"The Lord sets his standard so he can bless us. Think about those blessings: he promises those who meet the standards the help of the Holy Ghost. He promises personal peace. He promises the chance to receive holy ordinances in his house. And he promises those who endure in living His standards that they will have everlasting life...because we love the people we serve, all of us want to do better in lifting Heavenly Fathers children to faithfulness and purity... they need to have all the blessings of the Lord... you begin by holding up the Lords standards clearly and without apology. And the more the world drifts from them and mocks them, the bolder we must be in doing that."
-President Henry B. Erying-
What's in a name? As a missionary we all wear name tags that have two pretty important names on them. The first is the name of the church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Immediately when someone reads the name tag they know what I represent and who sent me, but it goes a lot deeper than simply the church. I represent Jesus Christ. Each time I think of this I think back to when I was 8 years old, being baptized, and making covenants with Heavenly Father. One of those covenants that everyone makes when they are baptized is to take the name of Savior Jesus Christ upon you. What does that really mean? To me it means to act in such a way that if someone where to see me they would know that I believe in Jesus Christ and the relationship that I have with him is important to me and I take it very seriously. The Lord has set a standard for those who take his name, it is standard that requires a little more of us, requires that we be a little more conscious of our actions and words. He asks us to act in such a way that all who see will want to know him through us.
The second part of a missionaries name tag means so much to me! It represents a family, with hundreds of years of history and stories that have built the name, bringing it down to where it is now. I often look at my name tag and think of the stories told by each side of my family that have played such a major role in getting me to where I am now! Each person has a story behind their name, people who have fought to keep the name alive. We are all products of those who have come before and are paving an important path for those who will come.
I am so grateful to wear the name of my Savior on my nametag and to represent him. I am grateful to wear the name of Major on my tag and represent my family. Be proud of who you are and where you came from! Represent it well! The best way is to uphold the standard set by the Lord and the families we each come from! What's in your name?
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