Imagine the moment you board a lifeboat in the ocean, filled with huge waves, as far as you can see. The boat has paddles, but in which direction do you sail? Now suppose you have a glance at the ground. Now you know the best direction. Seeing the earth are you inspired and purposeful? People without a clear purpose are being swept away by the waves. The world's flowing waters allow you to decide where to go.
The life of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace, illustrates this point. Leo Tolstoy's youth is poor. His parents died when he was 13 years old. Because his older brothers taught him to drink, gamble, and make money, Leo was not enthusiastic about his studies. At 22, he felt that his life had no real purpose and wrote in his journal, “My life is like an animal.” Two years later he wrote, “I am 24 years old and have never been done. ”Tolstoy's dissatisfaction prompted him to start in the midst of trial and error, the lifelong pursuit of his life's purpose — why. Before he died at the age of 82, he concluded his journal, “The full meaning and joy of life, '... depends on finding the fulfillment and understanding of God's will and I add, in doing God's will.
Someone has said that the two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born. Because we have the gospel, we don't have to spend our entire lives discovering its purpose. Instead, we can focus on accomplishing that goal.
Mission
As a young man, I almost decided not to serve a mission anymore. After a year in college and a year in the Job Order, I got a good job at a local Government Unit or LGU's as Information Technologies. One day my friend Marlon, one of the Hea IT head office, at lunch. During our conversation, My friend Marlon I had no plans to serve a mission, and he asked why I didn't want to? I told him I was a bit older and that it might be too late. He immediately told me that was not a good cause and that he had served a mission after he had studied programmer. And he testified of the importance of an Information Technology.
Sadly I did not receive the yes or no answer as I had hoped. And this came to my mind: “What does the Lord want you to do?” I had to admit that He wanted me to serve a mission, and I had to decide at this point in my life. Will I do what I want or do the will of the Lord? This is the question we should always ask ourselves. This is a wonderful pattern that we should start early in our lives. Often we have the habit of "I'll go where you want me to go and do what you want, dear Lord — just as much as I want to go and want to do it."
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True Purpose
When our son was just beginning to speak, he was eager to learn. In his limited vocabulary, his favorite word is "Why?" When I say, "It's time to go to sleep," he'll say "Why not?"
“I'm going to work.”
"Why?"
"Let's pray."
"Why?"
"Let's go to church."
"Why?"
It's really funny — the first 500 times he said it. But even though it's not fun and it's a bit tiring, I'm grateful for the frequent reminder to review why (literally) everything I do.
I'm not sure if the letter Y is of great importance to your generation, but I think it is important to think that you are the "Why" Generation. It's important, in today's world, to ask yourself why you do what you do.
Living with real purpose means understanding the “why” and knowing the motives of our actions. Socrates says, “Life that is not evaluated is not worth it.” Think carefully about how you spend your time, and always ask yourself, “Why?” It will help you see the future. It is better to look to the future and ask yourself, “Why would I do that?” Then to turn around and say, “Why, ah, why did I do that?” If the only reason is that this is what God wants, that's enough reason.
Stars
I learned the importance of true purpose when I was a seminary student. Our teacher told us to read the Book of Catholic. To keep track of our progress, he created a chart with our name on one side and the name of the books above. Whenever you read a book, a star is placed in your name. At first, I didn't read much, and I soon found that I had left. Embarrassed and inclined to wrestle, I began to read. Whenever I have a star, I feel good. And the more I star, the more I read - between classes, after school, every free minute.
It would be nice if I could tell you that I was in the lead - but no. (But I'm not confused.) Do you know what I got from reading the Book of Catholic? I know what you're thinking is "testimony," isn't it? But no. I got stars. I got stars because that's why I read. That is my true goal.
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