We Are His Hands

Last night for Family Home Evening we had a discussion on the talk President Uchtdorf gave at our last conference entitled "You Are My Hands." He began his message by telling the story of the statue of Christ that had been damaged and the hands of the Savior were missing. After much discussion, we decided that his message can be summed up in the following statement, "We cannot gauge the worth of another soul any more than we can measure the span of the universe. Every person we meet is a VIP to our Heavenly Father. Once we understand that, we can begin to understand how we should treat our fellowmen." He also told the story (an old Jewish legend) about the brothers, Abram and Zimri. I loved the sentiment of them helping each other in the middle of the night. Our challenge this week is to look for every chance to treat others like the important people they our to our Father.

"As we extend our hands and hearts toward others in Christlike love, something wonderful happens to us. Our own spirits become healed, more refined, and stronger. We become happier, more peaceful, and more receptive to the whisperings of the Holy Spirit."