525,600 Minutes

Sometimes I blog instead of doing homework. And I wonder why I have stress in my life...

But every since yesterday, I've had this song in my head. I was sitting in Sunday School, and the teacher bore powerful testimony of the importance of love, showing love in our lives, and making it a part of our every day lives.

So, how do you measure the life of a person? Is it in their many accomplishments? Is it based off the fact they got straight A's their entire academic life? Or how they headed the most successful business of the decade? Or is it by how they lead a family in love? Or how they showed kindness and expressed love to everyone they came in contact with?

Think back on the people you remember most in your life. Is it the most successful people? Or do you best remember the people who made you feel loved? Do you remember the super popular kids who were popular simply because of status? Or do you remember the people who took time for you?

Well, if you're anything like me, you remember the people who were most filled with love; the people who took the time to smile at you, talk with you, the people who were - or still are! - your best friends.

We have 86,400 seconds a day to show our love for those around us. We have 525,600 minutes in a year to love deeply and show people that love. What are you doing to make the most of that time? Are you wasting it?

I have an invitation for all of you who read this blog. (All like, what, 10 of you?) This is February. The month of love. But, there is so many different kinds of love. Why does it have to be about romantic love? What about brotherly love? Or the simple love we have for mankind, the love we feel for that random stranger who smiled at you when you were down in the dumps? Love for our Heavenly Father. It's the month of love. So, take the opportunity, each day, to express love to someone - or at least about something! Find things to love about your day. Today, I love that my Book of Mormon class gave me something to think about and ponder concerning certain struggles I have. I love that Brother Baron is so filled with the spirit and is so knowledgeable about the Gospel and takes his job seriously, so that I can learn what I need to learn. I love him for that.

Please, accept this invitation, my friends! I know that as you find things to love about your life and about those around you, you will be filled with even greater love. And that, in turn, will help you feel an increase of love from your Heavenly Father. And, if you accept this invitation and express love, give someone else that invitation, so that more of this world can be focused on love.