Derek planned home evening for us a couple of weeks ago. We started by reading some of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's talk Be Ye Therefore Perfect -- Eventually. Here is one of my favorite quotes from that talk:
"...as children of God, we should not demean or vilify ourselves, as if beating up on ourselves is somehow going to make us the person God wants us to become. No! With a willingness to repent and a desire for increased righteousness always in our hearts, I would hope we could pursue personal improvement in a way that doesn’t include getting ulcers or anorexia, feeling depressed or demolishing our self-esteem. That is not what the Lord wants for Primary children or anyone else who honestly sings, “I’m trying to be like Jesus.”We then were all given a picture for us to do our best painting -- without being harsh judges of ourselves. I think they turned out pretty awesome!
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