Though we make an effort to follow the pattern of gift giving, sometimes our program becomes an exchange -- gift given for gift expected. Never did the Savior give in expectation. I know of no case in His life in which there was an exchange. He was always the giver, seldom the recipient. Never did He give shoes, [socks], or a vehicle; never did he give perfume, a shirt, or a [coat]. His gifts were of such a nature that the recipient could hardly exchange or return the value. His gifts were rare ones: eyes to the blind, ears to the deaf, and legs to the lame; cleanliness to the unclean, wholeness to the infirm, and breath to the lifeless. ... We should strive to give as He gave. -- Spencer W. Kimball
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 22:29:52 +0000
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