Lessons Learned:
This week we focused on how the world is changing, but
President Monson’s talk reminded me that eternal truths never change. One thing that stood out to me in his talk, “Constant Truths for Changing Times,” is
the importance of shaping our young children in a positive way! I loved the analogy of the mind being a
cupboard and we stock the shelves.
President Monson quoted Dr. Glenn J. Doman saying, “What is placed in
the child’s [mind] during the first eight years of life is probably there to
stay. … If you put misinformation into his [mind] during [this period], it is
extremely difficult to erase it.” He
also pointed out that “the most receptive age in human life is that of two or
three years.” This made me reflect on
what I should be doing as I raise my 1 year old daughter. This information has encouraged me to be more
mindful of the movies we watch and the music we listen to. I remember movies that I only saw once as a 2
year old, so I know that we must be careful of what we allow our families to be
exposed to.
We can strengthen and inspire those around us, from the
people we live with to strangers we meet on the street. We also read an article about Microlending by
Muhammad Yunus who started the Grameen Bank.
He said “don’t give up dreaming.
Be a dreamer. And keep on trying
to make the dream come true. Dream about
the world you would like to have. If we
all dream about a better world, I can guarantee you that we will create a
better world.” This is such a positive
attitude, and I know that if we do this, we can improve the world and society
in which we live.
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