I usually keep my blogs on the 'light side' but tonight I am writing about something I've been stewing about lately and thus I'm jumping off the high dive into the deep end. :)
Interestingly enough Elder Robert S. Wood, of the Seventy, came to speak to the Young Single Adults of Logan tonight and he spoke about my stewing topic. He gave a fabulous talk on 'thoughts.' I have been thinking a lot about thoughts lately (it's up to the punny-line, I know - but true!) and thus my "Thoughts for the Month" are about how thoughts make us who we are. Elder Wood added to that tonight by stating (and I will paraphraze) that the activity of the mind is behavior that defines who we are. I find this very intriguing because in this world there is so much 'noise' about us that it is hard to find time and the quietness to find out what we truly think about. When I finally find that time I find that my thought process changes a lot. I don't consider myself random (like some friends I know! :)) but my thought process is constantly evolving. I guess that means my character is constantly evolving...and although that is probably an obvious statement...I find it fascinating. As human creatures we truly are changing from day to day, moment by moment, because we are presented with different situations which alter our understanding on reality. We thus are molding our character every day by the very thoughts we have in regards to the situations around us. I guess that is why we are told to constantly remember Christ, because then our thoughts will be elevated in response to every situation and thus make us more like Him. (i.e. - If we will have charitable or merciful thoughts our characters will mold to being charitable or merciful.)
Hmmm, just some things I am chewing on.
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