Big Dreams

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“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” (Albert Einstein)

As I was racing through the Zurich airport last week this giant ad caught my eye.  At first I didn’t understand it.  It seemed like a contraction.  Limits limit is.  They show us how far we can go.  They are barriers.  Road blocks.  Limitations!  Or are they?

Albert seems to believe they are not.  By understanding them we understand ourselves.  Our strengths and weaknesses.  Our assets.  Our deficits.  How can this help?  It allows us to see ourselves from all angles and better address ways to overcome hurdles.  

Taylor Richards  gave a lecture entitled: “Think Big”. He emphasized that we can do what we dream.  We should involve the Lord in our plans.  It is no harder to be great than to be good.

Elder Dallin H. Oaks spoke about "The Challenge to Become" as being something that we should always be working towards.  Nephi based his life on good works, faith and righteousness.  In the final judgement what we have b come and how we qualify for eternal life will matter most.  The gospel of Jesus Christ shows us what we need to become and how e qualify for eternal life.  The testimony of Jesus Christ was "whom do men say that I am?  Whom say ye that I am?"  To testify is to know and to declare.  Conversion means who is greatest?  To be converted means to be like a humble child which is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  When we are converted we should strengthen our brethren.  The gospel of Jesus Christ is the plan.  Covenants and ordinances and right actions lead us to returning to live with our heavenly parents again.  Now is the time to prepare to meet God.

In another lecture called “license to pursue dreams” the presenter (I didn’t catch her name) said that when you have really smart people  and give them really good tools they can build amazing things.    She used the example of a prominent company that allowed their employees to work on and research things they were interested in during 20% of their weekly work time.  The result was astounding.  They created and accomplished so many incredible things.  It proved her theory that great minds combined with great tools can produce incredible products.

By understanding our limits we can learn to work with them and past them and think big and from big!

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