“Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.”
― Gordon B. HinckleyI am so grateful for the gospel in my life and for inspired leaders who teach us the true way to happiness. The last few days have been really crumby and I just felt like hiding in bed all day but today I did something that made me turn my frown right upside down. A lady in my ward works at a spanish bilingual elementary school and I had the opportunity to go over there and help for a bit of the morning and afternoon. What a testimony strengthener it was for me to feel the happiness that started as I started to help Ana out in her classroom. I know that the last thing I want to do when I am having a bad day is think about serving others but the happiness it brings into my life as I gave service today enlightened my soul. It allowed me to really put my own problems into perspective and understand that what problems I have now will seem so insignificant in the near future. So if you're having a bad day find someone in need of some help and it will make you feel better :) Thanks Ana for letting me invade your classroom and boss your students around <3
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