The Word: Scripture offers a source of guidance

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Early in our marriage, my husband and I moved to a new town. We had no family or friends in this town so we started the slow process of building a new community of people.

After a short time at my new job, one of my colleagues witnessed me perform an act of kindness. He looked at me and said, “I knew you were a person of faith.” These words have stayed with me as a reminder that my actions convey to others and to myself what I believe. The things that I choose to do each day are a reflection of what I believe.

Every October the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds a worldwide conference. This year, President Dallin H. Oaks taught this about faith, “Strong faith requires more than strong desire. It means daily trying, one step at a time, with prayer and scriptural learning.”

This reminded me that my daily efforts of devotion and service are the things that build my faith. The desire to have stronger faith is not enough to make that happen. The choices that I make each day are important. Every day that I choose to spend time with God and acting as He would brings me closer to Him.

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