Service,
from Elder Ballard, “the very definition of our religion,” can be bad. “Service”
and “bad” aren’t usually stringed together- ever. By realizing there are
ineffective ways to serve, improvement and effectiveness of service becomes
possible. Members of the LDS church should approach service with unselfish
motives in order to uphold the divine characteristic of charity.
Ineffective
service is a common daily occurrence. One simple way to evaluate the effectiveness
of service is to evaluate motive. Traditionally, the viewpoint of serving in
order to receive blessings has evolved. This outlook should not be the motive-
the one completely pure motive of service is charity, through love for God’s
children and willingness to serve to display love for God.
It
is important to recognize and improve tactics of service. Basic ways to improve
service are: put in effort, go out of your comfort zone, use your brain,
observe before you serve, reach your full potential in order to help others
reach theirs, reflect on your experience, and learn through your service. Learning
to serve effectively is essential, for service influences countless lives daily.
Service is a quality we will always be encouraged to incorporate more abundantly
in our lives, hopefully in a more effective way in order to maximize our
efforts and abilities to help others. By recognizing the ineffective ways to
serve by using our “heart, might, mind and strength” mentioned in D&C 4:2, assessment
of our methods of service and improve upon them becomes possible.
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