The Challenge to Become......

In the world we live in I truly feel there is more of an emphasis on intellectual knowledge and less on personal character. It is what we are that is most important, and it is what we are that will leave a lasting impact on the future. On our journey in life it is most important to choose who we are, and to develop our character.

So how is this done? What do we need to do to become something?

The answer is choice. We need to choose what we want to be, look at the characteristics that embodied this desire, than cultivate each characteristic in our selves. Jim Ritchie told a story once about how each individual has two wolfs, one is good and one is evil. The question asked was which wolf would end up wining? The answer is the one you feed. This is true with what we want to become. We need to feed the wolfs in our lives that will help us be better and become something that can influence change for the better. This is a challenge it takes self motivation and desire. To become is a process that will stretch each individual like clay, till they can be molded in a greater image.

"...In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something." (Elder Dallon H. Oaks)