Entrepreneurial Journal

               Celebrate Your Life was this week’s study topic. The first talk I read is Thomas S Monson, he talks about what it means to be a “finisher.” This is someone that remains true and faithful through it all, I found the topic fitting as I am facing what I call end of semester fatigue and battling to finish my assignments and put forth effort I can be proud of. President Monson gave several examples of people who started out strong but them faltered, one that especially stood out to me was David. He was the greatest King Israel had ever had, yet his rise in power affected his judgement and ultimately, he let the lusts of his eyes and heart lead him amiss. Another example of one who started strong and finished poorly was Judas. He was trusted enough to be one of the Savior’s apostles, to learn at His feet. To walk where he walked, to witness many great and wonderful miracles. Yet ultimately, he chose money and greed over loyalty and...

This week as we studied about gratitude the talk "An Attitude of Gratitude" by Thomas S Monson particularly stood out to me. He said, "w e can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. He then went on to list some specific things we can focus on being grateful for. The first was gratitude for our mothers, he talked about how they sacrifice so much for their children and families. He quoted a writer who said, “God could not be everywhere, and so He gave us mothers.” Next is gratitude for our fathers, of this he said; “Daily he toils to provide the necessities of life, never complaining, ever concerned for the well-being of his family. This love for children, this desire to see them well and happy, is a constant in a time of change.” Third, he liste...