Some Things are More Important

I was walking in from outside. I had been talking to Scott - a cherished one time a day thing these days. I noticed a man walking in front of me, seemingly in a hurry (he kept looking at his watch). I was astonished when he opened the door and then stopped, regardless of being in a hurry, to hold the door for me. I thanked him saying, "Thank you! Even in a hurry you stop to hold the door for me!"

His response, "Some things are more important."

I walked right into my office knowing I had to sit and blog about it. Yes, some things ARE more important. This has been a topic on my mind lately. I have been Missing In Action from this blogosphere world as I have been studying for Prelims. I seem to be consumed with them, with learning and remembering EVERYTHING I have learned from day one in my program. But as I was reading in 1 Nephi 17 and 18 (I think verse 3 in both chapters) last week I was reminded how much my Father in Heaven loves me and is completely aware of me HERE and NOW. Additionally, it was brought to my mind again that doing things in the LORD'S way is far more productive than the world's way. Was I studying in the manner the LORD had shown unto me? I surely have been studying, but I realized the importance of what my professors have been telling me all alone. They may not have used this exact phrase, but essentially, "Some things are more important."

So they advice me to:

1. Take the weekends off with my family
2. Take time for myself
3. Give myself a break
4. Spend time with friends

Some things are more important. The other day I walked out of the kitchen in my office and saw my friend's well worn Bible on her desk. It gave me joy to see it and know that others are reading the word of God amidst the academia with which we are swallowed. I recalled my promise with the Lord that I would read morning and night, and oft times before I study, from the Book of Mormon with the prayer that He would help me with this test.

Sitting with the lady I am staying with just to talk and bring her some cheerful company. Some things are more important.

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”
― Helen Keller