Mindful Minutes

31/08/2025

Do you want to change the shape of your life?

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒚.

Do you want to change your day?

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓.

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌, 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.

𝑨 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑.

𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.

𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒊𝒂𝒔.

Elder Urchdorf

READ: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/41uchtdorf?lang=eng

23/08/2025

Don’t know which path to take? God does.

Sometimes life feels directionless. We feel lost or disconnected. But there is one powerful truth that changes everything: “Be believing, and all things shall work together for your good.” —Doctrine and Covenants 90:24

When you choose God, you choose the best path—the one that leads you back to Him

22/08/2025

𝑻𝒐 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒔… 𝑨 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑷𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓

This morning, on my way to school, I carried my heavy laptop and hopped on a jeepney. The weather was gloomy—the kind of day that makes you slow down and think.

The driver caught my attention. He seemed to be in his 60s, and the way he handled the jeepney showed years of experience. He drove with extra care, slowing down often because the road was slippery from the rain. There was something admirable about his patience and responsibility.

When we reached the school, he stopped near the pedestrian lane and started chatting with a passenger. While waiting for more passengers, something happened that made me pause and reflect.

A college student crossed the pedestrian lane and suddenly shouted:
“𝑷𝑬𝑫𝑬𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑵 𝑻𝑶! 𝑩𝑶𝑩𝑶 𝑲𝑨 𝑩𝑨?!”
Then she ran toward her friends, laughing.

I looked around and saw that the jeepney had stopped partly on the pedestrian lane—not completely blocking it, but still not ideal. Technically, the student was right to point it out. But I couldn’t help but ask myself:

Was that the best way to say it?

It made me think about how character truly shows in the smallest things—our words, our tone, and how we react in moments like this. It’s easy to be right, but being right doesn’t give us the license to be rude.

As future professionals, or even as current students, we should remember this:
Respect is not a diploma. It’s not a title. It’s a choice we make every single day in the way we treat people.

So, ask yourself:
✔️ 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒎𝒆?
✔️ 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒎 𝑰 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔?

It’s never too late to start building the right character. Education is important, but so is attitude. Your degree may open doors, but your character determines if those doors stay open.

Let’s strive to be professionals who are not only smart but also respectful—people who correct mistakes without degrading others.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

21/08/2025

🌷🌸

SETTLE WITH SOMEONE CONSISTENT ✨

Choose a man who shows up when it matters, who makes you feel wanted and leads with gentle care. Someone who invests in your peace of mind and never stops proving, in big ways and small, that you are his priority.

Consistency is more than just love — it’s respect, it’s stability, it’s effort, every single day. That’s what your heart deserves.

Don’t settle for less, when you are so much more. ❤️🌹

06/08/2025

This article was all about motherhood, but I can also relate to her experience as a child of God or as a human. There are times when I don't tell my problems to others because I know they have much worse experiences than mine. I feel that when I vent to my family or my friends about my situation, I think they will invalidate my feelings because they know that I'm strong and independent enough that I can resolve my problems on my own. But based on this article, it's not selfish if we let ourselves be open about what we really feel. Therefore, expressing our feelings will contribute to our mental health. Through that, we can still help others by ministering and serving the Lord. Indeed, we cannot help others if we don't know how to help ourselves. Remember that we are not alone.

03/08/2024

The principle of lifting where we stand continues to resonate in my mind to this day. As strong as some of us are, we cannot and we should not try to lift a piano by ourselves.

Many years ago, I spoke at general conference about the principle of how each of us should “lift where [we] stand” (“Lift Where You Stand,” general conference, Oct. 2008). I told of a small group of us in Darmstadt, Germany, being perplexed about how to move a heavy piano until we received the counsel for us to “stand close together and lift where you stand,” and we then moved the piano freely.

I was reminded of this important principle (and this heavy piano) recently as I found myself next to the very piano we had moved years ago.

The principle of lifting where we stand continues to resonate in my mind to this day. As strong as some of us are, we cannot and we should not try to lift a piano by ourselves.

Likewise, none of us can or should move the Lord’s work alone. But if we all stand close together in the place the Lord has appointed and lift where we stand, nothing can keep this divine work from moving upward and forward.

18/07/2024

Thanks for sharing our story and testimony! 💜

06/06/2023

15/05/2023

For 60 years, I have had a front-row seat to experience how my dear wife, Harriet, has confidently lived her life as a wife, mother, and grandmother. Even more importantly, she has courageously been a valiant disciple of Jesus Christ. I love her—and I know our Father in Heaven loves her.

My dear sisters, you hold a special place in our Father’s plan for the eternal happiness and well-being of His children. Whatever your place is in the sequence of life, you have an important role in the plan of salvation. And God has given you special spiritual gifts, promises, and blessings as daughters of the Creator of the universe.

Never underestimate the power of your example and influence for good as you serve in your families, communities, and Church callings. Let me assure you that the Lord knows you. He loves you. He will bless you for your dedication to Him and His children.