Get to Work

I was listening a couple days ago to a conversation on a podcast. ( I love them, I'm totally hooked. Thanks to a dear friend that told me about them.) Anyway, they were talking about how in the world today with live in, it is constantly changing. We live in a time where there are no morals. Right and wrong are blurred lines that people cross on a daily if not hourly basis. We are being hounded by wolves in sheep's clothing. It is a war. The question was given, how do we live in this world. How do we live in such harrowing times. Elder Bednar recalls something that President Hinkley said. He said " We live in tumultuous times. Lets get to work." How true, we do live in times that are ever changing, and they well not get better. But we know what we are to do, so lets get doing it. Doing that which is right, not in the worlds eyes but in the eyes of our Lord. Lets get to work. I love that new motto... Let's get to work.
On the same hand I need to change my out look on some things. This weekend Daddy Warbucks took myself and the Zoo to a restaurant. This does not happen very often. Not that we don't like eating out, but to invite the zoo is a little daunting of a task and sometimes the food is not worth the money. Really 5 bucks for a grilled cheese sandwich! Sweet heart I can make a whole boat load of grilled cheese for 5 bucks and they would taste better. Anyway.....
We had the best server. His name was Dee. Loved him. He was so kind, loved the kids was a true southern gentlemen. Now "Bug" leaned over to me and asked me really quite like, "What colour is he." I was taken aback. Could she not see, how was I to answer her. I have never been asked to describe someones colour. It never has occurred to me. So I hesitated. This was going to be a teaching moment. I was going to show that I was not respecter of persons. I was going to teach a lesson. I began to stutter, trying to find just the right words. Bug then looked at me again and said " Mom, come on what colour does he like?" I was shocked. And a child shall lead them... so true is this statement. I was being lead. Bug did not see the colour of skin, the race, the gender, the traits that so quickly we use to judge people by. But saw the person. Saw the soul, wanted to know about that son or daughter of God. I was humbled. I need to look past the outer shell that our souls live in and look deeper. I need to see the child of God in each and everyone of us. And I need to treat that child the way that they deserve to be treated. I'm not saying that I'm horrible, but we all need to look at people through the eyes of a child. We need to see what really is there.
Just a thought
Now get to work!