Seeking Light Podcast

35. Small and Simple things


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I had an experience with Matt that reminded me of the importance of small and simple things. Join me as I share some scriptures and examples of how small and simple things can truly transform our lives on a daily basis. President Brigham Young was reported as saying: “Our lives are made up of little, simple circumstances that amount to a great deal when they are brought together, and sum up the whole life of the man or woman.”
“Many years ago, President M. Russell Ballard said, “how small and simple things can be negative and destructive to a person’s salvation.” He taught: “Like weak fibers that form a yarn, then a strand, and finally a rope, these small things combined together can become too strong to be broken. We must ever be aware of the power that the small and simple things can have in building spirituality,” he said. “At the same time, we must be aware that Satan will use small and simple things to lead us into despair and misery.” Small and Simple Things April 2018
Alma 37:6
“Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.”
D&C 123:16
“You know, brethren, that a very large ship is ​​​benefited​ very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves.”
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