Every Tuesday at 11:00 BYU has a campus-wide devotional. Every other week it is of a spiritual nature. And on the off weeks a forum is held with an intellectual discussing something educational. Today, it was a spiritual devotional. The devotionals are held in the Marriott Center (where are basketball games are played), but also broad casted to buildings and across campus through byutv. Today, I watched from the comfort of my very own dorm room and was touched by some of the things Russell T. Osguthorpe, General Sunday School President, had to say. His devotional centered around making love the foremost motive in our lives.
He mused that its not what we do that matters, its why. He established that motives matter. Then he took it one step further and asked, can love be our only motive? Think of how much better off the world would be if all of our actions were done with, through, because of, love. Think if we took tests, talked to roommates, talked to parents, drove our cars, and lived our lives with more love. He explained, we are always on our way somewhere-- giving or taking from each other. Love sometimes gets pushed to the side. Something we'll show our loved ones later or act on when we have time. But we are always going to be going somewhere, why not go with love.
I love my university and I'm glad they have given me something truly meaningful to think about for the rest of the day. Thank you BYU.
byutv broadcasts the devotionals live and then re-broadcasts them on Sunday afternoons. If you're interested you can go here to create a free account with them.
Motives matter. Love Matters.
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