Tymber's talk

Tym was asked to talk in Sacrement tomorrow. She is less the thrilled. I,  we wrote her talk on Saturday. I think she will do great job.
I, we used a lot of quotes ant talks from the Ensign, but I think that is okay for her first talk. sorry it is long and the formating is weird, but whatever.

I was asked to talk about families. Each family is unique and different, just as each person in the family has his or her own personalities. Our families are a sanctuary for safety, love, and protection. Heavenly Father wants us to return to him and has provided us parents and leaders to help guide us as we grow and teach us the importance of the gospel.

It is easy to take family members for granted and forget we are here to learn love, obedience and patients. Fighting with siblings or rolling eyes at parents as they give advice is easier than putting the needs of our family member before our own.

The Strength of Youth quotes “Strong families require effort. Your family will be blessed as you do your part to strengthen it. Be cheerful, helpful, and considerate of family members. Many problems in the home come from family members speaking and acting selfishly or unkindly. Seek to be a peacemaker rather than to tease, fight, and quarrel. Show love for your family members each day. Share your testimony with your family through words and actions. Your righteous example can make a difference in strengthening your family. Honor your parents by showing love and respect for them. Obey them as they lead you in righteousness. Willingly help in your home. Participate in wholesome family activities and traditions. Join your family in family prayer, family scripture study, and family home evenings. Keeping these commandments strengthens and unifies families. Strengthen your relationships with your brothers and sisters. They can become your closest friends. Support them in their interests, and help them with challenges they may be facing” (end quote)

As we grow up and go through school years, friends come and go. Today’s society is especially hard for youth with all of the temptations Satan puts in our paths. Our friends will come and go throughout our lives, as we change but family will always stand by our side no matter what. When we make mistakes there will be no one better to pick us up and brush us off then our family.

We must all remember we are on this earth for a short time to learn,  grow, and do all we can to return to our Father in Heaven. We also must remember we will have to answer to Him when our life here ends.

How can we become more like our Savior in this life is we can’t get along with the people we were sent here to love and live with. How will we live with them eternally?

 There is a story I came across while preparing this talk it is called

“Lessons from the Geese”

written in 1972 by Dr. Robert McNeish

This fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter flying along in "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way.

FACT: As each bird flaps its wings, it creates”uplift" for the bird immediately following. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock has at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.

LESSON: Families who share a common direction and sense a community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.

FACT: When a goose flies out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of  flying alone. It quickly moves back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front of it.

LESSON: If we have as much common sense as a goose, we stay in formation with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help and give our help to others.

FACT: When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation, and another goose flies to the point position.

LESSON: It makes sense to take turns doing the hard tasks and share leadership. As with geese, families depend on each other’s skills, capabilities and unique arrangements of gifts, talents or resources.

FACT: The geese flying in formation honk to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.

LESSON: We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In families where there is encouragement, the production is much greater. The power of encouragement is the quality of honking we seek.

FACT: When a goose gets sick, wounded, or shot down, two other geese will drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with the fallen goose until it dies or is able to fly again. Then, they launch out with another formation to catch up with their flock.

LESSON: If we have as much sense as the geese, we will stand by each other in difficult times as well as when we are strong!

I would like to bear my testimony….(bear Testimony) and hope that we can all remember to become more like the geese. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.