By Marissa Ballantyne
Remembering the Savior will help students become more effective disciples of His work, said Gordon Lindsay, associate dean in the College of Health and Human Performance, at Devotional Tuesday.
?By ?always remembering Him? the Lord does not want some form of general, always-sort-of-in-the-back-of-my-mind kind of remembering,? he said. ?He expects that we frequently have full mental attention and specific thoughts of His Son.?
Lindsay said purposefully remembering the Savior brings blessings. Remembering Him increases gratitude and the amount of the Spirit felt. It also brings to mind His example ? the perfect pattern to emulate every day.
He related putting the earthly experience together without the Savior to working on a jigsaw puzzle without referring to the picture on the box.
?It is challenging to put this earthly experience together if we do not frequently look at what the completed picture ought to look like,? Lindsay said. ?The life and perfect example of the Savior provides this picture. I suggest you refer to it frequently.?
Remembering Christ will cause students to treat people differently. He said it will cause them to view others as the Lord views them and show more kindness.
?The natural man sees life?s issues through the dim and cloudy lens of ?What?s in it for me??? Lindsay said. ?Thinking of the Savior is like putting on corrective glasses that help us see life?s issues with the clarity of charity.?
Busy lifestyles, materialism and a variety of new distractions take students? minds away from the Savior, but remembering Him will cause good things to happen, Lindsay said.
?Remembering the Savior and thinking about Him are certainly simple things, but I testify they bring mighty changes in our lives,? he said. ?It is my prayer that we will all more fully keep this promise to always remember the Savior. As you do, I promise you will be blessed and will become a more effective disciple in His holy work.?