Favorite Quote of the Week

I was reading Elder D. Todd Christofferson’s General Conference talk, “Reflections of a Consecrated Life.”  In it, he quotes this paragraph from the video Man’s Search for Happiness,

“Life offers you two precious gifts—one is time, the other freedom of choice, the freedom to buy with your time what you will. You are free to exchange your allotment of time for thrills. You may trade it for base desires. You may invest it in greed. …

“Yours is the freedom to choose. But these are no bargains, for in them you find no lasting satisfaction.

“Every day, every hour, every minute of your span of mortal years must sometime be accounted for. And it is in this life that you walk by faith and prove yourself able to choose good over evil, right over wrong, enduring happiness over mere amusement. And your eternal reward will be according to your choosing.

“A prophet of God has said: ‘Men are that they might have joy’—a joy that includes a fullness of life, a life dedicated to service, to love and harmony in the home, and the fruits of honest toil—an acceptance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—of its requirements and commandments.

“Only in these will you find true happiness, the happiness which doesn’t fade with the lights and the music and the crowds.”

As Emma has been becoming more independent, I’ve been finding more time for myself, but I have not been using it wisely.  Part of the reason for this is the uncertainty of knowing how much time I will actually have during Emma’s naps, and the randomness of my day, but there is more I can do to improve how I use my time.