After John died, I found a number of journals and notebooks that I didn't know existed. As I began reading them, I was amazed at how profoundly insightful they are, especially for one so young. John thought a great deal about deep and eternal things. His maturity was far beyond his young years and I've found myself wanting to share these wonderful thoughts with others. I hope you enjoy them, and feel yourself wanting to be a little better because of them. He may not be with us, but his influence and example will always be... until we are once again reunited with him. Thank you John, for leaving me a little piece of you. You are, and always will be, amazing in my eyes.

Monday, June 6, 2011

[Book 3] Life

The biggest, most noble and important acts in life have and do happen without anyone knowing but the individual and the heavens. The miracle of a changed soul or strengthened character happens in those quiet, lonely moments of study, meditation, and prayer, or in those unseen decisions that build virtue and integrity. And it is in those moments that the channel of communication opens between the Earth and Heavens and the purest contact is made. It was that way for the Savior in Gethsemane, for young Joseph in the Sacred Grove, for Enos on his hunting trip, for Nephi throughout his life, for Mormon and Moroni during their miraculous compiling and preserving of the plates, for Abraham in his greatest trial, and it has been for me throughout my mission.
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